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BOB BROWN: AGING POETICALLY, PART I

Too often, the human race is a race against time. Until recently, I was a sprinter in this race. Nowadays, blessed by the gift of a long life, my...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Twenty Reasons For Regime Change in Iran

1. The kidnapping of 66 Americans at the U.S. embassy in Tehran on November 4, 1979,...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: When Is Trump’s Promise To Iran That “Help Is On The Way” Finally Going To Happen?

There was a horrific, chaotic carnage in the streets of Iran during a nationwide protest on January 8...

FRED FIRST: Missouri’s Capitol City: First-Time Tourist

I could not possibly do justice to my first visit a half hour south of...

BOB BROWN: The Triumph of Terrible Feelings Over Judgment

Today, our way of life is dominated by powerful, fast-moving, extreme emotions — especially anger,...

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...