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SERWAN ZANGANA: FISA Continues to Allow Spying on American / Foreign Citizens

The U.S House and Senate voted to reauthorize the surveillance program, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which was enacted in 2008,  gives the FBI the power to collect information...

RANDY HUFF: Estate Sales, Letting Go, and Hope

I see the yard and trees and driveway through the window and I wonder if...

Roanoke Voters Will Need to Let The Current Council Out and A New Council In

What a surprise, another shooting on Sunday morning in Roanoke City! Indeed no, it is...

FRED FIRST: Still is Still Moving . . .

We just don't quite know when the VAN will be at the door THE RECAPThe storyline...

RANDY HUFF: On Disagreement, Motive and Dealing With The Issue at Hand

Charity can help avoid the mire of polarizationAmazing how readily we find fault. Steven Covey...

DICK BAYNTON: The Shame of Turpitude

Christine Blasey Ford, PhD, a California professor claims that Supreme Court Justice Candidate Kavanaugh attacked her sexually about 36 years ago at a party...

HAYDEN HOLLINGSWORTH: The Tale of Two Truths

Did anyone imagine we would ever face another dilemma like the Clarence Thomas hearings of 1991?  The taint of those accusations has hung over...

LUCKY GARVIN: Cailan’s Gift

Many, many years ago, son Cailan approached me, one hand behind his back. He was like a puppy with his food dish in sight,...

DICK BAYNTON: The Entitlement Society

For many years, we have heard appeals over TV and radio from attorney firms and other advisors revealing statistics that show if you owe...

JOHNNY ROBINSON: Easter Island – Into the Mystic

The huge waves roll in relentlessly. They rear up in anticipation of their violent meeting with the unyielding rock of the coast, spray blown...

DENNIS GARVIN: Forgive – The Impossible Verb

Online Merriam Webster dictionary definition #1 of ‘forgive’: to cease to feel resentment against (an offender).Let’s be honest: this is impossible, unless you are...