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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...

DEVOTIONAL: Jesus’ 7 Sayings From The Cross (4)

From noon until three in the afternoon darkness came over all the land.  About three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli,...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: America’s Endless Wars for Endless Peace Continue in Ukraine

The United States may be approaching in the near future a hot war or direct conflict with Russia, which could possibly escalate into a...

SCOTT DREYER: Are Dems Making Trump A Martyr?

Never having claimed to be a legal expert, I share these observations as a social studies teacher and concerned American. Last week President Trump was...

DEVOTIONAL: Jesus’ 7 Sayings From The Cross (3)

When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to her, “Woman, here is your son,” and to the disciple, “Here is...

SCOTT DREYER: No April Fools’ Prank–Pres. Biden Made Sick Jokes After Transgender Killed 6 In TN School Shooting

The violence in our culture is mind-numbing and shows what happens when a people turn their backs on God, order, and any sense of...

SERWAN ZANGANA: Del. Rasoul Betrays Faith Values And Roanoke Parents

By opposing the parental rights bill that was recently shot down in the General Assembly and calling it “nonsensical,”  Delegate Salam “Sam” Rasoul (D)...