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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...

SCOT BELAVIA: WJWD is the New WWJD. WTH?

In the 1990s, WWJD bracelets were phat in Christian circles. Those four letters were woven in friendship-style and the bracelets came in all the...

SERWAN ZANGANA: Bitterness of U.S. / Saudis Relations Brings Pain to Region and Working Americans

   The U.S relationship with Saudi Arabia has been on a rocky path since Joe Biden became president. Despite his visit to Saudi Arabia...

MIKE KEELER: Getting Out (of) The Vote

We Americans hold these truths to be self evident: that government of the people, by the people, and for the people is the best...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: America Needs to Eliminate Internet Paywalls After 45 Days – Tax Search Engines / News Aggregators

October 13, 2022 Dear Congressman Cline: Could you please introduce a bill in the House of Representatives to require all U.S.-based internet publications such as The New...

DEVOTIONAL: Follow The Nudge

The LORD will guide you continually. -Isaiah 58:11 (NLT) Dennis was out in the countryside recently and on his way back home he felt a...

SCOTT DREYER: Faith & Blue Weekend October 8-10

In recent years the intersecting roles of faith, law enforcement, and community have been the subject of many intensive, heated, and sometimes even violent...