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BOB BROWN: What Happened to Happiness?

We can quibble about the origin, even the definition or meaning of “happiness,” but I’m not going there. I am simply wondering why we have lost the knack of...

FRED FIRST: Homeward Bound

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

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) Needs To Be Censured

Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA), who appears to be a self-important crackpot, tried hysterically (without officially...

LUCKY GARVIN: Tommy

I watched a little boy say, `Goodbye' the other day. The `little boy', Tommy, is...

BOB BROWN: A Rose

William Shakespeare (1564-1616) wrote many memorable lines including, “A rose by any other name would...

RANDY HUFF: Hurricane Agnes Visits Tinker Creek

Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, Annie Dillard's Pulitzer-Prize winning book published 50 years ago this year, draws you in. You should read it. And so...

SCOTT DREYER: J13 Coverage Reveals Twitter/X vs. Facebook Contrast

At 6:11 on Saturday, July 13, a bullet hit President Trump in the ear, only missing his brain by some 2 cm. Tragically, retired...

MORGAN GRIFFITH: Pro Forma Sessions of Congress

At the end of July, I presided over a pro forma session of Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives. When a pro forma session...

MIKE KEELER: The Ducks Sew Some HugelKulture

I learned a new word today. But first, about my big brother Harper, for those of you who don’t already know. For the past couple...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: If I Were A Terrorist, (But I Am Not)

FBI director, Christopher A. Wray, told Congress on April 11, "Looking back over my career in law enforcement, I’d be hard pressed to think...

SERWAN ZANGANA: Sometimes People Cast Their Votes Based on One Agenda

When Congressman Bob Good, (R. 5th Dist, VA) voted against the $95 billion spending bill for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan in April, it cost...