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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...

SCOT BELLAVIA: Climate Change My Mind

Can we collectively confess that we are each only politically informed on the subject of climate change? I know I can’t name scary statistics or...

Robert L. Maronic: Hang Tanner Lynn Horner IF He Is Guilty of Athena Strand’s Murder

I do not believe in capital punishment unless there is unequivocal 100% proof of guilt. Being 99.99% certain is simply not good enough because it can...

DEVOTIONAL: One Solitary Life

For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name...

SCOTT DREYER: Congress Aims To Send Us And Our Posterity A Christmas Gift: Slavery

Happy Winter Solstice! Today is the shortest day of the year, and thus also the first official day of winter. For those with Seasonal...

MELINDA MYERS: Ring in the New Year with Traditions, Fruits, and Vegetables

Start your New Year with a bit of luck and nutritious eating. Try a few of these food-related traditions and then plan on growing...

SERWAN ZANGANA: Democrats Have Nothing on Iraqi Politicians

I was browsing online and searching for news articles recently when I came across a remark by President Biden, which he made on November...