Ben Williams

By BEN R. WILLIAMS I realize that these are fraught times and that tensions are running high, yet this week,...

By BEN R. WILLIAMS   PLEASE NOTE: Due to print deadlines, I wrote this column on Monday, Nov. 2, the...

By BEN R. WILLIAMS Note: The following is a true story. The names have been changed to protect the guilty....

By BEN R. WILLIAMS Several years ago, my dear friends Austin and Katie decided to tie the knot, and they...

By Ben R. Williams I had an out-of-town work event early last Saturday. I got to work, hopped in the...

By BEN R. WILLIAMS I think that I’m a pretty laid-back person. I don’t often fly off the handle. When...

By BEN R. WILLIAMS On Sept. 9, the Roanoke Times ran a fantastic piece from the great Dan Casey. It...

By BEN R. WILLIAMS Part One I understand your position on pizza night, and I understand why you feel upset....

By BEN R. WILLIAMS The world does not deserve Bill and Melinda Gates. The Microsoft co-founder and his philanthropist wife...

By BEN R. WILLIAMS Cast of characters: ME  MY INNER MONOLOGUE CUTE CASHIER Setting: A grocery store in America. Our...