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BOB BROWN: “Portraits of the Human Person”

On the night of June 21, 2025, President Donald Trump said all seven B2 Bombers had safely returned from an unprecedented successful attack on Iran’s fortresses of nuclear weapon...

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...

FRED FIRST: Homeward Bound

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

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...

FRED FIRST: July Is My Least Favorite Month

My particular misery does not love company. I’m sorry to learn I am not the only one who grows sullen, irritable and negative when the...

SCOTT DREYER: Biden/Harris “Respect Women’s Choices?” Not With Choosing Lightbulbs!

A common theme we hear from President Biden, Vice President Harris, and others is "Democrats respect women and their choices." It's an attempt to...

MIKE KEELER: An Imperial Summer

As we move from July into August, all thoughts turn to beaches, barbeque, beer… and the Roman Empire. Here’s why. In ancient Rome, the year...

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is No Different Than American liberals

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s liberal policy and gender ideology teaching to school children exacerbated Canadian Muslim parents and resulted in protests and outrage....

DEVOTIONAL: L.O.V.E.

Do everything in love.  --I Corinthians 16:14 (NIV) The word "love" is often bandied about, but what does it mean? When some children were asked...