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FRED FIRST: Peregrinations of a *BoZo

I have a few bits of biological blarney to pass along before I focus later today on packing for Ghost Ranch. I woke up earlier than my intention this...

ANDY PITZER: No Offseason

“It’s the time of the season.” This pertains to and will make the most sense for...

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: 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...

MELINDA MYERS: Use Fresh Herbs to Flavor Holiday Meals

Grow, harvest and season your holiday meals with fresh herbs grown indoors in a windowsill garden.  Add to the experience by using potted herbs...

SERWAN ZANGANA: Citizens Can Expel Current City Council Members / Cobb or Keep The Chaos

Vice Mayor Joe Cobb’s preconceived mentality has covered his view and blocked his ears from listening to the citizens of Roanoke and understanding their...

Morgan Griffith: Foreign Election Interference?

During the last week of September, the United National General Assembly welcomed several high-profile heads of state. President Biden, Brazilian President Lula Da Silva, and...