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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...

Walking With Friends – Through Chemo and Beyond

It’s 6:00 AM, pitch dark and cold. I’m in front of my house stretching my stiff limbs. The random clothes I’ve slipped on are...

JOHNNY ROBINSON: Walking With Friends – Through Chemo and Beyond

It’s 6:00 AM, pitch dark and cold. I’m in front of my house stretching my stiff limbs. The random clothes I’ve slipped on are...

DEVOTIONAL: Have An Attitude Of Gratitude (2)

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good. His love endures forever.  --Psalm 136:1 Are phrases like "count your blessings" just pie-in-the-sky mumbo-jumbo, or can an "attitude...

SCOTT DREYER: See The 50 Big Corporations Opposing Your Free Speech Rights

Let us tenderly and kindly cherish, therefore, the means of knowledge. Let us dare to read, think, speak, and write.  --John Adams Anyone paying attention...

DEVOTIONAL: Have An Attitude Of Gratitude (1)

Don’t worry about anything, but in everything, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses...

Growing Easy-Care Aloe Vera, Nature’s Burn Ointment

Grow your own burn ointment by adding Aloe vera to your indoor plant collection. This succulent has been used for centuries to treat superficial burns, cuts, sunburns,...