Category Archives: Opinions
Journalists help ensure a germ-free government
Your body. Your choice.
That’s not about what you might be thinking.
Your “body” or, in this case, bodies refers to those we elect and those we appoint via 
those we elect to do the public’s business: school boards; town, city and county councils; state and federal representatives; town, city and county managers; school superintendents; and various law enforcement agencies. Your “choice” pertains to whether you intend or even want to hold them accountable after having chosen them through our elections.
Surely you want to hold them accountable. After all, it is your money they are spending, your lives they are affecting and largely controlling. Intent might pose a bit of a problem, however. You are busy with work, family, social commitments and the like. You hope, believe and even trust that they are going to do what is right but lack the time
Honesty in the mirror
Age is not an excuse for being unhealthy.
This might be one of the most unpopular articles of all time, but as I sit here wanting to 
express from my heart, my private burdens are being exposed. I care about you (and me), it’s the only reason I would write about such a challenging subject. I believe it’s better to step forward and deal with personal issues that are causing great harm to
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Recall: Rice products may contain glass
A recent food recall for one manufacturer includes a list of fried rice, ramen and dumpling products that is 23 pages long. The list covers lot numbers and production 
dates going back many months. With 50 items per page, that comes to 1,100 items. The problem? They all might have glass in them.
The additional concern? They were sold under several brand names, including as the house brand
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Mother’s old chair
Galatians 6:9 “And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.”
Mother bought a pair of yard chairs in the 1950s. Steel constructed with a curved one-piece leg assembly, those chairs were to be cherished for years to come.
The bodies they supported in comfort and conversation for those years are too numerous to count
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Prescription scam
How much would you trust a prescription cream compound that was whipped up in a back room by a bunch of untrained teenagers? Sounds dangerous, and it turned out to 
be just that by patients who used the fake cream and ended up with painful rashes. It was a real moneymaker for some scammers however: Have some kids mix up
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Translating Holy Word into reality
‘‘It is incumbent upon everyone to observe God’s holy commandments, inasmuch they are the wellspring of life unto the world.” Baha’i Scripture
In Psalm 19:7-11, we see the preciousness of God’s teachings: “The law of the Lord is perfect and revives the soul…the precepts of the Lord are right and rejoice the soul. The commandment of the Lord shines clear and gives light to the eyes. The Lord’s decrees are true and righteous every one, more to be desired than gold,
pure gold in plenty, sweeter than syrup or honey from
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Standing strong with confidence
Fear and anxiety are negative byproducts of modern life, trying to influence us away from God.
Our jobs are often stressful, our relationships and finances, and even our children struggle with social pressures we hardly faced when we were their age. Some people turn to natural remedies, like the newly popular cannabidiol products, while others are absorbed in social media, but there is even better news that can give us peace in this troubled world. The Bible remains an unfailing source of hope and comfort in the seasons when we are
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