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BOB BROWN: Feeling Helpless in America

You will find me among those who want “instant gratification,” an uncomplimentary way of saying, “I know what I want and I want it now.” The “it” is mood-dependent,...

BECKY MAUPIN: Mom Brain Isn’t All in Your Head

The number of times I’ve misplaced my keys and phone is embarrassing. So many times...

FRED FIRST: Poems, Prayers and Prompts

WHERE WE ARE FROM The answer, when someone asks where you are “from” might be to...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Bill Clinton’s Shameful Congratulations Of Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani – Part I

Far-left Democratic Socialist and Queens three-term assemblyman, Zohran Mamdani, won the Democratic primary on June 24, possibly...

BOB BROWN: What is Real?

Often, an old song plays in my mind. I cannot identify the situations that bring...

Can We Regain Triumph From Tragedy?

This week’s column is an update on some of the events that don’t get headlines on the front pages or breaking news on radio...

Why I Am Endorsing Jim Garrett for Mayor

Candidates for Mayor and Council in Roanoke must meet certain minimum standards of age, residency and citizenship. An important reason for the simplicity of...

What To Do and Not Do With Fawns

All fawns are small and adorable, but we must resist the urge to ‘save’ them. When a fawn is born, for the first two...

Political Correctness = Promulgated Confusion

A Washington State University professor of comparative ethics named C. Richard King has joined the battle of the Redskins name for a football team....

A Critical Time 

Thomas Jefferson is purported to have once said, “All democracies eventually commit suicide.”  No matter how much we venerate his memory, everyone now understands...

Who Should I Vote For?

Millions of politicians and voters may believe that wisdom arises from the ballot box that belches out winners and losers. The weird campaigns being...