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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...

DICK BAYNTON: The Shame of Turpitude

Christine Blasey Ford, PhD, a California professor claims that Supreme Court Justice Candidate Kavanaugh attacked her sexually about 36 years ago at a party...

HAYDEN HOLLINGSWORTH: The Tale of Two Truths

Did anyone imagine we would ever face another dilemma like the Clarence Thomas hearings of 1991?  The taint of those accusations has hung over...

LUCKY GARVIN: Cailan’s Gift

Many, many years ago, son Cailan approached me, one hand behind his back. He was like a puppy with his food dish in sight,...

DICK BAYNTON: The Entitlement Society

For many years, we have heard appeals over TV and radio from attorney firms and other advisors revealing statistics that show if you owe...

JOHNNY ROBINSON: Easter Island – Into the Mystic

The huge waves roll in relentlessly. They rear up in anticipation of their violent meeting with the unyielding rock of the coast, spray blown...

DENNIS GARVIN: Forgive – The Impossible Verb

Online Merriam Webster dictionary definition #1 of ‘forgive’: to cease to feel resentment against (an offender). Let’s be honest: this is impossible, unless you are...