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FRED FIRST: Peregrinations of a *BoZo

I have a few bits of biological blarney to pass along before I focus later today on packing for Ghost Ranch. I woke up earlier than my intention this...

ANDY PITZER: No Offseason

“It’s the time of the season.” This pertains to and will make the most sense for...

BOB BROWN: “I Remember World War II”

On December 7, 1941, my sister, Edith, eight years my senior, and I were in...

FRED FIRST: Go West At Last, Old Man

Decades of frugality have come abruptly to an end. I have made the choice to...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Bring Back The War Department

President Franklin D. Roosevelt gave a prescient and heartfelt speech in Chautauqua, New York, on...

In November Roanokers Should Remember A Few Things About Roanoke City Council

What is the chance to have fresh and open minded members of Roanoke City Council, including a Mayor in the Municipal building in January...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Barkley Says He Would Assault Black Trump Supporters / Media Quick to Show Double Standard 

I always have liked Charles Barkley's commentary on NBA basketball games for both TNT and CBS. As a television analyst he has always been...

FRED FIRST: There Are Places I Remember

The Moods and Memories of Mountains On reaching the summit of the long incline up from Carolina on I-77 this week, I made the decision...

DEVOTIONAL: Evidences For The Resurrection

...He was raised on the third day... 1 Cor. 15:4 (NASB) The death and resurrection of Jesus are central to the Christian faith. In fact...

MIKE KEELER: Spring 1774: Intolerable

In the aftermath of the destruction of the Francis Scott Key bridge this past week, folks in Baltimore and throughout the United States can’t...

SERWAN ZANGANA: The Legislature is Obligated to Serve The People of Virginia

Democrats in the Virginia legislature were displeased with Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s vetoes of two bills: SB 2 sponsored by Sen. Craig Deed, (D-Charlottesville) and...