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ROBERT L. MARONIC: The US Media’s Monomaniacal Obsession With Nancy Guthrie’s Kidnapping

I do not mean to downplay the tremendous tragedy of the kidnapping of Savannah Guthrie's elderly mother. However, in regard to the around-the-clock televised and social media coverage since...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Barack and Michelle Obama Are Neither Apes Nor Monkeys

I read an article from the BBC on February 6 entitled, "Trump says he 'didn't...

BOB BROWN: AGING POETICALLY, PART I

Too often, the human race is a race against time. Until recently, I was a...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Twenty Reasons For Regime Change in Iran

1. The kidnapping of 66 Americans at the U.S. embassy in Tehran on November 4, 1979,...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: When Is Trump’s Promise To Iran That “Help Is On The Way” Finally Going To Happen?

There was a horrific, chaotic carnage in the streets of Iran during a nationwide protest on January 8...

MELIINDA MYERS: Keeping Tropical Plants Healthy

Tropical plants are filling our homes and workspaces, adding beauty, relieving stress, and boosting creativity, productivity, and focus. Keep these plants healthy and looking...

SERWAN ZANGANA: We Can Pretend To Be Different, But We Can’t Change Who We Really Are

It is not about labels like "homophobia" or "hate," but the fact is, regardless of different perspectives about life, some facts remain immutable. Yet,...

DEVOTIONAL: Worry Is Like A Rocking Chair . . .

...Do not fret—it leads only to evil. --Psalm 37:8 (NIV) Unlike most politicians, President Calvin Coolidge was known as a man of few words. Once...

SCOTT DREYER: After 14-0 GOP Wins In Roanoke County, Ashley Suetterlein For RNC Chairwoman?

Someone said, "we celebrate our victories but analyze our defeats." Virginia Republicans have some defeats to analyze, most of all losing an estimated three...

FRED FIRST: Creature Corner: That’s No Worm!

Hands and Knees and a Closer Look: It's a Tiny Blind Snake Our son was randomly looking through his photo archives last week and came...

SCOTT DREYER: Read It In “Roanoke Star” Today…And In “New York Times” Day After Tomorrow!

Media bias and dishonesty are so severe, a 2023 Gallup poll found only 7% "of Americans have 'a great deal' of trust and confidence...