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FRED FIRST: My Wee Musical Man-Cave
Digital Tones and Frets and Reeds: Oh My!A month ago this small room behind me was just my office. Now it is also my music room.I see this as...
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...
FRED FIRST: Still is Still Moving . . .
We just don't quite know when the VAN will be at the door
THE RECAPThe storyline...
STUART REVERCOMB: Beware The White Christian Male Oppressors
So – I just discovered that I am an “Oppressor.”Why?Well three reasons actually.Because I am White. I am a Male. And I am a...
SCOTT DREYER: Tribute to a Great American (VI): Robert Robison (1927-2021)
We will close out this six-part tribute to Robert Robison--"Uncle Bob" to many including myself--with this eulogy his grandson Barton wrote and delivered at...
SCOTT DREYER: Tribute to A Great American (V): Robert Robison (1927-2021)
Stand up in the presence of the aged, show respect for the elderly (....) --Leviticus 19:31
In...
SCOTT DREYER: Tribute to A Great American (IV): Robert Robison (1927-2021)
The days of our lives add up to seventy years, or eighty, if one is especially strong. --...
MELINDA MYERS: Designing Gardens for Year-Round Color and Protecting Your Investment
Create a colorful year-round garden filled with flowers, greenery, colorful fruit, fall color, winter interest and a few surprises. Consider seasonal interest when planning...
SCOTT DREYER: Tribute to A Great American (III): Robert Robison (1927-2021)
Stand up in the presence of the aged, show respect for the elderly (....) ...