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ROBERT L. MARONIC: Is Phase Two Of Trump‘s Peace Plan In The Gaza Strip Doomed To Fail? – Part I

Phase one of Trump‘s twenty-point peace plan in the Gaza Strip, which began on October 9, called for a ceasefire, cessation of military operations, along with a hostage and prisoner...

FRED FIRST: Approaching the Longest Night

Yes, you’re right—if you’ve even noticed—that this space has been neglected for some weeks now,...

A Life Well-Lived: Shirley Padgett Lester (1947-2025)

Shirley Padgett Lester of Vinton went to her heavenly reward October 4. Below is the...

BOB BROWN: How the White House Functioned With a Diminished Biden “Presidency”

Permit me to think out loud as an old-fashioned person who respects authority, history, and...

JOHNNY ROBINSON: The Gratitude Perch

On the old road up Mill Mountain, part of Roanoke’s fabulous greenway system, there’s a...

Patience . . . and Progress

by Hayden Hollingsworth As Longfellow translated from the German poem, “Though the mills of God grind slowly, yet they grind exceedingly small.”  History would...

Seeking The Greater Things by Stuart Revercomb

When Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him, he said of him, “Here is truly an Israelite in whom there is no deceit!” Nathanael...

Mixed Tales From Hither and Yon

by Lucky Garvin Walking out from our ER, a small, old lady lends an arm to her husband, a little aged man. I pause...

The Power Of The Written Word

by Mary Jo Shannon January editions of women’s magazines feature diets, new ways to save money, and suggestions for eliminating clutter – GET ORGANIZED!...

The Trackless Mystery of Love

by Lucky Garvin In the world of kittens, as in all other worlds, there is sorrow and joy, delight and tragedy. Kittens come packaged...

A River (of Disgrace) Runs Through It

by H. Bruce Rinker, Ph.D. What will cost $7 billion; will snake across the country from Alberta to the Gulf Coast, carrying 700,000 barrels...