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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 do I watch maybe two or three. I prefer to watch innings because frankly...

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...

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...

Make Plans To Be Healthy!

 "Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity." - World Health...

The Difference a Horse Makes

I have had so many amazing moments this year at Healing Strides of Virginia that is located just south of Roanoke on Naff...

Did God Design a Disposable, Ah Hem . . . Appendage?

On 12 February 2013, Charles Darwin’s 204th birthday anniversary, BBC science reporter Rebecca Morelle published a startling column entitled, “Sea slug’s ‘disposable penis’...

Term Limits Are Needed Across The Board

A reader named Jim suggested a topic that needs to be exposed to the sunlight. Today’s column is addressed to Jim and all...

Management By Objective

That was a phrase bandied about the business community decades ago. It came out of the work by Peter Drucker in his book...

Ask the Nature Lady – Planning a Wildlife Garden

This is a great time to make plans for a wildlife garden so you can enjoy seeing numerous kinds of critters! The idea is to...