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ROBERT L. MARONIC: Is Phase Two Of Trump‘s Peace Plan In The Gaza Strip Doomed To Fail? – Part I

Phase one of Trump‘s twenty-point peace plan in the Gaza Strip, which began on October 9, called for a ceasefire, cessation of military operations, along with a hostage and prisoner...

FRED FIRST: Approaching the Longest Night

Yes, you’re right—if you’ve even noticed—that this space has been neglected for some weeks now,...

A Life Well-Lived: Shirley Padgett Lester (1947-2025)

Shirley Padgett Lester of Vinton went to her heavenly reward October 4. Below is the...

BOB BROWN: How the White House Functioned With a Diminished Biden “Presidency”

Permit me to think out loud as an old-fashioned person who respects authority, history, and...

JOHNNY ROBINSON: The Gratitude Perch

On the old road up Mill Mountain, part of Roanoke’s fabulous greenway system, there’s a...

A Nonagenarian Remembers …

by Mary Jo Shannon In October I discovered that Raleigh Court Presbyterian church had over 30 members aged ninety or above. Our Writers Group...

In The Dream Factory, One Story Had A Sad Ending

byMike Keeler The Kodak Theater in Los Angeles was built with the express purpose of hosting the world's most noteworthy movie and TV celebrations....

I Have A Hang-Up

by Robert Adcox Each of us is often tasked with doing business over the phone. Whether enrolling for college courses, enquiring about layaway policies,...

Receiving The Greatest Gift by Tupper Garden

We walk through this life, many of us, perhaps all of us in a way, wounded.  Whether imagined or real, we all feel...

A Father’s Life – It Is to Weep

by Lucky Garvin Cailan tries to avoid practicing the saxophone.  This is the same child who, for weeks, threatened a hunger strike if he...

Recipe of the Week: Lamb Barley Soup

by Leigh Sackett Life can be so unpredictable! Have you ever felt that you have no idea AT ALL what the VERY next day...