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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, the pain from the hit which was the first Republican Council member since 2000,...
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...
SCOTT DREYER: A Trump Supporter Explains Her Reasonings
Below are comments from a friend who wishes to remain anonymous, for employment reasons, on...
The Ticking We May or May Not Hear
by Lucky Garvin
I always cringe a bit when I hear people use expressions like, “I can’t wait for Friday; TGIF” or, it’s ‘Hump Day’...
Every Drought Ends with a Good Rain
by Fred First
This selection is from Slow Road Home, written in August 2002, a lament during one of the worst droughts in living...
When Jokes Are In The Genes
by Mary Jo Shannon
A study of the Shannon genome would reveal, I suspect, that the Y chromosome contains a specific gene for playing practical...
Harry Burn Was A Good Boy
by Mike Keeler
He was elected to the Tennessee legislature in 1918 at the age of 22, making him its youngest member. But in...
Recipe of the Week: Harry Potter Treacle Tart
by Leigh Sackett
My son just had a Harry Potter birthday party and since I was a fan of the books long before he...
Cathedral of the Spirit By George Anderson
My wife and I had an opportunity to go to Greece to enjoy a vacation with my daughter, Paige, who lives in Eastern...