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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...

Anti-Gravity Movement Gaining Momentum Across the USA!

by H. Bruce Rinker, Ph.D. House Bill 1276, introduced in the Missouri House of Representatives on 11 January 2012 but not yet referred to...

Recipe of the Week: Snow Storm Pot Roast

by Leigh Sackett I love cooking but there are some things that take precedent- LIKE SNOW! As I beheld the beauty of last Sunday’s glorious snowfall,...

The Halt And The Lame

byLucky Garvin There are trip wires in our days; some set to such a low tension that we don’t feel them snag our feet....

Can’t A Guy Just Celebrate His Birthday?

byMike Keeler George Washington was born on February 11, 1731. At least, that was the date on the Julian calendar then in use in...

Making Big Assumptions by Stuart Revercomb

by Stuart Revercomb Our scripture from Mark 1:40-45 tells us that moved with pity, Jesus healed a leper and then sternly warned him, "See...

Beautiful Scenery, Love and Laughter In the Valley of the Rio Cauca

by John Robinson Ruben coaxes the veteran 4WD Mitsubishi van over the dirt and rock which has inundated this section of roadway; the vehicle...