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JOHNNY ROBINSON: The Changing of the Tires

The car I drive now doesn’t even have a spare tire. Can you believe that? I was suitably enamored with the vehicle to buy it anyway, though. I guess...

FRED FIRST: Facing Forward. Facing Back.

Maybe it’s okay that I can’t go back twenty Januarys past, or ten as a...

BOB BROWN: “A Very Heavy Heart For The State of The World”

A neighbor sent the following email to all who reside in this part of Albemarle...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Hands Off Denmark!

President Trump has repeatedly called for the annexation of Greenland since 2019, recently appointing former...

BOB BROWN: FITNESS AND DEMENTIA

We focus today on the role of fitness in the prevention and management of dementia....

Bernard, 4 Levels of Love by George C. Anderson

I found the greatest love of all Inside of me. The greatest love of all Is easy to achieve. Learning to love yourself. It is the greatest love...

“Who’s Jack Anyway?”

Who’s “Jack” in the name of that wonderful spring wildflower throughout our region called Jack-in-the-pulpit? Jack-in-the-pulpit has long fascinated naturalists, herbalists, botanists, and even...

Robin’s Eggs and Graduation

For weeks I have been watching a mamma Robin diligently tend her nest in the climbing rose bush outside my back door.  While...

Recipe of the Week: Grilled Salmon with Roasted Corn Relish

As I gazed upon my son’s desk today I smiled, the truth stood before me – his desk tells the story of who...

Can America Survive—History Says Yes

One of the oddities of history seems to be that each generation thinks current political events are new under the sun; nothing like...

Writing the Weekly Column Not for the Faint of Heart

Writing a newspaper column can be somewhat of a challenge.  The process begins with an idea and hopefully ends with a written product...