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SCOTT DREYER: Christmas Through the Eyes of a Child

As adults, it is important to think of what messages we are giving the children in our lives about the meaning and celebration of Christmas. Ponder this: “Christmas Through the Eyes...

FRED FIRST: Birds of a Feather

We were invited to join some geologist-birder friends for an outing last week that would...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Mr. President, Just Shut The H*ll Up

Nick Reiner, 32, the cocaine addicted and schizophrenic son of famed Hollywood sitcom actor, prolific...

BOB BROWN: “A Multitude of the Heavenly Host”

For many years, the Hon. B. Waugh Crigler, a former federal magistrate, taught the Men’s...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Annex Ukraine Now

Steve Witkoff, acting as personal envoy for President Trump, first met with Russian President Vladimir Putin...

SCOTT DREYER: Letting Go

In what is becoming a Roanoke Star annual tradition around New Year's, here is a poem by unknown authorship, "Letting Go." To let go does...

RANDY HUFF: Christmas at Tinker Creek

“Self-forgetfulness is tremendously invigorating.” If we spend “every waking minute saying hello to ourselves” we'll never learn a thing. I had a goal this year...

BOB BROWN: Why Not Write?

What and how we write tells us about how we think.  Rational thinking sets us apart from creatures who rely alone on instinctual drives...

MELINDA MYERS: Take A Break In Nature

Holidays are filled with lots of food, presents, and busy schedules.  A walk in nature is a great way to burn calories, combat stress,...

BOB BROWN: The Gift of Christmas

At the conclusion of our recent Zoom Bible study, Stuart asked, “Are there any requests for prayer today?”  Among the 11 requests, one stuck...

SERWAN ZANGANA: Islamic Political System Unable to Represent Diversity

The 2024 Riyadh concert and fashion shows are another gate opening and welcoming to the liberalism in Saudi Arabia. The Saudi Royals are gradually...