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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: Not In Lake Wobegon Any More . . .

My first two paragraphs here originally was a snarky rant. It has been taken down and I feel better now. I saved it to...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: An Open Letter To State Senator Christopher T. Head

Two days ago, Governor Youngkin ordered that all U.S. flags and Commonwealth of Virginia flags "on all local, state, and federal buildings and grounds"...

SERWAN ZANGANA: It Is The Same Journey For All of Us But We Walk It Differently

Sometimes, we don’t understand the wisdom of our fathers and the knowledge that they obtained throughout their journeys in life. The selfishness of human...

RANDY HUFF: On Subtlety, Eternity, and Wasted Time

The great and gifted writer, Malcolm Muggeridge, when asked why he didn't go hear Billy Graham, said: “I need subtlety.” Muggeridge, a life-time English...

MELINDA MYERS: Fall Planting Provides Months of Continuous Spring Color

Welcome spring and create continuous color for several months with a collection of spring-flowering bulbs.  After planting in the fall, you’ll enjoy an array...

MIKE KEELER: September 1774 – The Meeting Place

Here are some things you should know about Carpenters’ Hall. It was designed by a Scotsman. Robert Smith was born in Midlothian in 1722 to...