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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...

SCOTT DREYER: The Governor’s TOP Priority – Legalizing Pot

Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, which you have from God, and that...

MIKE KEELER: Super Bowl Has Nothing on Fifth Division British Soccer Leaguers

And so we come to it. The big weekend. America's sports crescendo. This year, the Super Bowl will be played in a stadium featuring...

ALISHA NELSON: Fried Chicken Justice

On Friday nights, my husband Butch will often stop on his way home at the little store at the bottom of our mountain and...

VA Department of Education Releases New Proposals Changing How School Systems / Personnel Handle Gender Issues

Did you know that the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) has released proposals changing how school systems and personnel handle issues of gender? The...

ALISHA NELSON: We Miss You

After my husband and I had been married for about 2 years, I bought, on the spur of the moment, a fat, cuddly, gorgeous...

SCOTT DREYER: Democracy Is Not A Spectator Sport

My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. -- Hosea 4:6a A wise millennial friend of mine recently said, “When God gives you a vision...