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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...

RANDY HUFF: Tinker Creek – What to Make of All This Life?

I've been writing this year about Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, the 1975 Pulitzer Prize Winner about life on a Creek in Roanoke. It's a tall...

BOB BROWN: “A Rose, By Any Other Name . . .”

Richard, a middle-aged unmarried scientist, devout, quiet if not shy, spoke on the phone to his girlfriend.  He called her every night. She said...

FRED FIRST: Mosey Goes Home And More . . .

Curating end-of-summer threads from the InterWebs Sorry to sucker you in, those few who read about and were concerned along with us, that Mosey the...

SERWAN ZANGANA: Can The Commonwealth Afford Medicaid for All VA Children?

Virginia’s revenue exceeded its forecast revenue by $1.2 billion for FY2024. This shows that Virginia is on the right track in managing the State....

ROBERT L. MARONIC: “Drill, Baby, Drill” Alone Will Not Work In 2029

One constant campaign slogan of former President Trump at all his nationwide rallies is "drill, baby, drill." Every time Trump repeats this slogan with great gusto, his...

SCOTT DREYER: RFK Jr.’s Anti-Establishment Barnburner

In history and life, sometimes huge watershed events mark a turning point. That includes some years like 1607, 1776, 1865, 1945, etc. We might...