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JOHNNY ROBINSON: The Changing of the Tires

The car I drive now doesn’t even have a spare tire. Can you believe that? I was suitably enamored with the vehicle to buy it anyway, though. I guess...

FRED FIRST: Facing Forward. Facing Back.

Maybe it’s okay that I can’t go back twenty Januarys past, or ten as a...

BOB BROWN: “A Very Heavy Heart For The State of The World”

A neighbor sent the following email to all who reside in this part of Albemarle...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Hands Off Denmark!

President Trump has repeatedly called for the annexation of Greenland since 2019, recently appointing former...

BOB BROWN: FITNESS AND DEMENTIA

We focus today on the role of fitness in the prevention and management of dementia....

MELINDA MYERS: Plant and Protect Trees in Honor of Arbor Day

Celebrate National Arbor Day, the last Friday in April, by planting new trees and caring for established ones in your landscape and community. This...

SCOTT DREYER: What Kinds Of Media Do You Consume? Or Produce?

I longer I live, the more aware I become of the power of our thoughts. Just as our physical health depends largely on the diet...

SCOT BELLAVIA: Who’s Allowed to Contradict Lia Thomas?

“Like one who grabs a stray dog by the ears is someone who rushes into a quarrel not their own.”      -Proverbs 26:17 “Stay...

SCOTT DREYER: “Just Because It’s Online…”

Since becoming a teacher in 1987, I've tried to maintain my credibility by being honest with my students and "telling it like it is."...

SCOTT DREYER: “Atomic Habits” Mastermind Starts Tomorrow

Can you figure out who the poem "Who Am I?" is talking about? I am your constant companion. I am your greatest helper or your heaviest...

DEVOTIONAL: Arise and Work

Of the gold, silver, bronze, and iron there is no limit. Arise and work, and may the LORD be with you.  -- I Chronicles...