It's not what you know, it's who you know -- even if you may have committed terrible crimes. That's the Jeffrey Epstein version of the famous line about success. The massive tranche of Epstein emails …

We can’t think about December without thinking about Christmas. December is saturated with Christmas. Christmas shopping, Christmas baking, Christmas Carols, Christmas television programs, …

If you stood your ground and did what you thought was right in refusing the COVID vaccine, you might have thought your veterans benefits were lost forever when you were involuntarily discharged. …

Every Veterans Day, we see flags flying, hear the marching bands, and pause to honor the men and women who wore our nation’s uniform. The lessons they carried home — courage, service, …

 We’re having Thanksgiving at our house this year. I hate it when that happens.    Not that I don’t want to see all my kids and grandkids. I love it when they …

I’ve been obsessed with the news for the past year. The political mess that my country is in has snowballed into a fireball of meteoric potential. I’ve read the papers, the blogs, the …

A generation ago Anthony Harrigan, a notable thinker, wrote, “ rural America always has figured large in the shaping of social idealism in the United States.” Harrigan was born in New …

Last week we took a look at the best country music songwriters of all time, according to me. This week we are going to look at all other music generas, excluding only classical music. I am not going …

As the government shutdown drags on, one of the biggest questions looming over millions of Americans is whether funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — better known as SNAP …

When I was a boy, the only people I knew with tattoos were military veterans, and almost every one of them expressed regret about having them. Not so today . Today some 32% of Americans have at least …

Chicago. 1967. It was cold, but not too bad. The low temperature had been twenty-seven degrees but hit fifty during the day. Not bad at all for Chicago. The Cook County Hospital welcomed Laura Gail …

I love songwriters. Used properly music can be a great teacher, it can certainly make you think, and it can deliver information is a way that is unlikely for you to forget. Songwriting is also a …

Last month I wrote about one of my favorite topics, which is metaphors, idioms, similes, and other colorful sayings. I had a whole bunch of new ones that I had jotted down. Since I didn’t make …

 I noticed an ESPN article over the weekend stating that federal authorities and the NCAA are investigating some 13 former basketball players from six different colleges for illegal gambling …

It seems every week I hear of another family making the switch to homeschooling. At first I thought it was just chatter around town, but the more I looked, the more I realized it’s part of a …

It’s an easy temptation for a lot of us to fall into. A lot of us have fallen into it in the past in similar situations. Holly Bobo was missing in Decatur County for four years before …

 Where to begin? Two weeks ago, we made the comment that for Christians, everything needs to have a warrant or approval from Scripture. That includes how and what we study about God. In search …

It was fun while it lasted. Tennessee’s defending national-championship baseball team watched its reign at the summit of the college world come to an end Sunday in Fayetteville, Ark. …

Recently, I made the difficult decision to part ways with an employee at one of our newspapers. This individual held political and religious views very different from my own—views I respected …

Do you remember playing with those Magic 8 Balls® as a kid? You’d ask questions like, “Will I get an A in school?” or “Will I get that video game for Christmas?” …