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ROBERT L. MARONIC: Russia’s Inhumanity To Russians – Part I

The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, located in modern Belarus, formally ended Bolshevik Russia's participation in World War I on March 3, 1918. Since then, both the Red Army and its successor, the Russian...

JOHNNY ROBINSON: The Changing of the Tires

The car I drive now doesn’t even have a spare tire. Can you believe that?...

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...

On Grieving

by Lucky Garvin On the 5th day of May, that year of our Lord 2011, my beloved Dobie, Rock died. We had a vet...

It Wasn’t A Male Thing, After All

by Mary Jo Shannon “Check out what Dean Davis is driving! A big black Ford truck! Is that cool, or what?” “Dean Davis” is my...

Give Me A Ring

by Robert Adcox Nothing will drive a person crazy quite like a chronic ringing in the ears. Anyone who has suffered from Tinnitus can tell...

Life Imitates Art . . . And Then Some

byMike Keeler Oscar Wilde wrote that Life imitates Art more than Art imitates life. And he wasn't even considering the tourism factor. Perhaps the most...

Wild Bill’s Weekly Sports Roundup

by Bill Turner High school spring sports finally reached its conclusion last weekend with the VHSL Spring Jubilee at Radford University. Here’s a look at...

Recipe of the Week: Smoked Pork Eggs Benedict For Dad!

by Leigh Sackett Assembly: Toasted English muffin Potato Leek Hash Brown (recipe below) Hickory Smoked Pulled Pork Soft Poach Egg (recipe below) Hollandaise Sauce (recipe below) Chives Pickled red onions with...