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BECKY MAUPIN: The After Bedtime Search

Picture this: You manage to get everyone fed and the dinner aftermath cleaned up. Then starts the bedtime rodeo that includes 4 meltdowns, 3 sips of water, 2 more...

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...

FRED FIRST: Homeward Bound

It would happen: the trip back to Floyd. And then it wouldn’t. And then it...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) Needs To Be Censured

Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA), who appears to be a self-important crackpot, tried hysterically (without officially...

SCOT BELLAVIA: A Few Observations

Have you watched a movie where all the action happens in the dialogue? Isn’t that like how our worldview develops? Events concretely occur, even...

MELIINDA MYERS: Tomato Troubles

Extreme heat, drought, torrential rains, and hungry critters may be wreaking havoc on your garden. After weeding, watering, and waiting you may be finding...

SERWAN ZANGANA: U.S Women National Team Shows Contempt for America

Do the US Women National team players think that refusing to sing the national anthem at the World Cup is an act of bravery,...

DEVOTIONAL: One Sign You’re On The Right Path…

But when Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabs, the Ammonites and the people of Ashdod heard that the repairs to Jerusalem’s walls had gone ahead and...

MIKE KEELER: Aww, C’mon Y’all . . .

At a humble sandwich counter at a fishing pier in coastal Carolina, the following conversation takes place: “Can I help you?” “Yes, two BLT’s please.” “Bread?” “Both on...

MELINDA MYERS: Preventing and Managing Powdery Mildew in The Garden

Don’t panic when you find a powdery white substance covering the leaves of some of your flowers, vegetables, and shrubs. This is a good...