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Commentary

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...

Letters – A Fall Saturday in the Life of a Roanoke City Resident

Wake up early after an exciting Friday Night High School Football Game at Victory Stadium. Morning: Rake loose leaves in yard to the edge...

Letters – Lobbying Law Firms Must be Limited

Dear Editor, The big lobbyists-for-hire now all share identical characteristics and interests.  They have truly become one-stop shopping for all political influence needs. There is...

Commentary – Another Perspective on the Mosque Near Ground Zero

I read with interest Hayden Hollingsworth’s “Prejudice at the Pivot Point (9/17/10 – 9/23/10), and will offer another perspective on the reaction of...

Letter – City Leadership Still Not Getting It

Councilman Trinkle was quoted in a recent copy of the Sentinel as saying even the proponents of renovating Victory Stadium have to admit...

Commentary – Roanoke’s “John Kennedy Democrats”

With the passing of Jack Fishwick, former president of the Norfolk and Western Railroad, last month, I began to think about all the...

Letter – IRS Oct. 15 Filing Deadline for Local Small Charities & Nonprofits

Dear Editor, We at the Internal Revenue Service are concerned because as many as 7,200 small community-based nonprofits in Virginia are in jeopardy of...