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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...

BOB BROWN: The DMV and The Real Me

On Wednesday, 7/10/24, I was 92. On Thursday, 7/11/24, I became 93. I felt and acted as I did the day before, but on...

MELINDA MYERS: Harvest and Enjoy Garden-Fresh Cucumbers

Low in calories and versatile, cucumbers can flavor beverages, perk up a salad, served as a snack, or made into pickles. This popular vegetable...

FRED FIRST: Moving Pictures And The High Cost of Letting Them Go

Tossing family photos is perhaps the most exhausting single task of this entire move, which is why I have put it off until near...

RANDY HUFF: What to Think, What to Do?

Tragedies on large scale arrest us, stop us in our tracks, help us cut to the chase, like a terminal diagnosis or an ultimatum...

DEVOTIONAL: Seek Peace And Prosperity For Your City

Seek the peace and prosperity of the city to which I have carried you (...) Jeremiah 29:7a (NIV) Many know the promise of Jeremiah 29:11,...

RANDY HUFF: Ode To A Four-Legged Gift

Somewhere in the mountains of Eastern Kentucky a puppy was born. No one knows where, except God, and I am sure He gave attention...