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BOB BROWN: “Portraits of the Human Person”

On the night of June 21, 2025, President Donald Trump said all seven B2 Bombers had safely returned from an unprecedented successful attack on Iran’s fortresses of nuclear weapon...

BECKY MAUPIN: The After Bedtime Search

Picture this: You manage to get everyone fed and the dinner aftermath cleaned up. Then...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Israel’s Second Sum Of All Fears

I first heard about a dirty bomb in early September 1993 when an IBM coworker,...

BOB BROWN: What Happened to Happiness?

We can quibble about the origin, even the definition or meaning of “happiness,” but I’m...

FRED FIRST: Homeward Bound

It would happen: the trip back to Floyd. And then it wouldn’t. And then it...

The Hazards of Spring Gardening

by Nick Thomas You have to wonder what God was thinking when He created poison ivy. Was He having a rough day, or was...

Wild Bill’s Weekly Sports Roundup

by Bill Turner High school baseball and softball district play is in full swing this week with numerous teams looking to advance to next...

“What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have never been discovered.” – Emerson

byMike Keeler  It's time we admit it: we cannot kill the Lion's Tooth. Every spring we carpet-bomb it with pendimethaline (the toxic ingredient in...

Why Are You Standing There Looking At The Sky? by Joe Lehman

When Jesus was being taken into heaven, it appeared to his disciples to be over.  He was no longer going to be physically...

Student Loan Program in Need of Major Overhaul

by Dick Baynton Funding of the education loan landscape changed in March of 2010 when President Obama signed the bill that overhauled the ‘Student...

Recipe of the Week: Strawberry Spinach Salad

by Leigh Sackett It is strawberry season and my son Anthony is so excited. He loves strawberries.  I rarely serve up strawberries in creative...