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JOHNNY ROBINSON: The Changing of the Tires

The car I drive now doesn’t even have a spare tire. Can you believe that? I was suitably enamored with the vehicle to buy it anyway, though. I guess...

FRED FIRST: Facing Forward. Facing Back.

Maybe it’s okay that I can’t go back twenty Januarys past, or ten as a...

BOB BROWN: “A Very Heavy Heart For The State of The World”

A neighbor sent the following email to all who reside in this part of Albemarle...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Hands Off Denmark!

President Trump has repeatedly called for the annexation of Greenland since 2019, recently appointing former...

BOB BROWN: FITNESS AND DEMENTIA

We focus today on the role of fitness in the prevention and management of dementia....

The Difference a Horse Makes

I have had so many amazing moments this year at Healing Strides of Virginia that is located just south of Roanoke on Naff...

Did God Design a Disposable, Ah Hem . . . Appendage?

On 12 February 2013, Charles Darwin’s 204th birthday anniversary, BBC science reporter Rebecca Morelle published a startling column entitled, “Sea slug’s ‘disposable penis’...

Term Limits Are Needed Across The Board

A reader named Jim suggested a topic that needs to be exposed to the sunlight. Today’s column is addressed to Jim and all...

Management By Objective

That was a phrase bandied about the business community decades ago. It came out of the work by Peter Drucker in his book...

Ask the Nature Lady – Planning a Wildlife Garden

This is a great time to make plans for a wildlife garden so you can enjoy seeing numerous kinds of critters! The idea is to...

Can You Imagine?

There is a long ago story of a young man who wished to learn the jade industry. He went to the shop of...