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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...

MELINDA MYERS: Grow an Earlier and More Abundant Tomato Harvest

Be the first in your neighborhood to enjoy a garden-ripe tomato. Then continue harvesting an abundance of flavorful tomatoes throughout the growing season. A...

SCOT BELLAVIA: On The Things I Was to Understand When I’m Older

I’m older now, and I understand some things more than I did. Other things I understand less than I did. Perhaps the interest in...

SCOTT DREYER: Deep South Freeze Offers Important Lessons

A lie believed as truth will affect your life as if it were true. - Pastor and Author Craig Groeschel We’ve surely all seen images...

STUART REVERCOMB: A Little Disney Never Hurt Anyone – Or Has It?

Hot off the press: "Disney Slaps ‘Offensive Content’ Label On The Muppet Show." Disney has decided that 'The Muppet Show' — featuring Kermit the Frog,...

ALISHA NELSON: Fancy the Terrorist Rooster

We had chickens on the ole mountaintop here in Montana for three years. They lived in our 100 year old log miner's cabin with...

LUCKY GARVIN: THE BREAK-IN  [from years ago]

Darlin’ wife Sabrina is under the delusion that our pet Doberman Onyx is a guard-dog. Onyx distinguishes herself in this regard by fainting at...