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  • I will remember this snuggle

    I will remember this snuggle

    It was a moment that may not have unfolded in the morning routine of most days. Getting six kids ready for school and myself ready for work normally looks like three hours of non-stop rushing. But in my recent efforts to make SURE my kids know the value of faith,…


  • Mandatory depression screening is a depressing thought

    Mandatory depression screening is a depressing thought

    The United States Preventive Services Task Force recently recommended mandatory depression screening for all Americans. The task force wants to force health insurance companies to pay for the screening. Basic economics, as well as the Obamacare disaster, should have shown this task force that government health insurance mandates harm Americans.…


  • Treat drug epidemic like a public health crisis, not a criminal witch-hunt

    Treat drug epidemic like a public health crisis, not a criminal witch-hunt

    I’m not much of a column writer, but when something piques my interests I like to sound off on a topic, so here it goes. Love him or hate him the President of the United States issued his final State of Union Address this past week. I found the most…


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