Opinion

By Frances Stebbins Correspondent Are we finally through Christmas?  A moot question now that it is halfway through the (long)...

Guest Contributor Dr. Cynthia Morrow Roanoke City and Alleghany Health Districts Health Director The past two years have been a...

By Frances Stebbins Correspondent My recollection of ministry to incarcerated persons was renewed late last year with mention that Grace...

Guest Contributor Erica Jones, Extension Master Gardner Even though we are now freed from the mow-the-lawn and pull-the-weeds scramble, winter...

By Frances Stebbins Correspondent With the end of 2021 in sight, it’s time to look back a bit and try...

Guest Contributor Dr. Cynthia Morrow Variants of concern As we celebrate the season with friends and family this year, we...

Frances Stebbins, Correspondent In last week’s column,” Old TV Sets Never Die,” I wrote of viewing a number of award-winning...

Roanoke College Poll Conducted by the Institute for Policy and Opinion Research  To measure how Virginia feels about vaccination and mask-wearing,...

By Frances Stebbins, Correspondent The Christmas after newsman husband Charlie died in 2008, our three children gave me a new...

As a citizen of Salem with a background in science, I spoke to Salem City Council on Nov. 22, 2021,...