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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...

SCOTT DREYER: If You Think Prices Are High Now, Wait Till Our Debt Hits $46 Trillion In 2028

The late satirical writer P. J. O'Rourke claimed, “If you think health care is expensive now, wait until you see what it costs when it's...

SERWAN ZANGANA: It’s Time To Stop Undercutting The U.S. In The Middle East

After the killings of three American soldiers during the attack by Iranian-backed militia on the U.S. base near the border of Jordan-Syria on January...

MELIINDA MYERS: Starting Plants From Seeds Indoors

Keep your green thumb in shape this winter while getting a jump on the growing season by starting your favorite or hard-to-find plants indoors....

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Biden’s Foolish and Ineffective Military Strategy Against Iran

How many times did Iran's proxies attack U.S. military bases in Iraq, Jordan and Syria before January 28? The unbelievable answer is 160. How many times did...

DEVOTIONAL: Will We Give The Next Generations Blessing Or Chaos?

After that generation died, another generation grew up who did not acknowledge the LORD or remember the mighty things he had done for Israel. ...

FRED FIRST: Go West, Old Man!

We decided this fall that our wonderful, comfortable, convenient and convivial existence here in Southwest Virginia in our 75th year could not be our...