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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...

MELINDA MYERS: Get a Jump Start on Managing Plant Pests This Winter

Just like us, insects spend their winters in different locations. Unlike us, they spend their winters in different stages of development. Some may overwinter...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Keep Virginia’s Robert E. Lee License Plate

January 19 was the 217th anniversary of the birth of Robert E. Lee in Stratford, Virginia. January 15 was also the 95th anniversary of...

FRED FIRST: Many Hope To Age in Place . . .

But Maybe Not the Place You Thought The phrase "Age-in-Place" is kind of the Holy Grail of late-in-life housing ambitions for many of our local...

DEVOTIONAL: Who Was That Hitchhiker?

Are not all angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?  --Hebrews 1:14 (NIV) At 89, Chuck Swindoll is in his seventh...

SERWAN ZANGANA: Our Relationship With God And Belief In His Power Can Bring True Satisfaction

I often hear that life has become more complicated and difficult. And I often hear complaints about the outrageous and increasingly unaffordable prices of...

SERWAN ZANGANA: There Has Been No Peace Under Biden – May God Bless America in 2024

Now that 2023 is over, Americans and many people across the world will always remember the wounds that were left in their souls. The...