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BOB BROWN: “Portraits of the Human Person”

On the night of June 21, 2025, President Donald Trump said all seven B2 Bombers had safely returned from an unprecedented successful attack on Iran’s fortresses of nuclear weapon...

BECKY MAUPIN: The After Bedtime Search

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

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Israel’s Second Sum Of All Fears

I first heard about a dirty bomb in early September 1993 when an IBM coworker,...

BOB BROWN: What Happened to Happiness?

We can quibble about the origin, even the definition or meaning of “happiness,” but I’m...

FRED FIRST: Homeward Bound

It would happen: the trip back to Floyd. And then it wouldn’t. And then it...

Lucky Is as Lucky Does

I am frequently asked how I came to be nick-named "Lucky." It all began on the fashionable Lower East Side, when my Mom, an original...

Curious Coincidences

Have you ever felt like the heavens have conspired against you?  I have, and I’m not too happy about it.  Let me provide you...

Recipe of the Week: Camp-Style BBQ Garlic Shrimp

As the snow melts my excitement grows  . . . What a wonderful thing to see – those first signs of Spring.  A few...

Why Did God Create Babies? Kids Talk About God – By Carey Kinsolving

"God created babies to entertain people," says Jacob, age unknown. "They entertain by looking cute and talking baby talk. For some reason, people...

The Slippery Slope of Winter ~ Part 1

There was just me and the cat that year, living alone in a cabin on Walnut Knob. Only two of the dozen homes beyond...

Carpe Diem

I recently came across those familiar words, “For everything there is a season.”  Many know it is from the Bible, some know it is...