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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...

JOY SYLVESTER JOHNSON: Gratitude For Love and Life

This Morning . . . I spend a moment each morning considering my own death. I know each day, each breath, brings me closer to...

MIKE KEELER: We All Need a Few More Jolts of Hot Sauce

If the day's news has got you down, what you need is a jolt of hot sauce. But first, some history. In the 1860's, Edmund...

DICK BAYNTON: Virtue & Victims

What is emerging in politics is counterfeit virtue and real victims. Virtue is now an intellectual commodity that can be mauled and manipulated into...

LUCKY GARVIN: The Return of The Smidge-miester

I have withheld telling this story for about six months. The occasion of my reticence is I didn’t know if he would survive the...

DICK BAYNTON: Sanctuary Jurisdictions

In year 2000 there were 11 sanctuary jurisdictions in the U.S., by 2009 there were 40 sanctuaries, by 2016, there were 338 and in...

EXTENSION CONNECTION: Moving Forward in the Garden After the Storms

Even if you did not sustain direct storm damage in the garden, you have likely been unable to garden for a long time.  This...