Friends who influenced our lives and America
July 19, 2021
Wife Amy — my lover, partner, and best friend for more than 43 years — celebrated her birthday last week, one also recognized by friends
Bluegrass and fireworks light up the night
July 4, 2021
Bluegrass music lit up the makeshift back porch stage behind the Floyd Country Store Saturday night before fireworks lit up the sky over the town
Good places to retire? Sorry, already lived in two of them
June 29, 2021
Two of my homes have been in cities rated as “best to retire in” by Forbes Magazine. I lived in the first from age 17-21 and then 12 years in the second from 21 to 33. Wasn’t thinking much about retirement then
Bye-bye pandemic but hello to changes
June 28, 2021
The “normal” that is set to return on July 1 may not be as normal as many would like
Talking, without violence, to bridge the racial divide
June 27, 2021
By sitting down with white extremists, Daryl Davis has talked at least 200 of them to quit the Klan and other violent racist groups.
Can we have faith without religion?
June 24, 2021
For the first time in history, a majority of Americans no longer belong to any church or denomination
A ‘truncated’ season? Covered 54 athletic events, shot 62,445 images
June 21, 2021
A lot of work went into covering a shortened year of sports
High School sports add a lot to our way of life
June 19, 2021
Amid the turmoil of the past year, sports were an place for relative calm and success. So is our music
The dad I wish I had known
June 13, 2021
Tommy Thompson survived World War II in the Pacific and came home to die at age 29 in an industrial accident in Tampa, Florida. I was nine months old when it happened
Dr. Joe Baum: A great man who helped so many
June 12, 2021
From the time he arrived in Southwestern Virginia, Dr. Joe Baum had already become a worldwide figure in medicine. He would continue to accomplish even more here
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