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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...

LUCKY GARVIN: A Child’s Memory

Bouten Hassen is one of those little fixtures of my mind which refuses to be buried by the patient working of time. Such memories...

Dick Baynton: Poverty, Prosperity and PPP

According the World Bank and the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) there are 767 million children in the world that live in...

LUCKY GARVIN: Invisible Hinges

Years ago, a sign hung in our ER: “If there’s a job to do - and you can do it - it’s yours.” He leaves...

DICK BAYNTON: Results

All actions have results; the recent ‘mid-term’ election is no exception. The presidential election will occur in two years and some senators were not...

HAYDEN HOLLINGSWORTH: Can We Change?

Change is hard.  As the old saying goes, better the devil you know than the one you don’t.  That attitude is, however, a prescription...

DICK BAYNTON: Get Out and Vote

Tuesday, November 6th is the day we will vote to remove elected politicians that a majority feels are not doing a good job. We...