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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...

On Memory, Wisdom and Tatoos (Or My How Things Change)

Several weeks ago, Jordan, a friend of my son Michael, added a photo to his Facebook page. The photo showed Jordan's girlfriend, Lauren, with...

Losing Your Mind?

I recently saw a bumper sticker that read, “Of All the Things I Have Lost, I Miss my Mind the Most.”  After the brief...

The Predictable Onslaught of Obamacare

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was to be the crowning achievement of President Obama when he signed it into law March 23,...

Rid Me of Myself

... I belong to You. I sang these lyrics to a song in church yesterday where I happily dragged myself after being up for over...

Are We Straining to Remember What’s At The Heart of July 4th?

The 4th of July is a national holiday that is mostly a celebration of summer in full swing. This is a day when U.S....

Is There Anything to Celebrate on the Fourth?

The cloudy day set the mood for the Fourth of July barbeque. It was a family get-together but there was not much family to...