Columnists
MIKE KEELER: One Big Bottle of DUH
Let us now praise the pandemic.It was poetic that on the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day back in April 2020, when the world was completely shut down, the Earth...
FRED FIRST: My Wee Musical Man-Cave
Digital Tones and Frets and Reeds: Oh My!A month ago this small room behind me...
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...
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...
SCOTT DREYER: Virginia Screams “STOP THE INSANITY!” (Part 1)
If you do not take an interest in the affairs of your government, then you are doomed to live under the rule of fools. ...
SCOT BELLAVIA: When Stretching The Truth Isn’t Lying
This past month, I read through the four gospels chronologically. The schedule I followed grouped stories together, having me read one or two chapters...
MIKE KEELER: Who’s The Boss?
Did you know that October 16 was both National Boss Day AND World Dictionary Day? (I know, I'm a week late, blame the pandemic.) And...
MELINDA MEYERS: Growing and Reblooming Moth Orchids
Brighten your indoor décor with beautiful blooming orchids. These living bouquets provide months of beauty with minimal care. Just provide the proper growing conditions...
SCOT BELLAVIA: What’s Up With Halloween Decor?
The Harry Potter movies are crowded with inexplicables: floating candles, sentient paintings, and a sundry of fantastical creatures. Also par for the course is...
MIKE KEELER: I’ll Trade You New York For The First One of These . . .
(Lots of companies are slowly bringing their employees back to the workplace, and the global economy is trying to get going again. All of...