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ANDY PITZER: “Look Mom! No iPhone!”

A very interesting visually recorded interview showed up on my feed the other night. In 1966, several British adolescents were interviewed about their vision of the future (circa year...

FRED FIRST: There And Back Again

RECAP: I would be able to visit southwest Virginia again–home for almost 40 years, and...

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...

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...

MELINDA MYERS: Grow Easy-Care Mandevillas for Season-Long Color

Bold color, tropical beauty, and easy-care mandevillas make excellent additions to patios, decks, and gardens. Train them onto a trellis, allow them to cascade...

SERWAN ZANGANA: They Want to Destroy The American Dream – Pray God Will Protect It

It was one day in late March 1991, in the City of Erbil in Kurdistan-Iraq, when I learned how easily leaders can betray people....

DEVOTIONAL: Borrowers vs. Givers

The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous give generously. -- Psalm 37:21 (NIV) Though often attributed to Benjamin Franklin, "Neither a borrower nor...

MIKE KEELER: The “Reno-Station” and Three Things Its Not . . .

The more things change, the more some things remain enigmatically the same. If you commute into New York, hopefully you don’t have to endure Penn...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: French President Emmanuel Macron Is Not To Be Trusted

Two weeks ago I read a disheartening article in The New York Times written by Roger Cohen about French President Emmanuel Macron’s state visit to Communist China...

SCOTT DREYER: Pres. Biden And LA Times Exposed As Hoaxes

We often associate "cheat sheets" with tests in school, but President Biden made headlines with one this week. The President of South Korea was...