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RANDY HUFF: What Could Have Been A Casual Complaint and Casual Accusation

We were walking through the terminal, weary from the flight. Without thought, I voiced the complaint of my ears: “That flight attendant was loud!” She was naturally so and needed...

DEVOTIONAL: Thanks, Mom!

Her children rise up and call her blessed  -- Prov. 31:28a (ESV) We celebrate Mother's Day...

MORGAN GRIFFITH: Is Government Research Safe?

It has been roughly four and a half years since the start of the COVID-19...

MIKE KEELER: May 1774: The Empire Strikes Back

On May 13, 1774, a large vessel sailed into Boston Harbor. It wasn't a whaler,...

FRED FIRST: To The End of The End of The Book

The uncertainty and never-ending unknowing may soon end. For the past year, there has been...

Stopping America’s Destruction Requires Your Participation

(Following is an excerpt from the speech I gave at the July 4th Tea Party protest in Roanoke.)For my column and my radio show,...

The Great Big Blessing of Garden Beans

Nothing signifies summer and gardening, for me, more than beans.  Perhaps it is because my earliest memories of gardening are in a large...

Bits and Pieces from Garvin Land

At Home . . . My Sabrina cares for birds and animals more than she cares for most humans. She routinely visits animal stores...

The Recipe of the Week from The Happy Chef: Island Fish Stew

The Happy Chef is on vacation this week but not so much so that she wasn't willing to phone in a great recipe she...

Taking One for the Team Came Easy for PH Player

Gary Wayne Fitzgerald, a senior second baseman for the Patrick Henry High School baseball team recently completed a record setting season.  While fellow infielder...

Lessons From The Apiary

I was 8 years old when the bees came. We picked them up at the post office. They were housed in a wooden and screen...