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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...

Born On The Fourth of July

This year marks 247 years since the United States of America declared itself an independent nation, no longer under the rule of King George...

DEVOTIONAL: What Does The Bible Say About Pride?

The Lord resists the proud; but he gives grace to the humble.  --Proverbs 3:34 (BST) In the old days of pipe organs, a person was...

MELINDA MYERS: Dealing With Tree Surface Roots

Roots erupting through the soil surface that extend beyond the tree trunk are known as surface roots. This is a normal part of aging...

MIKE KEELER: Forget Necessity – The FATHER of Invention is Desperation.

Here's an example. In 1922, in the little German village of Deisenhofen, a retired railroad worker named Franz Xaver Kugler opened an inn and...

Lost Adults Lead to Atheist 10 Year Old Children and A Fallen Society

Not long ago my 10 year-old daughter attended a birthday party for one of her friends. I was flabbergasted when my daughter told me...

MELINDA MYERS: Plan and Plant A Hummingbird Garden

Whether you are making some late additions to your gardens or planning for the future include some hummingbird-favorite plants. Select plants and create combinations...