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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 the Bus from Kumasi to Tamale

I make a play for a front seat, but too late. It's amazing how fast this bus is filling up - as in seconds...

The Chief End of Man

. . . is to glorify God and enjoy Him forever. Author, John Piper, modifies this tenet slightly yet powerfully: the chief end of man...

A Tale of Two States; Symbols of National Destiny?

Many parallels make the states of California and New York analogous. Both current governors are sons of governors. Jerry Brown of California was the...

1984 . . . Is It Finally Here?

In 1949 when George Orwell published his dystopian novel, 1984, it took on such a life of its own that a new word entered...

The Art of Porch Sitting

The pools have opened, hit movies are coming out every week, and ice cold drinks have never sounded so refreshing. Summer has arrived on...

Beware The Fawn!

This is the time of year when you might come close to stepping on a baby White-tailed Deer.  One morning I walked over to...