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ROBERT L. MARONIC: When Is Trump’s Promise To Iran That “Help Is On The Way” Finally Going To Happen?

There was a horrific, chaotic carnage in the streets of Iran during a nationwide protest on January 8 and 9. Tens of thousands of unarmed protesters were shot dead in an indiscriminate slaughter...

FRED FIRST: Missouri’s Capitol City: First-Time Tourist

I could not possibly do justice to my first visit a half hour south of...

BOB BROWN: The Triumph of Terrible Feelings Over Judgment

Today, our way of life is dominated by powerful, fast-moving, extreme emotions — especially anger,...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: President Trump Owes The UK An Apology

I read a disturbing and disquieting article in the New York Times on January 23 entitled,...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) Is a Defeatist

I read an article in the New York Post by Emily Crane on January 26 entitled,...

Words for The Departing Son

by Lucky Garvin Son Ches was leaving home for college. His mom, distraught for many reasons, not the least of which was distance,  more...

Recipe of the Week: Black-eyed Pea Salad

by Leigh Sackett A little luck is certainly welcome in this world. So I will eat some black-eyed peas on New Year’s Day. But we...

A Weekend Routine For Unconventional Living

by Robert Adcox Everyone has a weekend routine. For some, it involves washing dishes before starting the day. For others, playing Hearts online and...

This is The Last Column You’ll Ever Need

by Mike Keeler And your kids don't need to study their math tables. And all the homework you did in high school was a waste...

Risking No Man’s Land By The Reverend Barkley Thompson

Thanks to Hollywood blockbusters like “Saving Private Ryan,” “Pearl Harbor,” and Clint Eastwood’s “Letters from Iwo Jima,” even younger people today know quite...

Don’t Forget to Read

by Hayden Hollingsworth A happy New Year’s event will soon be upon us: The opening of the new Roanoke County Library.  One can scarcely imagine...
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