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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 BELLAVIA: You Know What Happens When You Assume?

Some things in life shape our interpretation of it. There are fixed realities we can’t get around. We can have a worldview, a religious...

SCOTT DREYER: The Best Solution

Stop judging by outward appearance! Instead, judge correctly. - John 7:24 (GWT) Happy New Year! For many years when I taught an honors world cultures class...

MELINDA MYERS: Save Time and Increase Success by Creating a Garden Calendar

Ringing in the New Year is filled with resolutions that usually involve dieting and exercise.  Gardening is a great way to help accomplish those...

JEFF ELL: You’re Only Allowed One Truly Great Dog

There is an immutable law of the universe that not many people care to talk about. An incontrovertible principle that we all quietly accept,...

SCOTT DREYER: The World needs a STABLE influence

And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the...

MELINDA MYERS: Winter Care for Houseplants

Holidays are filled with new plants and decorations that often find our houseplants relegated to any out of the way available space. Be sure...