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ROBERT L. MARONIC: Is Phase Two Of Trump‘s Peace Plan In The Gaza Strip Doomed To Fail? – Part I

Phase one of Trump‘s twenty-point peace plan in the Gaza Strip, which began on October 9, called for a ceasefire, cessation of military operations, along with a hostage and prisoner...

FRED FIRST: Approaching the Longest Night

Yes, you’re right—if you’ve even noticed—that this space has been neglected for some weeks now,...

A Life Well-Lived: Shirley Padgett Lester (1947-2025)

Shirley Padgett Lester of Vinton went to her heavenly reward October 4. Below is the...

BOB BROWN: How the White House Functioned With a Diminished Biden “Presidency”

Permit me to think out loud as an old-fashioned person who respects authority, history, and...

JOHNNY ROBINSON: The Gratitude Perch

On the old road up Mill Mountain, part of Roanoke’s fabulous greenway system, there’s a...

MELINDA MYERS: Bring a Bit of Spring Color Indoors

Pot them up, give them a chill and enjoy spring flowering bulbs indoors or outside on a patio, deck or porch. This is a great...

Countdown to Freedom: 32 Days

by Kerry Dougherty Republished by arrangement with Bacon's Rebellion. Oh look. California’s dopey governor is following New York’s crazy executive. They’re both re-instituting what didn’t work the...

Diversity Statements Snuff Out Academic Freedom

by Dr. Allan Stam Republished by arrangement with Bacon's Rebellion. Why should you care about faculty review policies at the University of Virginia and other public...

Accidental Activists

by Asra Q. Nomani In most of our lives as mama bears and papa bears facing activists in a campaign for the soul of America’s...

DEVOTIONAL: Driven To Distraction?

“I am carrying on a great project and cannot go down. Why should the work stop while I leave it and go down to...

Glenn Youngkin: America’s Parent Champion

by Asra Q. Nomani Dear friends, It is my honor to name our first recipient of our Parent Champion Award. We have established this award to...