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LUCKY GARVIN: Be With Me While I Die

We bloom, like the tiniest flower, then we move on... I think that I will always define tenderness by those moments. Those moments, I watched a wife caress her dying husband,...

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

Unfortunately, Mamdani, if elected, would have complete power to appoint the police commissioner and near-total...

BOB BROWN: Feeling Helpless in America

You will find me among those who want “instant gratification,” an uncomplimentary way of saying,...

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...

The Clintons – Perilous Partners

November 2016 brings the date that citizens will cast their votes for the inauguration of the position that is often considered the most important...

Blinded By The Light

I was reminded of this song recorded by “The Boss,” Bruce Springstein in the 1970's after what amounts to an unplanned hiatus in my...

Leadership By Indolence

On April 15th, millions of taxpayers sent their alms to Uncle Sam, the colloquial name for our beneficent federal government. If you didn’t pay...

The Class J Rides Out of History

As everyone who lives in the area must know, the Class J locomotive, 611, will soon steam back into Roanoke from its restoration at...

The Vigil

It’s the type of intake all rehabbers dread: An adult, female groundhog shaken by a dog. Dog bites are typically blunt, and although they...

Eau De Toluene – A Scent No River Should Wear

After decades, my friend Mr. Crigger has abandoned his old foot-worn fishing spot along the river that bottoms our mountain watershed. He quit not because...