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I am honored to be relocating my residence to the house “in town” to which my grandparents moved when my grandparents “retired” from farming 30 years ago.

When our 17-year-old refrigerator started wheezing, I fully expected we’d need a new one. I was shocked — and frankly a little disappointed — when a repair technician fixed it for less than $200. I had to postpone my dream of a shiny French-door replacement, but our no-frills Frigidaire is still working fine eight years later.

“Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain!”

As millions of children return to public school, it’s a good idea to again examine what they are being taught and what is being left out. It also offers an annual opportunity for parents to ask if their kids are being educated or indoctrinated.

At a time when woke prosecutors across the nation are making a mockery of a once model criminal justice system, instances of problematic judges are now increasingly common. And one doesn’t have to look far to find the evidence to support it.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently published some alarming statistics on the nation’s suicides. According to the CDC press release titled “Provisional Suicide Deaths in the United States, 2022,” the number of Americans who took their lives increased by nearly 2.6%, rising from 48,183 in 2021 to 49,449 last year. Many more men killed themselves than women. Men totaled 39,255 provisional deaths in 2022 compared to 10,194 for women, although women had a 3.8% suicide increase. The CDC report quoted U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, who pointed out with grave concern that “[m]ental health has become the defining public health and societal challenge of our time. Far too many people and their families are suffering and feeling alone.”

Of course, for most of us, no matter how we use our talents to craft a career and pay our way while traversing life’s thoroughfare, it’s important for us to feel good about work beyond the financial compensation that we receive. In short, we want to be recognized for our efforts.

There’s something about the end of summer that makes me lose my will to cook. Not my will to eat, mind you, just my will to cook. There’s a big difference between the two. About 2,000 calories some days.

People with or without any medical training or background who come across an emergency are often protected from legal responsibility/liability if those people try to provide care or treatment to victims at that emergency scene.

One of the reliably perplexing things about attempts to bring former President Donald Trump to justice is the enduring loyalty of his MAGA Republican base.