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RANDY HUFF: Know When to Hold Your Peace

“Why don't you say your piece?” I asked my friend. “It need not be public. Explain your concern. Open up in an email or private message.” “Need not be public?!”...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Why Were The U.S. Flags At Half-Mast On Saturday, April 26?

There is no phrase in the U.S. Constitution that explicitly uses the phrase "separation of...

BOB BROWN: Journey to the Promised Land of Health

Robert Francis Kennedy, Jr., also known by his initials RFK Jr., is the United States...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Iran Is Playing Trump Like A Chump

Since Ayatollah Khomeini seized power on February 11, 1979, after the exile of the Shah of Iran the...

FRED FIRST: Lonesome Highway: Hurry Up and Wait

If you don't know where you're going, how will you know when you get there? We...

MELINDA MYERS: Get The Most Out of Your Pumpkin

It’s pumpkin season and time to select and decorate pumpkins for your fall display.  Keep pumpkins and Jack-o’-lanterns looking their best longer with proper selection...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: The Dumber Side of Donald Strikes Again

There seems to be either the smart Donald or the not so smart Donald which is to say the dumb Donald; and sometimes there...

MORGAN GRIFFITH: Helene Packs A Punch

Hurricane Helene ravaged communities in Appalachia. The storm raced through the Southeast on its way to Virginia. Our area was hit hard! Localities in...

FRED FIRST: Rehoming Week Three

It is a mile around the central campus Three weeks and still standing. Actually more often walking. Pictured here is the wing (called MapleWood) that we...

First-Hand Reports on Hurricane Destruction and Some Ways To Help Recovery

Many have been in shock at the devastation wreaked by Hurricane Helene. The Roanoke area was lashed by high winds and rains. Power outages...

BOB BROWN: Derelict Christians

“Providence has given to our people the choice of their ruler, and it is the duty, as well as the privilege and interest of...