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SCOT BELLAVIA: Am I Proud to Be an American?

How proud are you to be an American? I posted that question on Facebook a few years ago on the Fourth of July. I wasn’t asking how proud or embarrassed...

BOB BROWN: “Portraits of the Human Person”

On the night of June 21, 2025, President Donald Trump said all seven B2 Bombers...

BECKY MAUPIN: The After Bedtime Search

Picture this: You manage to get everyone fed and the dinner aftermath cleaned up. Then...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Israel’s Second Sum Of All Fears

I first heard about a dirty bomb in early September 1993 when an IBM coworker,...

BOB BROWN: What Happened to Happiness?

We can quibble about the origin, even the definition or meaning of “happiness,” but I’m...

SCOT BELLAVIA: Half-Staff Overkill?

One of the daily patrons at my job is a Vietnam veteran. He’ll ask why the flag is at half-staff whenever it is. I...

SCOTT DREYER: Happy 70th Anniversary, Ken and Jane Dreyer!

Ken and Jane Dreyer of Hardy celebrate their 70th anniversary of Christian marriage on June 3. They were wed on 6/3/1951 because Ken’s draft...

MIKE KEELER: Cicada Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction

Sometimes the best part of a news story is buried right near the end. Take, for example, the tale of the 17-year cicadas returning to...

SCOTT DREYER: 7-7: Lessons from Cambodia (III)

Quick! Where is Cambodia?  It lies in Southeast Asia, between Vietnam, Thailand, and Laos. In area, it is slightly smaller than Oklahoma.  For most folks living...

SCOTT DREYER: Lessons From Cambodia (II)

Recently a young couple spoke at church about their call to be Christian missionaries to the Southeast Asian country of Cambodia. (During the mere...

SCOTT DREYER: Lessons from Cambodia (I)

And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not...