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ANDY PITZER: No Offseason

“It’s the time of the season.” This pertains to and will make the most sense for those whose locale has four separate seasons, those who do not have them and...

BOB BROWN: “I Remember World War II”

On December 7, 1941, my sister, Edith, eight years my senior, and I were in...

FRED FIRST: Go West At Last, Old Man

Decades of frugality have come abruptly to an end. I have made the choice to...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Bring Back The War Department

President Franklin D. Roosevelt gave a prescient and heartfelt speech in Chautauqua, New York, on...

FRED FIRST: Changing of the Guard

The theme for the Lenoir Words Writers Group this month is AUTUMN. And since I...

SERWAN ZANGANA: Hiring of New City Manager No Coincidence

Roanoke City Council members unanimously voted to hire Valmarie Turner as a Roanoke City manager. According to lame duck Mayor Sherman Lea, Ms. Turner...

RANDY HUFF: Where Ontology and Meaning Meet

I remember an anecdote from the inimitable Chesterton in which a given thought was compared to a cow suddenly speaking in a drawing room....

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Ukraine‘s War Against Russia Is Unwinnable

Ukraine’s present war against nuclear armed Russia, which started when Putin attacked Ukraine on February 24, 2022 is unwinnable. This is despite the fact...

MORGAN GRIFFITH: The Legislator and the Ombudsman

During the recent election season, many congressional candidates who voted against various spending bills were criticized by their opponents for voting against those bills...

DENNIS GARVIN: Banking On The Afterlife – Or Not

I have spent many years in thought about what I write below. I anticipate scoffers. Thus, I must present my credentials. Not as a...

MIKE KEELER: Out of The Darkness Came A Pretty Bright Idea

Hamburg is one tough town. Since it was established by Charlemagne in 808 as the northern outpost of the Holy Roman Empire, Hamburg has...