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BOB BROWN: “Portraits of the Human Person”

On the night of June 21, 2025, President Donald Trump said all seven B2 Bombers had safely returned from an unprecedented successful attack on Iran’s fortresses of nuclear weapon...

BECKY MAUPIN: The After Bedtime Search

Picture this: You manage to get everyone fed and the dinner aftermath cleaned up. Then...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Israel’s Second Sum Of All Fears

I first heard about a dirty bomb in early September 1993 when an IBM coworker,...

BOB BROWN: What Happened to Happiness?

We can quibble about the origin, even the definition or meaning of “happiness,” but I’m...

FRED FIRST: Homeward Bound

It would happen: the trip back to Floyd. And then it wouldn’t. And then it...

RANDY HUFF: Don’t Discount The Value of Words

Words. We live in a sea of them and can't live without them. They vex us and bless us. We are too seldom “at...

MIKE KEELER: Who Are We REALLY Celebrating?

On President’s Day weekend, it’s nice to know there are some things we can all agree on. Y’right. George Washington was born on February 11. There’s...

SERWAN ZANGANA: City Unfairly Targets Auto Shop Owners

Roanoke City officials are unable to reduce crime, crack down on criminals’ drugs activities, or clean up junk in their jurisdiction. Instead, Roanoke officials...

SCOTT DREYER: Dems Keep Pushing Culture of Death

On Friday, Feb. 9, the Democrat-controlled State Senate in a 21-19 party line vote passed Senate Bill 280, pleasantly named "Death with Dignity." This issue...

Leaving Home to Find It … Where Does This Road Go?

“When we are young, we live where we’re born. For some of us, the place of our birth is a perfect fit and we...

CAROLINE REVERCOMB: Ode to Ada June

I became a grandmother one year ago today.  Precious darlin’ Ada June Grimm came into - and left - this world on Valentine’s Day...