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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...

MIKE KEELER: Asa Hunt House Update Part Nine

"You from Jersey? Yeah? What exit?" Or perhaps we should ask, "Yeah? Which province?" On July 1, 1676, four greedy men named Penn, Lawrie, Lucas...

STUART REVERCOMB: The Malaise Thickens

Watching the arrival of the New Year on TV was interesting. Let’s just say that most of what we witnessed didn’t have a thing...

DICK BAYNTON: David Wiley’s Great Gift of Music

The greatest gift of ‘humankind’ is the birth of a child. Even though those who are agnostic or atheist and don’t believe in God...

H. BRUCE RINKER: The Politics of Paranoia

I am the son of a long-line of Virginia farmers and hunters who believe that our children should be taught the proper use of...

STUART REVERCOMB: Finding The Good in Christmas

“Well, that shouldn’t be so hard to do,” you say. I mean it’s Christmas after all – as a minimum gifts are given, people...

CAROLINE REVERCOMB: From Korea With Love

I just returned from a trip of a lifetime to South Korea where son Will is stationed.   After a 13+ hour flight back to...