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SERWAN ZANGANA: FISA Continues to Allow Spying on American / Foreign Citizens
The U.S House and Senate voted to reauthorize the surveillance program, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which was enacted in 2008, gives the FBI the power to collect information...
RANDY HUFF: Estate Sales, Letting Go, and Hope
I see the yard and trees and driveway through the window and I wonder if...
Roanoke Voters Will Need to Let The Current Council Out and A New Council In
What a surprise, another shooting on Sunday morning in Roanoke City! Indeed no, it is...
FRED FIRST: Still is Still Moving . . .
We just don't quite know when the VAN will be at the door
THE RECAPThe storyline...
RANDY HUFF: On Disagreement, Motive and Dealing With The Issue at Hand
Charity can help avoid the mire of polarizationAmazing how readily we find fault. Steven Covey...
SCOTT DREYER: Despite $31+Trillion Debt, Government Cancels Student Loans For Over 20,000 In VA
As posted on usdebtclock.org and explained here, the federal debt is nearing $32 trillion while Democrats and Republicans in Washington argue about what to do...
SERWAN ZANGANA: Democrats Are Undermining Republican Efforts to Secure U.S Border
I am not racist or prejudiced by any means. In fact, I immigrated to America and gradually found my path and gratefully...
SCOT BELLAVIA: The Sound of Music at Festival in The Park
I moved to Knoxville five years ago and I miss the mountains the most. The Smokies are bigger than what I could run at...
DEVOTIONAL: Honor Your Mom On Mother’s Day
Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the LORD your God is giving you. -- Exodus...
Sens. Warner, Kaine Duck Questions About Their Role In Border Crisis
Geography teachers worth their salt explain that a country has at least four traits: (a) a permanent population; (b) a defined territory with clear...
SERWAN ZANGANA: Turkish Attacks On Iraq Will Continue As Region Remains Unstable
Turkey’s attack on the City of Sulaimaniyah, in the Kurdistan region of Iraq in April was not a surprise for the region or the...