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DAWN CUSTALOW: THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD

For all who wait For all who hunger For all who’ve prayed For all who wonder Behold... Christmas is composed of a story. A true and eternal story. Of true “Joy to the...

SCOTT DREYER: Christmas Through the Eyes of a Child

As adults, it is important to think of what messages we are giving the children...

FRED FIRST: Birds of a Feather

We were invited to join some geologist-birder friends for an outing last week that would...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Mr. President, Just Shut The H*ll Up

Nick Reiner, 32, the cocaine addicted and schizophrenic son of famed Hollywood sitcom actor, prolific...

BOB BROWN: “A Multitude of the Heavenly Host”

For many years, the Hon. B. Waugh Crigler, a former federal magistrate, taught the Men’s...

If Only Life Had Warning Gates

Recently, I was at the home of a friend who has done a great deal of traveling in South Asia – specifically Nepal. ...

Mastering the Art of Truth Tell . . . Er, Stretching

From years ago: I was over at Sabrina's with son Cailan the other day. He and Chester, her same-aged son, were playing outside.  I...

Summer’s Flood of Green Not So Bad

Summer’s green can become tiresome, unless you take it one plant at a time. Some recent botanical discoveries have made the Green Tide...

A Soupçon of Poison in the Air

Poison ivy.  Its scientific name says it all: Toxicodendron radicans,” or “an easily-rooted poisonous tree,” as farmers and gardeners know all too well. ...

Lord, It is Good to Be

“Bless the Lord, O my soul! O Lord, my God, you are great indeed!" (Psalm 104) I’m writing this “corner” while at the...

ZOTZ Are in Town or is This the Twilight Zone?

I have a confession to make. I have occasionally been driving all the way out to Cracker Barrel in Troutville to feed a...