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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...

Can’t A Guy Just Celebrate His Birthday?

byMike Keeler George Washington was born on February 11, 1731. At least, that was the date on the Julian calendar then in use in...

Making Big Assumptions by Stuart Revercomb

by Stuart Revercomb Our scripture from Mark 1:40-45 tells us that moved with pity, Jesus healed a leper and then sternly warned him, "See...

Beautiful Scenery, Love and Laughter In the Valley of the Rio Cauca

by John Robinson Ruben coaxes the veteran 4WD Mitsubishi van over the dirt and rock which has inundated this section of roadway; the vehicle...

Are Doctors Honest?

by Hayden Hollingsworth Last summer I wrote a column about the importance of accurate communication when a family member or loved one is ill. ...

Laughter – A Dose Of Good Medicine

by Mary Jo Shannon Some time ago I wrote a column about the practical joke gene that is apparently dominant in all Shannon males....

Owls, Turtles and Groundhogs Galore

by Lucky Garvin Sometimes wildlife rehabilitation can put you into some amusing situations. Sabrina got a phone call. It seems a Great-horned owl was down...