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Open Letter To Area Pastors/Ministry Leaders

Dear Pastor or Ministry Leader,          Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves. -Proverbs 31:8a I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that I have placed before...

The Surreptitious Disappearance of the Capitol Square Preservation Council

  Breathtaking. Unsettling. Healing. Those meant-to-catch-your-attention words come from an article by the British newspaper The Guardian on the...

If The World Is Getting Hotter, Why On Day 14 After Paralyzing Ice Storm Does SWVA Still Look Like Frozen Tundra With Wind Chills...

Full disclosure: One, I am not a climatologist. Two, I understand the difference between weather...

The 45-Day April Special Election Is NOT “Affordable”

AFFORDABLE The goal for 2026 is affordable! A special election to address ONLY a single issue,...

Steps To Help Have A Healthy Brain In Your Later Years

By Dr. Thomas Chin Virginia native Dr. Thomas Chin MD attended William and Mary, the Medical...

Letter – “Raising the Taubtanic”

We read in the Roanoke Times recently that the Taubman Museum is now reaching out to the troops for ideas and suggestions on...

Local Press Gives Credence to Interesting Opinions

An Associated Press article by Christopher Torchia recently appeared in a local newspaper. The title of the article was, "Conspiracy Theories Still Abound'....

Commentary – To Privatize or Protect is the Big Question for Virginia

While shopping for a used pickup truck with my wife we came across a vehicle that was the very color, make and model...

Commentary – The Best Plan for Change

The Republican Party’s Contract with America was an agreement to make changes in the 1994 Congressional elections.  The Contract detailed the actions the...

Marcellus Shale: Riches Today, Regrets Tomorrow?

Almost all of us will use natural gas extracted from the Marcellus by a process called "fracking" (short for hydraulic fracturing). And so,...

Letters – Thanks From PA

Dear Hayden / RSS Several weeks ago while passing through Roanoke on a drive to Pennsylvania from Texas, my wife and I picked up...