It's been 10 years since a white supremacist shot and killed nine people studying the Bible at the Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina. In a statement that shocked many people, relatives of the dead offered their forgiveness to the gunman. A similar opportunity came last ...
Remember the sound of an old record player when the vinyl record's needle gets stuck and replays a note over and over? Or as the great Yankee baseball star Yogi Berra said, "It is deja vu all over again." This comes to mind as we stare down the prospect of another federal government ...
A Heartfelt Thank You Our family would like to extend our deepest gratitude to the Bootjack Fire Dept. & accompanying fire departments, and the community for the incredible outpouring of love and support following the recent fire that devastated our home. In the midst of such a difficult time, your kindness — whether through donations, meals, shelter, prayers, or simply words of encouragement —has been a true source of strength and comfort. We are humbled by the generosity of friends, neighbors, local organizations, and even those we've never met. This experience has reminded us ...
Summer's lease hath all too short a date, said Shakespeare, and ain't that the truth. The cicadas are still singing, but they won't be for long. The days are getting shorter, the nights fall faster. The garden knows it too. The last batch of bright zinnias displays its stand-up-straight ...
TikTok is an addictive app that, for years, has provided the Chinese Communist Party with direct access to millions of Americans. Owned by Beijing-based ByteDance, TikTok is used to provide a monsoon of CCP-approved propaganda while handing the Chinese government access to the data of TikTok's ...
Go vegan Editor: As International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste (September 29) approaches, let’s remember that going vegan is one of the most powerful ways to fight food waste. Animal agriculture is among the most inefficient industries on Earth—grains and vegetables that could feed humans are funneled into raising billions of cows, pigs, chickens, and other animals, who are raised and slaughtered for food. Every animal is someone. Cows form long-term friendships, and mother hens gently chirp to their chicks before they even hatch. These social, sensitive beings don’t ...
