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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...

Ask the Nature Lady: Annual Cicadas by Marlene A. Condon

You know summer has arrived when cicadas start “singing”.  Most people hear these strange-looking insects more often than they see them, but if...

Giving Children The ‘Keys to Peace’

Parents and educators are always trying to spark student participation whether it’s in the classroom, in the local community, or throughout the world. When...

Bluebirds: Success at Last!

by Hayden Hollingsworth There was a time in the not too distant past when bluebird sightings were a cause of celebration.  The advent of...

The Curiously Sad Case of Lonesome George

by H. Bruce Rinker, Ph.D. On Sunday, 24 June 2012, the world witnessed an incredibly rare event: the notable passing of the last individual...

Both Sin and Salvation Have Their Standards

byMike Keeler Every deck of cards is pretty much the same.  Same number of cards, same suits, same face cards and number cards.  But...

A Small Town, A Different Day

byFrances Stebbins The day lilies my mother planted more than 70 years ago are still blooming beside the south wall of the house in...