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FRED FIRST: No Peace With The Winds of Winter
This post revisits a post from 2011 (and originally from maybe 2004) where the wind was the dominant feature of our winter days. This, I might add, was a complaint...
SERWAN ZANGANA: Is There Any Hope For Roanoke City Council?
Roanoke City Council members returned to their old political game in the Municipal building. Perhaps,...
SCOT BELLAVIA: Told Ya So
“I hate to be the one to tell you ‘I told you so,’ but...”“No, you...
MELINDA MYERS: Be A Weather Watching Gardener
Each gardening season seems to offer new growing challenges. Our gardens are exposed to more...
BOB BROWN: Suspension of Critical Judgment
The Sheriff of a nearby county, before DNA identification was available, urgently requested the assistance...
On Teens and . . . Work?
by Lucky Garvin
From some time ago: Young Sir Garvin had a religious experience the other day. He found a ten dollar bill on...
Dry and Warm: No Easy Matter for Plucked Chickens
by Fred First
Assured in advance by the region’s soggy-foggy reputation that I would face constant drizzling rain there, I bought the first modern...
Youth Learns The Hard Way
by Robert Adcox
The other day I was feeling nostalgic and daydreaming about my youth. The misadventures I experienced were often harrowing while they...
Journey On . . . By Joe Lehman
Many of us find it helpful to think of our lives as journeys. Journeys have a goal and a direction. “Road”...
The Best Mountaineer Ever
by Mike Keeler
The greatest athlete in the history of his sport recently passed away. You've probably never heard of him.
In 1954, a group...
Recipe of the Week: Anthony’s Apple Oatmeal Crumble
by Leigh Sackett
Recently I got up at 5:30 AM to go to the grocery store. It was that kind of day - I...