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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...

Faithful Waiting

A young couple learns that they are pregnant.  The first days upon making this discovery are filled with the waxing and waning sensations of...

What’s An Education For Anyway?

In the 1950s when I attended Mary Baldwin College religious diversity was obvious in our "Day Student Club."  My friends included two Roman...

One Subaru – Sunny Side Up

It was miserable, cold and wet. The wind made the umbrella in my hand a pathetic mockery of shelter from the storm. It would...

Darwin for Modernity

by H. Bruce Rinker, Ph.D. On 24 November 2010, the world celebrated the 151st anniversary of the publication of Charles Darwin’s On the Origin...

A Year End Review is Good for the Soul

In less than a month’s time, we will be in a new year - just when I finally perfected writing 2010 on my...

Daytime TV Programming Should Heal the Sickest Among Us

It's no fun being sick.  Last week I was re-visited by a frequent, yet unwanted guest; a rather large and stubborn kidney stone...