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BOB BROWN: Lost and Found

All of us encounter loss. The meaning we attribute to loss influences our response to it. Our losses accumulate. They range from minor to unimaginable. Last week, two sets of...

FRED FIRST: Where You’re From

In the very early years of writing, I was exposed to a poem called “Where...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: I No Longer Watch Baltimore Orioles’ Baseball Games

I no longer watch Baltimore Orioles’ baseball games. I now only watch innings, and if I...

ANDY PITZER: “Look Mom! No iPhone!”

A very interesting visually recorded interview showed up on my feed the other night. In...

FRED FIRST: There And Back Again

RECAP: I would be able to visit southwest Virginia again–home for almost 40 years, and...

DICK BAYNTON: The Ongoing Legacy of The Russian Ruse

Most of us know the Mueller investigation has proclaimed that 13 Russian nationals and three Russian companies are guilty of manipulating presidential voting in...

MIKE KEELER: Both Sin and Salvation Have Their Standards

Every deck of cards is pretty much the same. Same number of cards, same suits, same face cards and number cards. But it wasn't always that...

JOHNNY ROBINSON: On Being a Library Nerd

She couldn't help it really. She just had to pass it on to me. It was in her blood and so sure enough it’s...

DICK BAYNTON: Profusion of Confusion

Wednesday, February 14th, 2018 was Valentine’s Day and to many Christians, Ash Wednesday. Christians consider the day a tribute to peace and the first...

DICK BAYNTON: Today’s Smart and Not So Smart Money

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) fell 11175.21 points on Monday, February 5th, 2018, one of the most precipitous drops of all time. This...

JOY SYLVESTER-JOHNSON: Just Another Fish Tale

My five year old granddaughter, Annalee, has a new pet—a fish. Fish, as the sitcom sage Archie Bunker once reminded us, are the perfect pets...