back to top

Columnists

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...

A Father’s Diary: Understanding My Son

by Lucky Garvin Cailan didn't want to go to school.  I knew it the moment I roused him from sleep the other morning and...

Keeping Time Our Servant

by Mary Jo Shannon As we begin a new year, my fascination with the concept of time is reawakened. Many years ago I had...

Predicting the Future

by Hayden Hollingsworth How does one do that?  With unlimited hubris . . . that’s the answer.  Some years ago, I heard a well-known...

Let Us Now Praise Our National Bird

by Mike Keeler You're probably thinking it's the Bald Eagle. He's been on our stuff forever. In 1782, Congress approved a design for a Great...

Recipe of the Week: Pork Wraps with Tomatillo Salsa

by Leigh Sackett Time to start the New Year on the right foot with healthy eating! The first step is to know your weakness....

The Real Reason for The Work By Ed Dunnington

"Well, that movie ruined the story!  It was nothing like the book." Perhaps you have spoken those words or have heard them from...