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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...

MICHAEL RYAN: Who We Really Are

Over the past month and a half, we've all been deluged by the onslaught of increasingly graphic images, shockingly grim statistics, and unsettling tales...

MIKE KELLER: The Story of The Very Unlucky Penny

Sometime long ago, it must have fallen out of someone's pocket near the top of our front stairs. It probably rolled around on the...

LUCKY GARVIN: Home Sweet Home

A tree was cut down; momma squirrel fled in terror leaving two surviving offspring. They were bought to Sabrina. She checked them over.  They...

H. Bruce Rinker: A Novel Infection

(Associated Fake News Press); 1 April 2020,1200. Did you hear the dreadful news that medical authorities have their first unconfirmed case of a viral infection...

BARBARA LEACH: At Home In The Garden

In our new normal, I am torn between my economic fears (wanting to be out there supporting our business community) and the knowledge that...

Initial Cure Proving Worse Than Disease For SWVA

In 3-4 months the worst of the Covid-19 virus spread will be over. Way over. The stores and businesses that didn’t close for good will be...