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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 years ago on the Fourth of July. I wasn’t asking how proud or embarrassed...

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...

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...

SERWAN ZANGANA: Communism – The Immature Baby of Liberalism – Will Never Grow Up

Anxiously, I left the country that I was born in and grew up many years ago. At the beginning of my resettlement in America,...

DEVOTIONAL: The Beauty Of Silence

Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs,...

SCOTT DREYER: January 6 Is Epiphany

In our culture we spend months gearing up for Christmas...think of the Christmas wares that start appearing in stores in August or so. Then,...

SCOTT DREYER: Democracy Is Messy, But It Beats Dictatorship

Many forms of Government have been tried, and will be tried in this world of sin and woe. No one pretends that democracy is...

DEVOTIONAL: Want To Avoid Extremes? Practice Temperance

Be careful to curb your appetite and catch yourself before you fall into the trap of wanting all you see. --Proverbs 23:2 (TPT) “Eat not...

MELINDA MYERS: New Winning Flower and Vegetable Varieties 

It’s never too early to start planning new additions to this year’s gardens and containers. Start compiling your list now so you are ready...