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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...

The Calm, Cool and Somewhat Collected Steelers Fan

by Robert Adcox This evening, I was reminiscing about my first trip to Pittsburgh, Pa. in September 1999  to see the Steelers play the...

348 Days, 17 Hours, 59 Minutes, 59 Seconds. 58…57…56…

by Mike Keeler Dude, welcome to 2012, and the end of the world. The proof is, like, undeniable. During the construction of a highway in...

The He, The She, and The We By Gary Robbins

In the 1980s, Robert A. Johnson wrote a trio of books with deceptively simple titles.  The three books were titled “He,” “She,” and...

A Father’s Diary: Understanding My Son

by Lucky Garvin Cailan didn't want to go to school.  I knew it the moment I roused him from sleep the other morning and...

Keeping Time Our Servant

by Mary Jo Shannon As we begin a new year, my fascination with the concept of time is reawakened. Many years ago I had...

Predicting the Future

by Hayden Hollingsworth How does one do that?  With unlimited hubris . . . that’s the answer.  Some years ago, I heard a well-known...