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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...

FRED FIRST: Under The Same Sky

The more I walk in Missouri air under Missouri clouds the more I know I am on the same planet as I was in...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: If I Were Trump, These Would Be My Preconditions For A Second Debate With Harris

If Vice President Kamala Harris wins the presidency on November 5, her administration will be a Biden White House redux or much worse, especially...

MELINDA MYERS: Strategies for Adding Native Plants to Your Landscape

More and more gardeners are adding native plants to their landscapes. These plants provide more than beautiful flowers for us to enjoy. They also...

DEVOTIONAL: Love

But the fruit of the Spirit is love... Galatians 5:22 (NASB) When thinking about things of faith and religion, it's easy to fall into a...

SCOTT DREYER: Neighbors Electric Co. Installing Vinton Abortion Chamber

Franklin D. Roosevelt had a "Good Neighbor Policy" toward Latin America in the 1930s. One insurer's jingle is "Like a Good Neighbor State Farm...

MORGAN GRIFFITH: Saving The SAVE Act

Early voting starts on September 20th in Virginia, and because there is some discussion in the press about the SAVE Act, I want to...