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

Shirley Padgett Lester of Vinton went to her heavenly reward October 4. Below is the powerful eulogy her daughter Kelly Kiser wrote and calmly delivered at the memorial service...

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...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Sometimes President Trump Needs To Think Before He Speaks – Part II

Contrary to what President Trump believes, I think that Lakanwal was adequately vetted before September 2021,...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Sometimes President Trump Needs To Think Before He Speaks – Part I

I read an article in the New York Post written by Ryan King on November 27 entitled...

STUART REVERCOMB: Something Just Ended

Here in the great state of Virginia we have just enjoyed (or not so much) the annual UVA / VA TECH football game. And,...

LUCKY GARVIN: Lola and The Trash Compactor

The fact that our trash compacter doesn’t always close securely is what triggered the following chain of events. Cats get fed twice a day...

STUART REVERCOMB: Little Fish – Big Problem

Most people have no idea how big a role menhaden play in their diet. They’ve never eaten one but they’ve eaten plenty of things...

LUCKY GARVIN: The Battered Dove

A battered Mourning Dove was bought to us missing most of the feathers necessary for flight. He was an adult who ate well, seemed...

MIKE KEELER: Here’s To The Original American “Bourbon Red” Turkey

Here's the history: way back in 913, France was ruled by a king named Charles the Simple. He had a buddy named Aymar who...

STUART REVERCOMB: The Great Divide

As great a development as the internet has been for humanity, it – like all “progress” - has its downside. And like most technology...