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ANDY PITZER: Silent Barter

Take a look at your salt shaker the next time you sit down at the dinner table. Or the canister of Morton’s Salt in your cupboard. Now take a gander...

FRED FIRST: Spaces: Inner, Outer & Other

I exist even still in a “liminal space” (which could be a whole other post—with...

ANDY PITZER: Paraphrasing GPT

When I come to think about it, probably the one thing I’m most proud of...

BOB BROWN: IF YOU LOVE YOUR BRAIN, TAKE CARE 0F IT, PART THREE

This is A Brief Educational Summary of Neuroscience 101, Part THREE, our final section. These...

SERWAN ZANGANA: It’s time for positive change in Roanoke City, vote James Creasy for Sheriff

An enthusiastic and experienced law enforcement officer, a veteran deputy, is eager to bring changes...

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...

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...

DEVOTIONAL: The Road of Life