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Stock Market Insights: The Great Rotation – tech stocks to small caps
Since July 10, the day the June Consumer Price Index (CPI) was released, the Magnificent 7 (Apple, Tesla, etc) group of large tech companies

Dr. Richard Baker
3 min read


Train Up a Child: Raising children – children need moral clarity
How are our children handling the civil unrest in our society? How are parents guiding them through one crisis after another in our present-

Pat Lamb
2 min read


Memories from the Homestead: 'Bells of Rosarita' featured an all-star cast of cowboy actors
Not only are Roy and his horse Trigger well featured, the familiar cast of Gabby Hayes, Dale Evans, with Bob Nolan and the Sons...

John Fullerton
3 min read


Been Thinkin' About...Ugly peaches all
It wasn't my first trip to the orchard. My mom and I would visit often, picking our way through the bags of grade A fruit and fancy...

Joshua Heston
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EntreLeadership: It gets easier, and more accurate, over time
Next, you’ve got two goals to work toward with your profits. By profits, I mean after you’ve paid household expenses.

Dave Ramsey
2 min read


A to Z Herbology
The plant is considered hardy and likes sun, does better in alkaline soil, but can survive in any soil.

Jody Johnson Godfrey
2 min read


Stock Market Insights: GM's shifting strategy – a lesson for US businesses
General Motors' earnings report was noticeably better this week than Wall Street’s estimates. It focused less on China...

Dr. Richard Baker
3 min read


Would you accept blood money?
Now you, a Christian, face the moral dilemma: “What to do?” If you refuse the “gift,” you probably will die. Is it wrong to benefit ...

Tim Kidwell
2 min read


Train Up a Child: Children and violence in the news
It is impossible to completely shield children from all bad news. We may succeed in keeping part of it away from them, but ...

Pat Lamb
2 min read


Your love journey
Letting go is the last piece of the past puzzle. We do not want to carry past woes into our future.

Heather Haygood
2 min read


Outdoors with Larry Dablemont: 'Come out so we can fine you!'
The agent had no search warrant, so Ramori, who was busy at the time, refused to comply.

Larry Dablemont
4 min read


Breakfast at Tiffany's: Your sleep shall be sweet
Most of us can relate to Bob’s plight, but unfortunately, we can’t always blame it on the kind of mattress we sleep on.

Tiffany Gravett
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Out of the Mouth of Little Doug
Today’s kid quotes are from a book published by his mother as a way of documenting his “resilient, fun-loving, exuberant” perspective...

Tiffany Gravett
3 min read


Reflections: Power and responsibility
So, how does this tie in with the elections? Take a look at the previous chapter, when Daniel interprets Nebuchadnezzar’s dream...

Cynthia J. Thomas
2 min read


The hidden genius of the man 'who started it all' with Branson.com
Interestingly, the Ole Seagull’s initial query into Open AIs GPT-4o was, “What was the first internet site dedicated to promoting Branson...

Gary J. Groman
3 min read


Memories from the Homestead: 'Lights of Old Santa Fe' – a Western favorite
Every Saturday and Sunday afternoon, they would air a Roy Rogers/Dale Evans film. I was glued to the TV.

John Fullerton
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Area Entertainment: A Garth Tribute
What an enthusiastic night of fun, memories and laughter.

Luanna Fullerton
5 min read


Been Thinkin' About... No place, one place
Culture is a weird word, a word denoting something high brow, something with snooty people and fine pearls.

Joshua Heston
3 min read


Is a 'mob' an example of 'Democracy?'
In a pure democracy, this means that the decisions made by more than half of the people govern all.

Gary J. Groman
2 min read


Healing comes in waves
If you have been reading my articles for a while, you know that I absolutely love being a mother.

Heather Haygood
3 min read
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