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BOB BROWN: IF YOU LOVE YOUR BRAIN, TAKE CARE 0F IT, PART THREE

This is A Brief Educational Summary of Neuroscience 101, Part THREE, our final section. These articles are intended to help keep learning how to “love” and nurture your magnificent...

SERWAN ZANGANA: It’s time for positive change in Roanoke City, vote James Creasy for Sheriff

An enthusiastic and experienced law enforcement officer, a veteran deputy, is eager to bring changes...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Antisemite Zohran Mamdani Will Be An Economic Disaster For New York City – Part II

In my opinion, Mamdani’s charisma, savvy, and eloquence are highly overrated compared to his bona...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Antisemite Zohran Mamdani Will Be An Economic Disaster For New York City – Part I

Antisemite Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic Socialist candidate for mayor in New York City on November...

SERWAN ZANGANA: John Reid Visits Roanoke City Registrar’s Office Amid Virginia Election Season

The Republican candidate for Lieutenant Governor, John Reid, visited the Roanoke City Registrar’s office on...

Candied Walnuts

I was at the grocery store and I saw that all the holiday nuts were out and the apple cider. It made me...

Short Tales From the ER . . .

W hen he began to practice medicine, the only office Dr. Williams could afford was a small room over a saloon. A wooden sign ...

The Last Straw!

by H. Bruce Rinker, Ph.D. Recently, I’ve wondered about our seeming national obsession with hand-sanitizers, plastic drinking straws, and other products of a pampered,...

Living to Die Well: A Legacy of Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Eric Metaxas, known for his impeccably researched and nuanced biographies, has produced another one worth the time a large book takes. It’s Bonhoeffer:...

A Perspective on Memory

Memory is a strange and interesting thing.  The mind has a fascinating way of protecting us from that which is too painful to...

Anthony’s Vegetable Casserole

Our idea of how things are or should be is often different from the reality that exists. I think we see this as...
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