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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....

Parenting On Bad Information

by Keith McCurdy Doing a quick Google search it is easy to find some confusing information.  Mental health services have evolved and ballooned since...

The Passing of Three Bobs

by Hayden Hollingsworth Everyone feels sadness, a sense of loss when friends have terminal illnesses.  It seems to be occurring with increasing frequency which,...

How Can God Have No Beginning And No End? by Carey Kinsolving

"He's just really old," says Anna, age 11. Well, the prophet Daniel referred to God as the ancient of days, but you won't find...

More From The ER Diary…

by Lucky Garvin You’ll call me delusional, but, trust me, these are true stories. . . . She had a one half inch laceration to her...

It’s Reunion Time Again!

by Mary Jo Shannon Last Friday I attended the Grafton Society luncheon for Mary Baldwin graduates who earned their degrees at least 50 years...

Recipe of the Week: Summer Campfire Desserts

by Leigh Sackett It is almost here! Summer fun is almost upon us! The camping gear can come out of storage! S’mores are wonderful and...