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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...

MELIINDA MYERS: Unique Gifts for Your Valentine

Chocolates and roses are synonymous with Valentine’s Day. They are always a welcome gift but maybe this is the year you decide to give...

Randy Huff: Rumination on Our National Need

I still believe in freedom – personal and national. But we will lose this treasure if we fail to pay its price in personal...

SCOT BELLAVIA: Movie Theater PSA

Rules were not made to be broken; they were made because someone offended common etiquette. Recent events transpired during one viewer’s (this author’s) attendance...

SERWAN ZANGANA: Dems Block Sen. Bills 723 And 68 To Keep Blocking Women’s Sports

Russian writer Anton Chekhov was once asked what a "failed society" is. He answered: In failed societies, there are a thousand fools against every...

FRED FIRST: A Dozen Links from January

Might be, one or two of these more general-interests sources from my links folder will pique your curiosity. Obviously they got my attention, so...

DEVOTIONAL: Remember Those Who Are Mistreated

Continue to remember those in prison as if you were together with them in prison, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves...