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ROBERT L. MARONIC: The Heroism Of Ahmed Al-Ahmed At Bondi Beach In Sydney, Australia

Not all Muslims are bad people. In fact, most Muslims are good and decent people. However, such a plethora of extremist fundamentalist Muslims as ISIS, Al-Qaeda, Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas, Hezbollah, Taliban,...

DAWN CUSTALOW: THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD

For all who wait For all who hunger For all who’ve prayed For all who wonder Behold... Christmas is...

SCOTT DREYER: Christmas Through the Eyes of a Child

As adults, it is important to think of what messages we are giving the children...

FRED FIRST: Birds of a Feather

We were invited to join some geologist-birder friends for an outing last week that would...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Mr. President, Just Shut The H*ll Up

Nick Reiner, 32, the cocaine addicted and schizophrenic son of famed Hollywood sitcom actor, prolific...

MELINDA MYERS: Evoke Positive Emotions by Adding the Pantone Color of the Year to Your Garden

Add a warm, cozy feel to this year’s gardens with the 2024 Pantone Color of the Year, Peach Fuzz. It was selected for generating...

RANDY HUFF: Hinterlands, Divided Electorate, and Love

Most Americans make up an “exhausted majority” whose views aren’t represented either by the orthodox left or the far right. So surmised Ben Kawaller in...

SCOT BELLAVIA: Our Radius of Attention

In Roanoke, the arteries out of town point you to Buchanan and Lexington, Lynchburg, Christiansburg, and Blacksburg. When I moved to Knoxville, the gigantic...

Rep. Ben Cline Joins People in Roanoke to Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day

On Saturday, March 16, Representative Ben Cline (R-6th Dist), participated in Freedom First St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Downtown Roanoke. The mix of the...

DEVOTIONAL: Life Lessons From Saint Patrick

My suffering was good for me, for it taught me to pay attention to your decrees.  Psalm 119:71 (NLT) Think "Saint Patrick's Day," and wearing...

MIKE KEELER: Paddymash

New York is feeling really, really green. The first recorded St. Patrick’s Day parade in New York City was way back in 1762, and was...