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JOHNNY ROBINSON: The Changing of the Tires

The car I drive now doesn’t even have a spare tire. Can you believe that? I was suitably enamored with the vehicle to buy it anyway, though. I guess...

FRED FIRST: Facing Forward. Facing Back.

Maybe it’s okay that I can’t go back twenty Januarys past, or ten as a...

BOB BROWN: “A Very Heavy Heart For The State of The World”

A neighbor sent the following email to all who reside in this part of Albemarle...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Hands Off Denmark!

President Trump has repeatedly called for the annexation of Greenland since 2019, recently appointing former...

BOB BROWN: FITNESS AND DEMENTIA

We focus today on the role of fitness in the prevention and management of dementia....

“What Is A Capable Kid?”

by Keith McCurdy A parent came in recently with an article citing that the adolescent brain is not fully developed until 25.  Is this really...

Why Work When You Can Be My Son?

by Lucky Garvin Young Sir Garvin had a religious experience the other day.  He found a ten dollar bill on the road. Stirred to...

Dead Language A Wonderful Part of Living

by Mary Jo Shannon Latin is dubbed “a dead language.” For centuries after the modern Romance languages, derived from Latin, were spoken in France,...

A Positive Contribution of Faith by Tim Harvey

Do not repay anyone evil for evil, but take thought for what is noble in the sight of all. If it is possible,...

Recipe of the Week: Meatball Minestrone Soup

by Leigh Sackett It would be so great to get at least a little snow! My children keep waiting and waiting . . . Remember...

More Tales From the ER Diary

by Lucky Garvin I’m on duty in the ER. Thirty inches of fresh snow on the ground.  Police are asking that all unessential travel...