Columnists
RANDY HUFF: On Disagreement, Motive and Dealing With The Issue at Hand
Charity can help avoid the mire of polarization
Amazing how readily we find fault. Steven Covey said we get our "emotional jollies" by pointing out fault in others. I always...
MELINDA MYERS: Heat-Tolerant Beauties for Gardens and Containers
Boost the summer-long beauty and heat tolerance in your gardens and containers with new varieties...
SERWAN ZANGANA: May God’s Will ALWAYS Overpower My Will
Between God’s will and our free will, our lives continue on earth. The outcome of...
DEVOTIONAL: Eclipses Show God’s Handiwork…And Sense Of Humor?
The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. ...
RANDY HUFF: Strolling, Stones and A Better Way
The stroll I often took in my growing up years recently came to mind. We...
DICK BAYNTON: Winning, Losing and the Nobility of Both
The fabric of our Democratic Republic that has existed since 1776 is becoming frayed and tattered. Our Constitution and other important segments of government...
LIZA FIELD: The Oldest Valentine
Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken,
over-civilized people are beginning to
find out that going to the mountains
is going home; that wildness is a necessity.
...
LUCKY GARVIN: Notes On The Civil War
An odd name for a war in that there was precious little civility in it.
Watching the Ken Burns’ magnificent historical documentary, The Civil War,...
DENNIS GARVIN: Cock Fighting and Fake News
Cockfighting has a long history. Humans took a natural tendency of roosters to resist any encroachment upon their perceived domain by another rooster. Looking...
JEFF ELL: Fare Thee Well Beautiful Deer Filled Mountains
I didn’t kill a single deer this year.
The last time that happened was 2002, the year we moved to Roanoke. And so now as...
MIKE KEELER: The Story of Two Motherless Children
Tyrus Wong was born in Guangdong, China in 1910. When he was nine years old, he and his father emigrated to the U.S. to...
