Columnists
SERWAN ZANGANA: May God’s Will ALWAYS Overpower My Will
Between God’s will and our free will, our lives continue on earth. The outcome of the two Wills allow ALL the happenings that come our way. We strive and...
DEVOTIONAL: Eclipses Show God’s Handiwork…And Sense Of Humor?
The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. ...
RANDY HUFF: Strolling, Stones and A Better Way
The stroll I often took in my growing up years recently came to mind. We...
BOB BROWN: My Mother’s Bed
Prowling memories creep into my awareness. Intuitively, these memory fragments seem significant but they remain...
SERWAN ZANGANA: Roanoke Valley Republican Women Meet to Discuss Fair Elections in Virginia
Virginia Fair Elections, was the topic presented by Dr. Clara Belle Wheeler on the warm...
MIKE KEELER: Groundhog Day and Then Some
I know, I know, I KNOW! You're getting that funny feeling again.
Like you've been here before. Like you woke up and read this stupid...
LUCKY GARVIN: Dogs Know The Most Important Thing
Mary and her husband Jim had a dog named 'Lucky.' Lucky was a real character. Whenever Mary and Jim had company come for...
DICK BAYNTON: The Problem of Power
Presidents, Governors, Prime Ministers and legislators accumulate power by (usually) winning elections to perform services for fellow citizens. Becoming one of the above-mentioned leaders...
JOHNNY ROBINSON: More Than Just Walking to School
Today there's a train blocking my path.
I’ve been moving lightly on foot along the worn trail, two text books and two spiral notebooks tucked...
DICK BAYNTON: Innuendo and Actuality
The recent articles in the New York Times are teeming with rich and tempting innuendo. The rough definition of the word innuendo is ‘an...
LUCKY GARVIN: The Story of The Dying Man
Two weeks ago, he was working at a very high-tech job. Yes, he had metastatic cancer, but he once had hope; he was on...