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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...

Things Happen . . .

You remember the tag line from the old movie “Jaws?”  Just when you thought it was safe to go in the water ....

Recipe of the Week: Summer Squash Casserole

Maybe those of us who love summer love it most of all for these reasons - the sights, the sounds, the smells, are...

Presenting Some Seriously Slippery Summer Syllogistics

Children are more pliable, more flexible, more resilient and more durable than adults.  It's official.  Not because the AMA says so.  It wasn't...

A Little Frustration Never Hurt Anybody

Should I do what I can to make my child happy?  It seems like a simple question and it is one that I...

Almost a Game Show Gazillionaire

Show of hands, how many of you would like to earn ,000 for one day of work?  Those of you who failed to...

A Natural Resource: Our Quiet Audiosphere

The matter comes not uncommonly into conversations: how might we sustain, in our corner of southwest Virginia, those  amenities and virtues that make...