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

I read an article on nbc.com on February 13 entitled, “In Munich, AOC warns that democracies must deliver for the working class to stave off 'authoritarianism,” which was written by Sahil Kapur. I highly...

BOB BROWN: Aging Poetically, Part III

Being elderly is a full-time job. It could be the best job you ever had,...

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...

Recipe of the Week: No Electricity needed – Creamy Avocado & White Bean Wrap

by Leigh Sackett What do you do when it is 100 + degrees and you have no electricity? Well you don’t find yourself in...

A High School Bluegrass Band: 1974-75

by Mary Jo Shannon Jim Parker, now living in Texas and a Patrick Henry classmate of my older son Harry, reads The Roanoke Star.com...

Memories of Mill Mountain Zoo

by John Robinson I can hear it now: the cheerfully wailing whistle, and the chug of the "Zoo Choo" as it circled the perimeter...

Arguing About Health Care

by Hayden Hollingsworth It’s truly amazing what politicians will argue about!  Not only was everyone caught by surprise with Chief Justice Roberts’ siding with...

Law And Order

by Lucky Garvin Sometimes I feel like I’m Commander-in-Chief of Camp Krazy. I arrive at work; 7 AM. Maybe a half hour later, I get...

America Needs to Take Lesson From Wisconsin

by Dick Baynton According to the 2010 census Wisconsin is home to about 5.7 million citizens. The state’s voters are centrist in their political...
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