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ANDY PITZER: No Offseason

“It’s the time of the season.” This pertains to and will make the most sense for those whose locale has four separate seasons, those who do not have them and...

BOB BROWN: “I Remember World War II”

On December 7, 1941, my sister, Edith, eight years my senior, and I were in...

FRED FIRST: Go West At Last, Old Man

Decades of frugality have come abruptly to an end. I have made the choice to...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Bring Back The War Department

President Franklin D. Roosevelt gave a prescient and heartfelt speech in Chautauqua, New York, on...

FRED FIRST: Changing of the Guard

The theme for the Lenoir Words Writers Group this month is AUTUMN. And since I...

“You Can’t Go Home Again . . .” Or Can You?

by Lucky Garvin I paid a visit five days ago. From ages ten through seventeen, my home was in Stephentown, a little hamlet founded...

Paying Back the Debt . . . a Personal Priority

by Hayden Hollingsworth As President Obama unfurled his thoughts in the State of the Union message it was obvious there is much we need...

Meet Your Friendly Neighborhood Automotive Assassin

by Jon Kaufman Hi. My name is Jon and I am a killer of cars. Recently, when returning from Lynchburg, I became stranded when my...

Okay, It’s Time to Play “How Stupid Can Marketers Get?”

by Mike Keeler Let's say you work for a shoe store chain, and you want to tell people how great your shoes are.  Here's...

“Oh come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the LORD, our Maker!” Psalm 95:6 – By Rev. Dr....

One of the challenges on Sunday morning is determining the healthy line between holiness and false piety, between warmly welcoming the brethren and...

Music: Binding Our Lives Together

by Fred First A friend of mine is writing a book about people and places along the Crooked Road. On one of his interview...

ANDY PITZER: No Offseason