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RANDY HUFF: Estate Sales, Letting Go, and Hope

I see the yard and trees and driveway through the window and I wonder if anything stays the same. In '61 a man and woman marry and 7 children come...

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...

MELINDA MYERS: Heat-Tolerant Beauties for Gardens and Containers

Boost the summer-long beauty and heat tolerance in your gardens and containers with new varieties...

SAMUEL MOORE-SOBEL: More Memoirs, Please

Writing a book is not for the faint of heart. It requires hours of dedication, coupled with a strong vision comprising what an author...

DICK BAYNTON: Identity Politics

Current philosophy of winning elections, gaining power and control is the dogma of ‘identity politics’ that arises by telling people and groups that they...

DICK BAYNTON: Civics & Civility

Here are some startling statistics about civics in the USA. A 2016 survey by the Annenberg Public Policy Center found that 26% of citizens...

DICK BAYNTON: Does Liberalism Equal Anarchy?

In case you haven’t read or heard about it many of the streets of San Francisco are strewn with human waste, dirty injection needles,...

DICK BAYNTON: The USA: World’s Largest Debtor and Largest Donor

Budgets are highly important in our lives and the two most important items to be budgeted are ‘time’ and ‘financial resources and responsibilities.’ Other...

LUCKY GARVIN: The Indian Coup

I heard two interesting stories the other day re: Native Americans who had been involved in the Vietnam war.Native Americans suffered a far lower...