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BOB BROWN: Aging Poetically, Part III

Being elderly is a full-time job. It could be the best job you ever had, but it will never be the easiest. Even Billy Graham, the preeminent spiritual leader...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Is Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) Running For President in 2028? – Part I

I strongly suspect that the self-assured and arrogant Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) is going to be a presidential or...

FRED FIRST: But Is It Art?

I have mentioned before that I have recently found pleasure and pleasant distraction in the...

BECKY MAUPIN: A New Season, New Expectations

Motherhood, I'm learning, is a series of seasons. None of them are truly easy; they're...

BOB BROWN: Aging Poetically, Part II

Jan called today. “Ed died Thursday… he is in a better place.” Ed, a retired...

Old Technology Just Right

February 11, 2013

"Ka-clunk." It's a satisfying sound; there's no denying it. I'm squinting up close to a lock set made recently but of a three-hundred-year-old...

Best Answer: Update Mental Health System AND Enforce Present Gun Laws

February 11, 2013

Since December 14, 2012 there has been an outpouring of sympathy from people here in the U.S. and around the world for the...

Learning To Be Brilliant In The Basics – Joe Kennedy

February 5, 2013

Even after they die, great leaders continue to lead. Earl Weaver, the retired Hall of Fame manager of the Baltimore Orioles, died recently at...

Do One Thing Every Day That Scares You

February 5, 2013

So said Eleanor Roosevelt. I saw the above quote on a greeting card which I sent to a friend recently. The subject of fear came...

Deja Vue on Groundhog Day

February 4, 2013

Did ya ever get that feeling? That "I swear I just did this and now I'm doing it all over again" feeling? It's...

Debt Limit Is Out of Hand and Out of Sight

February 4, 2013

The ‘Fiscal Cliff’ crisis is now in the rear-view mirror, having been ‘neutralized’ rather than ‘solved’. We all know that the next fiscal...

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Roanoke City Public Schools Receives $450K State Grant to Build First Solar-Powered Microgrid at any K-12 School in Virginia

The Roanoke Star - February 24, 2026

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ROBERT L. MARONIC: Is Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) Running For President in 2028? – Part I

FRED FIRST: But Is It Art?

BECKY MAUPIN: A New Season, New Expectations

BOB BROWN: Aging Poetically, Part II

Carilion Clinic Foundation Establishes Children’s Miracle Network Endowed Chair in Pediatric Medicine

Roanoke College Poll: Virginians Oppose Democrats’ Gerrymander Scheme 52% vs. 44%.

DEVOTIONAL: The “Begger” Who Didn’t Ask For Money

BOB BROWN: Aging Poetically, Part III

CAREY KINSOLVING: KIDS TALK ABOUT GOD

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Roanoke City Public Schools Receives $450K State Grant to Build First Solar-Powered Microgrid at any K-12 School in Virginia

Carilion Clinic Foundation Establishes Children’s Miracle Network Endowed Chair in Pediatric Medicine

Roanoke College Poll: Virginians Oppose Democrats’ Gerrymander Scheme 52% vs. 44%.

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