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SERWAN ZANGANA: FISA Continues to Allow Spying on American / Foreign Citizens
The U.S House and Senate voted to reauthorize the surveillance program, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which was enacted in 2008, gives the FBI the power to collect information...
RANDY HUFF: Estate Sales, Letting Go, and Hope
I see the yard and trees and driveway through the window and I wonder if...
Roanoke Voters Will Need to Let The Current Council Out and A New Council In
What a surprise, another shooting on Sunday morning in Roanoke City! Indeed no, it is...
FRED FIRST: Still is Still Moving . . .
We just don't quite know when the VAN will be at the door
THE RECAPThe storyline...
RANDY HUFF: On Disagreement, Motive and Dealing With The Issue at Hand
Charity can help avoid the mire of polarizationAmazing how readily we find fault. Steven Covey...
ROBERT L. MARONIC: Cheating Has No Place At Roanoke College
Ten members of the Roanoke College women's swim team (non-audio) held a news conference (audio) on October 5 at the Hotel Roanoke protesting the inclusion...
MELINDA MYERS: Enjoy Apples Now and For Months to Come
We’ve all heard an apple a day keeps the doctor away. But did you know an apple before grocery shopping means you will buy...
FRED FIRST: Family Time – Black Mountain North Carolina
We recently spent a few days away, a few hours from home, with both our children (and one spouse) and two grand-children in Black...
SCOT BELLAVIA: A Minute in My Neighborhood
Laying on our blanket covered with the earliest crumbles of fallen leaves, I see our mailman four houses down. My one-year-old daughter, C–—, stands...
DEVOTIONAL: Three Mile-Per-Hour God
As they talked and discussed, Jesus himself drew near and walked along with them. --Luke 24:15 (GNT)Do you ever feel like life is going...
MIKE KEELER: Attention Paraskevidekatriaphobiacs: It’s Worse Than You Think . . .
As I alluded to last week, the Gregorian calendar was first rolled out in 1582, and was fully adopted by Europe in 1752. In...