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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...

20 Questions for the Church

I’m glad God called me to be a pastor.  I love the church because it is God’s chosen instrument to advance God’s kingdom...

Breathing With the Trees: Good Health is a Walk in the Woods

by Fred First We hardly need more reasons—as children or adults—to put technology, crowds, and hurry behind us and go more often to the...

What is “Quality Entertainment?”

by Keith McCurdy Just recently on New Year’s Eve, while playing Pictionary and Catch Phrase with family, I remembered a quote that I had...

Why The County Library Stinks

by Lucky Garvin I don’t have much of a sense of smell, but when someone thought they smelled smoke, I really did try to help...

52 Wishes for the New Year

The beginning of a new year always seems to send me into a reflective and thoughtful state of mind.  As part of a...

Spicy Mahi Mahi and Mango Tacos

I have a confession to make. I turn 40 this year. Although I am small and in fairly good shape, I have really let...