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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...

FRED FIRST: To Age Well, Start Young

"There is no cure for the common birthday . . . "   - John Glenn I remember it clearly. I was 12 when I first...

MELIINDA MYERS: Boost Your Mood With Fragrant Indoor Plants

There’s no need to visit a spa for a bit of soothing aromatherapy. Grow fragrant plants indoors to improve your mood and promote a...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: The Stench From The Bench Is Making Me Clench

The Colorado Supreme Court narrowly ruled (4-3) on December 19 to “disqualify” or bar former President Trump from the Republican presidential primary on March...

DEVOTIONAL: Don’t Be Afraid

Do not be afraid.  - Luke 1:13 (ESV) A group of ninth graders studying world religions was asked, "What do you think is the most...

RANDY HUFF: The Real Meaning of Scrooge

This season I've seen folks poke fun at predictable Christmas movie plot lines: man-returns-to-boyhood-home-in-December-to-find-his-high-school-sweetheart-still-elusive-but-they-fall-in-love-by-Christmas-Eve, or something like that. I thought of it when we...

MIKE KEELER: Oh Deer!!

Here in North America, we’re all familiar with white-tailed deer, and we can easily distinguish between a male and a female: the buck has...