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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...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Shame On CBS News 

I truly think that Mark Memmot, the senior director of standards and practices at CBS News, may either have too much time on his hands...

SERWAN ZANGANA: Democrats Are Selling An Empty Book of Kamala Harris

Voting for a candidate in the upcoming election should not be dependent only on our perspectives on the person who is on the ballot....

SCOTT DREYER: Biblical Principles And The Election (Part 1)

While door-knocking in Roanoke County this evening, I met a woman who said she was undecided on which presidential candidate to vote for. She...

FRED FIRST: The Wandering Year

Soon I will end this elder-travelogue that began in November of 2023 and which I will conclude as a regular topic in November of...

SERWAN ZANGANA: Cobb or Bowers? What If . . .

What if Roanoke City Mayoral candidate, currently Vice Mayor, Joe Cobb wins the election on November 5th? Obviously, he will continue to ignore the Roanoke...

BOB BROWN: The Not So Happy State of Childcare in Virginia

The suffering of children is unendurable.  Years ago, it depressed me nearly more than I could bear.  It left a burning in my soul,...