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BOB BROWN: Journey to the Promised Land of Health

Robert Francis Kennedy, Jr., also known by his initials RFK Jr., is the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services. He is a member of the Kennedy family, a...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Iran Is Playing Trump Like A Chump

Since Ayatollah Khomeini seized power on February 11, 1979, after the exile of the Shah of Iran the...

FRED FIRST: Lonesome Highway: Hurry Up and Wait

If you don't know where you're going, how will you know when you get there? We...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: The CBS Evening News Made Me Cry A River Of Tears

I was watching the CBS Evening News, co-hosted by John Dickerson and Maurice Dubois on April 17,...

DAWN CUSTALOW: American Travelers – A Cautionary Tale

My cultural underpinnings were first rooted in my Indian reservation in Virginia, yet my world...

The Recipe of the Week from The Happy Chef: Tiny Cream Cheese Biscuits

I taught in the public schools of Danville for 7 years. The principal at my school was one of the most beautiful, pure-hearted...

CLICK, CLICK, CLICK… The Sound of Loyalty and Love

There is a certain rhythm to the early mornings in our home, but none more certain and inviolable as when Sabrina, standing in the...

A Perfect Memory? I’d Probably Just Say No

Lately I’ve been thinking about memory--not because I have new concerns about forgetting to put on my pants or pick up the milk in...

Witnessing the True Definition of Grace

I am a person with great appreciation for words.  I find myself carefully considering definitions and word usage – even in the most mundane and...

Never Dig a Hole by Stan Wright

Matthew 25:18, “But the one who had received the one talent went off and dug a hole in the ground and hid his...

The Recipe of the Week from The Happy Chef: Good Ol’ Virginia Apple Butter

Well, Grandparents ARE a great thing! I have so many fond memories of my grandparents. My mother’s parents actually lived here in Roanoke,...