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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...

ALISHA NELSON: Cleaning the Way GRANDMA Did

I am married to a man named Butch - country boy, Army vet, cowboy, carpenter, builder, mechanic, Jack-of-all-trades, and surprisingly, a bit of a...

ALISHA NELSON: Treasures Along the Way

There is a walk I sometimes take here on our mountain that requires a steep ascent at the end (hence, the reason it is...

SCOT BELLAVIA: If I Were You

“Wow! You made that door look easy!” I cringed as I heard my boss say this to the ADA Coordinator who uses a wheelchair when...

SCOTT DREYER: Senator Edward Pro Choice on One Issue Only

“There are some ideas so absurd that only an intellectual could believe them.” ? George Orwell, author of Animal Farm and 1984 In 2001 I took...

THE QUINN ONE MINUTE COLUMN: Interactive Television

Today’s message is not a fable…it is a true story.      In 2021, we know how to interact with a screen. We can order products, pay...

ALISHA NELSON: Respect the Snow! 

The only time I ever had any experience with snow growing up in Houston, Texas were the few weird winters that we had light...