by vfcadmin | Dec 10, 2025 | Year of Reflection
Picture Puzzles and Insights Ruth Ann Stites, Staff Writer Putting together a jigsaw puzzle is one of those quiet pleasures many of us enjoy. Things can go awry, especially if an unwatched cat pilfers a piece, but a finished picture puzzle, especially a 1000 piece...
by vfcadmin | Dec 9, 2025 | NWA D/G Articles
[Note: This article was originally published in September 2022.] I write today as a bipartisan patriot, a student of history and our Founder’s Declaration and Constitution, a veteran of 33 years in the US Air Force, a loyal and proud American of almost 90 years, a...
by vfcadmin | Dec 7, 2025 | advent, Year of Reflection
The Coming of Peace (2nd Sunday of Advent) Ruth Ann Stites, Staff Writer The second theme of Advent is peace. From one perspective, human history is a catalog of conflicts. If we are speaking of the history of the United States we start with the Revolution, follow it...
by vfcadmin | Dec 3, 2025 | Year of Reflection
Remorse, the Zero Sum Game Ruth Ann Stites, Staff Writer Back when it was new, I became a fan of Jan Karon’s delightful series, “The Mitford Years.” The first book, At Home in Mitford, was released in 1994 followed by 13 more with the 15th novel to be released this...
by vfcadmin | Dec 2, 2025 | NWA D/G Articles
[Note: This article was originally posted October 2021.] The first time I read the words of Founder and then President Thomas Jefferson I was deeply moved by his statement and I have never forgotten them: The God who gave us life gave us liberty at the same time; the...
