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ROBERT L. MARONIC: The Ceasefire With Iran On April 7 Was Not A Big Win For The US

I think that President Trump made a great diplomatic mistake with Iran (brokered by duplicitous Pakistan) on April 7. If the Iranians said they had enough near-weapons-grade uranium to make eleven nuclear bombs...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: When The Papacy Becomes an A**

General Dwight D. Eisenhower issued a brief prayer on June 4, 1944, which was two days before...

BOB BROWN: While the World Slept: The Pathogens of Chaos, Part III: The Lyrical Enchantment

Several years ago, when Paul McCartney brought his legendary melodies to the foothills of Charlottesville,...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Congressional Republicans Know This War Is Going Well

I read a defeatist op-ed in the New York Times entitled," Republicans Know This War Is Going Badly." It was...

JOHNNY ROBINSON: Keep it Fun

It was a while back, maybe twenty years ago. I was setting up for an...

SCOT BELLAVIA: My Family Plays Rummy

I hear families take a week ?to play a full game of Monopoly—if the family doesn’t break apart by Wednesday. My family, however, has...

SCOTT DREYER: Remember Victory In Europe (VE) Day, May 8 or 9

Yesterday while many in the US were celebrating Mother's Day on May 8, it was also the anniversary of an important date in history:...

Bonsack Thursday Noon Prayer Group Extends Invitation

As reported in The Roanoke Star, the first Thursday of May is, by joint resolution of Congress and signed into law by Democrat President...

Increase Your Perennial Garden’s Beauty This Spring

Give your perennials a boost this spring with a topdressing of compost, aged manure, or other organic matter. It’s a great way to revive...

SCOTT DREYER: Sound Advice For Any Age

Maybe you have seen this floating around the internet. First I saw it on social media posted by a friend in Roanoke City, then...

MIKE KEELER: History With Some Teeth In It

Back in the early ‘aughts, on the western end of Sicily, an archaeologist named Sebastiano Tusa was visiting a friend in the little town...