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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 green highway signs read Chattanooga,...

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...

DEVOTIONAL: Life Lessons From Saint Patrick

My suffering was good for me, for it taught me to pay attention to your...

MIKE KEELER: Paddymash

New York is feeling really, really green. The first recorded St. Patrick’s Day parade in New...

David Bowers Returns for Another Shot in Roanoke City Mayor’s Race

“Our City Council has failed us,”  said David Bowers, the former Roanoke City Mayor, in...

FRED FIRST: Life in Neither / Nor – When We Want to Hurry Slower

This will be our last Mud Month in Virginia. I grow impatient for change this time of year—every ordinary plodding March of the year. I...

RANDY HUFF: Pilgrim at Tinker Creek Turns Fifty – And It’s Still Worth The Read!

I am sure there are those who have read most of the best books, looking past the merely good and knowing from elders and...

MELINDA MYERS: Selecting the Right Potting Mix for Your Plantings

As gardeners, it seems we are all looking for an ideal potting mix for our houseplants and containers. As with any gardening endeavor, a...

SCOTT DREYER: MSNBC Smears Virginians For Concerns About Violence, Illegal Immigration… and West VA?

Each year the Gallup organization polls Americans about their trust levels in various institutions. Sadly, trust in almost all of them has been in...

SERWAN ZANGANA: The Double Standards of Arab And Muslim Democrats

Arab and Muslim Americans are waking up late from their Utopian dreams and realizing President Joe Biden’s harmful policies and their effects on the...

DEVOTIONAL: Crows vs. Hawks

Scoffers will come, scoffing and following their own evil desires.  2 Peter 3:3 (NIV) We can benefit from time outdoors, getting into nature and away...