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BOB BROWN: “Portraits of the Human Person”

On the night of June 21, 2025, President Donald Trump said all seven B2 Bombers had safely returned from an unprecedented successful attack on Iran’s fortresses of nuclear weapon...

BECKY MAUPIN: The After Bedtime Search

Picture this: You manage to get everyone fed and the dinner aftermath cleaned up. Then...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Israel’s Second Sum Of All Fears

I first heard about a dirty bomb in early September 1993 when an IBM coworker,...

BOB BROWN: What Happened to Happiness?

We can quibble about the origin, even the definition or meaning of “happiness,” but I’m...

FRED FIRST: Homeward Bound

It would happen: the trip back to Floyd. And then it wouldn’t. And then it...

3 Diet Tips To Reverse Your Sleep Problems

It’s estimated that 50-70 million U.S. adults have some type of sleeping disorder. And what you eat or don’t eat may impact how you...

DICK BAYNTON: The Adversity of Diversity

According to the Census Bureau’s Current Population Survey (CPS) published in March 2018, there are 45.6 million immigrants, legal and illegal, living in the...

MIKE KEELER: Groundhog Day and Then Some

I know, I know, I KNOW! You're getting that funny feeling again. Like you've been here before. Like you woke up and read this stupid...

LUCKY GARVIN: Dogs Know The Most Important Thing

Mary and her husband Jim had a dog named 'Lucky.' Lucky was a real character. Whenever Mary and Jim had company come for...

DICK BAYNTON: The Problem of Power

Presidents, Governors, Prime Ministers and legislators accumulate power by (usually) winning elections to perform services for fellow citizens. Becoming one of the above-mentioned leaders...

JOHNNY ROBINSON: More Than Just Walking to School

Today there's a train blocking my path. I’ve been moving lightly on foot along the worn trail, two text books and two spiral notebooks tucked...