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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...

SCOTT DREYER: The Governor’s TOP Priority – Legalizing Pot

Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, which you have from God, and that...

MIKE KEELER: Super Bowl Has Nothing on Fifth Division British Soccer Leaguers

And so we come to it. The big weekend. America's sports crescendo. This year, the Super Bowl will be played in a stadium featuring...

ALISHA NELSON: Fried Chicken Justice

On Friday nights, my husband Butch will often stop on his way home at the little store at the bottom of our mountain and...

VA Department of Education Releases New Proposals Changing How School Systems / Personnel Handle Gender Issues

Did you know that the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) has released proposals changing how school systems and personnel handle issues of gender? The...

ALISHA NELSON: We Miss You

After my husband and I had been married for about 2 years, I bought, on the spur of the moment, a fat, cuddly, gorgeous...

SCOTT DREYER: Democracy Is Not A Spectator Sport

My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. -- Hosea 4:6a A wise millennial friend of mine recently said, “When God gives you a vision...