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BOB BROWN: Lost and Found

All of us encounter loss. The meaning we attribute to loss influences our response to it. Our losses accumulate. They range from minor to unimaginable. Last week, two sets of...

FRED FIRST: Where You’re From

In the very early years of writing, I was exposed to a poem called “Where...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: I No Longer Watch Baltimore Orioles’ Baseball Games

I no longer watch Baltimore Orioles’ baseball games. I now only watch innings, and if I...

ANDY PITZER: “Look Mom! No iPhone!”

A very interesting visually recorded interview showed up on my feed the other night. In...

FRED FIRST: There And Back Again

RECAP: I would be able to visit southwest Virginia again–home for almost 40 years, and...

SCOT BELLAVIA: Climate Change My Mind

Can we collectively confess that we are each only politically informed on the subject of climate change? I know I can’t name scary statistics or...

Robert L. Maronic: Hang Tanner Lynn Horner IF He Is Guilty of Athena Strand’s Murder

I do not believe in capital punishment unless there is unequivocal 100% proof of guilt. Being 99.99% certain is simply not good enough because it can...

DEVOTIONAL: One Solitary Life

For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name...

SCOTT DREYER: Congress Aims To Send Us And Our Posterity A Christmas Gift: Slavery

Happy Winter Solstice! Today is the shortest day of the year, and thus also the first official day of winter. For those with Seasonal...

MELINDA MYERS: Ring in the New Year with Traditions, Fruits, and Vegetables

Start your New Year with a bit of luck and nutritious eating. Try a few of these food-related traditions and then plan on growing...

SERWAN ZANGANA: Democrats Have Nothing on Iraqi Politicians

I was browsing online and searching for news articles recently when I came across a remark by President Biden, which he made on November...