back to top

Columnists

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...

John Rosemond Coming To Town

If you have never heard of John Rosemond, something is wrong.  Known as one of America’s most popular speakers on parenting issues and...

Children’s Trust–Honoring Local Heroes

Hardly a day goes by that we don’t hear about our dwindling natural resources.  While that’s true, much less is written about the...

OK Aspiring Writers, This One’s Easy . . . Maybe Too Easy

Your assignment today is to write a story of only about 1500 words.  But there's a catch: all the words in your story...

Recipe of the Week from the Happy Chef: Simple Scalloped Potatoes

It is just SO TRUE that usually the simplest things are the best of things in life.  Most of us eventually find this...

Living As A People Saved And Free

Those of us who would read a column like this one have recently celebrated THE greatest event of our salvation (thus far, that...

What to Do with Those Leftover Easter Eggs

Dying Easter Eggs is great fun for kids, the result is beautiful but it becomes such an unbelievable mess if not completely controlled;...