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Michael Abraham Who of us in the bifocal set doesn’t love the artwork of Norman Rockwell? During his long and...

Evans “Buddy” King It is year-end as I write this piece. This time of year, columnists typically recap the year’s...

Jim Glanville The history of coal mining in Montgomery County will be celebrated in a downtown Blacksburg exhibit titled "A...

Laura Mitchell Carilion Clinic After temperatures fall, many people envision a winter’s worth of curling up by cozy fires, cooking...

Rusty Mullins Growing up, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day were never that big of a deal. Most years,...

Michael Abraham Maybe it’s just me, but I hate traffic lights. Back when I was a child, when Blacksburg and...

Jim Glanville Part 1 of this column noted that there is much evidence for extensive American Indian occupation during the...

Deena Flinchum First of all, I am glad to be back writing my column after working a successful 2017 Open...

Rusty Mullins In my last column, I spoke about two of the nativity characters – the angels and the shepherds....

Evans “Buddy” King This is the time of year when columnists and editors around America used to sit down at...