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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...

Fine Art of Napping is Mostly Genetic

As time marches on, many people of my age (51) tend to revert to behavior first experienced in their childhood.  Although I have...

Ah, The Unholy Power of Pop Culture

According to the Social Security Administration, the top two baby names of 2009 were Jacob and Isabella.  And how traditional is that?  In...

Moving Beyond the Fortress by Tim Harvey

The common complaint about the news media is that the news is always bad.  Oil is gushing into the Gulf of Mexico.  A...

Just a Taste of Ticino

South of the great Alpine passes in eastern Switzerland the feel is decidedly Italian. Emerging from the Gotthard tunnel, which lies under the...

Natural Resource Preservation Plea: Preserve Our Dark Night Skies

A favorite phrase reminds me that “in wonder is the beginning of wisdom.” And I would suggest that, in the darkness of the...

Can You Put A Price Tag On Your Heritage?

Take, for example, the case of the Old Barracks.  The Colony of New Jersey built five military barracks in 1758; the one in...