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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...

DEVOTIONAL: Anna

There was also present, Anna, (...) who was a prophetess. -Luke 2:36 (Phillips) As we read the Christmas story, we see many familiar characters: the...

MIKE KEELER: A Very Spicy Tale

We’re almost to the dead of winter. It’s time for a spicy tale. It starts one day long ago, on an island off the coast...

SCOTT DREYER: Ex-Kroger Shoppers Sound Off

As time goes on, have you noticed how politics seems to be affecting and infecting more and more of our lives? It used to...

SCOTT DREYER: LOL–Rich, White Male Kroger CEO Preaches “Diversity”

When I teach my history and language classes, many students, both here in the US and overseas, are surprised to learn how many words...

MELINDA MYERS: Invite Songbirds to Your Winter Garden

Winter has many birds searching for food. Lend a helping hand by starting, continuing, or expanding your bird-feeding efforts. If you are not able to...

SCOT BELLAVIA: “Open Mindedness” – How to Draw The Line

Last month, I wrote the inner monologue of a denier of Critical Race Theory considering the position of a proponent of CRT. I hoped...