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Debate Continues on Virginia Bill to Legalize Physician-assisted Death
Both sides of medical aid in dying bill emphasize respect for human lives
George Michael Vasiloff loved music, his family and barbecues. The native Minnesotian played saxophone and clarinet and...
BOB BROWN: My Mother’s Bed
Prowling memories creep into my awareness. Intuitively, these memory fragments seem significant but they remain...
DMV Urges Virginians to Prioritize Pedestrian Safety Behind The Wheel
The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is asking for drivers to help keep pedestrians...
VA Household Water Quality Program Provides Education / Affordable Testing
Water is essential for life. And for people to thrive, it also must be clean.
To...
Gospel Revue at Wytheville’s Wohlfahrt Haus Delights Audience
The Wohlfahrt Haus Dinner Theatre, a German-themed establishment in Wytheville near the intersections of Interstates...
VA Tech Alumni Farming Families Make Conservation A Priority
What do a sustainable grass-based livestock farm in Loudoun County, a fifth-generation former tobacco farm in Pittsylvania County, and a fourth-generation cattle farm in...
Bill Advances to Remove Suicide as Common Law Crime
Mental health advocates and families who have lost loved ones are hopeful state lawmakers will abolish the common law crime of suicide. Suicide is currently...
Rare Disease Day Brings Worldwide Attention to More Than 7,000 Diseases
On Feb. 29, the Wells Fargo Tower and Berglund Center in downtown Roanoke will be illuminated with a show of pink, green, purple, and...
Fred First: Possible Futures in Possible Places
Of all the things I imagine doing, all the places I imagine going when we land—hopefully on our feet—in a place we hope will...
SERWAN ZANGANA: Roanoke City Authorities Have Taken Threats Against Schools Seriously
Unfortunately, Friday’s Roanoke Public Schools closing marked the second consecutive day of threats. The schools shut their doors and kept the staff and...
DEVOTIONAL: Teach Your Children
You shall teach them diligently to your children, --Deut. 6:7a (ESV)
Some people are wondering, "What will prices be like in a year or two?"
An...
