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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...

DEVOTIONAL: Anna

There was also present, Anna, (...) who was a prophetess. -Luke 2:36 (Phillips) As we read the Christmas story, we see many familiar characters: the...

MIKE KEELER: A Very Spicy Tale

We’re almost to the dead of winter. It’s time for a spicy tale. It starts one day long ago, on an island off the coast...

SCOTT DREYER: Ex-Kroger Shoppers Sound Off

As time goes on, have you noticed how politics seems to be affecting and infecting more and more of our lives? It used to...

SCOTT DREYER: LOL–Rich, White Male Kroger CEO Preaches “Diversity”

When I teach my history and language classes, many students, both here in the US and overseas, are surprised to learn how many words...

MELINDA MYERS: Invite Songbirds to Your Winter Garden

Winter has many birds searching for food. Lend a helping hand by starting, continuing, or expanding your bird-feeding efforts. If you are not able to...

SCOT BELLAVIA: “Open Mindedness” – How to Draw The Line

Last month, I wrote the inner monologue of a denier of Critical Race Theory considering the position of a proponent of CRT. I hoped...