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BOB BROWN: Lost and Found

All of us encounter loss. The meaning we attribute to loss influences our response to it. Our losses accumulate. They range from minor to unimaginable. Last week, two sets of...

FRED FIRST: Where You’re From

In the very early years of writing, I was exposed to a poem called “Where...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: I No Longer Watch Baltimore Orioles’ Baseball Games

I no longer watch Baltimore Orioles’ baseball games. I now only watch innings, and if I...

ANDY PITZER: “Look Mom! No iPhone!”

A very interesting visually recorded interview showed up on my feed the other night. In...

FRED FIRST: There And Back Again

RECAP: I would be able to visit southwest Virginia again–home for almost 40 years, and...

SERWAN ZANGANA: Since Biden and Democrats Are Not Compassionate To America, Where Are The Republicans To Stop The Catastrophe?

Obviously, the majority in the House and Senate and President Joe Biden are ultimately supporting Israel. This has been an unchangeable policy of the...

DEVOTIONAL: All The Leaves Are Gold

Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. ...

MIKE KEELER: A … Maze … Ing … Or Not!

One of the great things about the Internet is that marketing claims don't have to be defensible. For example, just google up the phrase,...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Cheating Has No Place At Roanoke College

Ten members of the Roanoke College women's swim team (non-audio) held a news conference (audio) on October 5 at the Hotel Roanoke protesting the inclusion...

MELINDA MYERS: Enjoy Apples Now and For Months to Come

We’ve all heard an apple a day keeps the doctor away. But did you know an apple before grocery shopping means you will buy...

FRED FIRST: Family Time – Black Mountain North Carolina

We recently spent a few days away, a few hours from home, with both our children (and one spouse) and two grand-children in Black...