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ANDY PITZER: “Look Mom! No iPhone!”

A very interesting visually recorded interview showed up on my feed the other night. In 1966, several British adolescents were interviewed about their vision of the future (circa year...

FRED FIRST: There And Back Again

RECAP: I would be able to visit southwest Virginia again–home for almost 40 years, and...

SCOT BELLAVIA: Am I Proud to Be an American?

How proud are you to be an American? I posted that question on Facebook a few...

BOB BROWN: “Portraits of the Human Person”

On the night of June 21, 2025, President Donald Trump said all seven B2 Bombers...

BECKY MAUPIN: The After Bedtime Search

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

Return to Your Local Roots

As a child, I vividly remember my mom handing me a few dollar bills and sending me off on my bike to get...

Directionless Dad Knew What Was Important

This is a bitter-sweet time of the year for me.  Spending Father's Day with son Will and my wife Janet is an annual...

Recipe of the Week: Grilled Surf-and-Turf with Spicy Garlic-Shallot Butter

Most father’s would agree you can’t easily beat this Father’s Day meal. And ladies your dad and husband will be real impressed with...

Fathers: Looking Back . . . Looking Forward

I remember the TV newsman, David Brinkley, once commented on the qualifications of a particular political candidate: “He says he’s a tax payer...

“And The Darkness Did Not Overcome It . . .”

John Will Creasy, a local artist missed by many, designed a specialized and symbolic cross for his church many years ago.  Overlapping the...

A Subterranean Invasion – Groundhogs!

As early as 1674 settlers in Virginia became acquainted with this burrowing rodent. Attempting to spell its Indian name, they joined two English...