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RANDY HUFF: Strolling Stones and A Better Way
The stroll I often took in my growing up years recently came to mind. We lived in Ulysses, a farming and light industrial town in far Southwest Kansas. Our...
BOB BROWN: My Mother’s Bed
Prowling memories creep into my awareness. Intuitively, these memory fragments seem significant but they remain...
SCOT BELLAVIA: They’re Not Dumb, They’re Nonverbal
They say if you’ve met one person with autism…then you’ve met one person with autism....
RANDY HUFF: You Don’t Know What’s There Until You Do
I am reading Pilgrim at Tinker Creek this year, the 50th year of its publishing....
FRED FIRST: Turning Points of Note From a Season of Change
First night: Middle of April: The sliding doors are open with nothing but the screens to...
RANDY HUFF: On Media, Home and What Really Matters
Media is the in-between, like medium or median: that which comes between two things. Media is thus the means by which reality (thing ONE)...
SERWAN ZANGANA: Conclusions and Lessons From The Terror Attack in Russia
The horrific terror attack in Moscow on March 22, was the result of a terrorist group’s act, which disregarded every of human life and...
SCOTT DREYER: Debunking The “Bloodbath” Hoax
Recently while teaching an online writing class for sixth graders in Taiwan, we were editing one girl's story about her family's recent visit to...
MELINDA MYERS: Enjoy and Protect Hydrangeas From Hungry Deer
Low maintenance, beautiful flowers, and plenty of varieties have made hydrangeas a favorite landscape plant. It seems you can’t visit a garden center or...
In November Roanokers Should Remember A Few Things About Roanoke City Council
What is the chance to have fresh and open minded members of Roanoke City Council, including a Mayor in the Municipal building in January...
ROBERT L. MARONIC: Barkley Says He Would Assault Black Trump Supporters / Media Quick to Show Double Standard
I always have liked Charles Barkley's commentary on NBA basketball games for both TNT and CBS. As a television analyst he has always been...
