Need some financial advice? Debt and Income Crisis? Pay off the house first? Check cashing? Taxes? Credit Cards? Check out what folks are asking Dave Ramsey. Dear Dave, How do you ...
Read More »What to Know When Selecting a Medicare Plan
For the millions of Americans aged 65 and older, Medicare is a critical source of health care. And during the Medicare Annual Election Period between Oct. 15 and Dec. 7, those eligible ...
Read More »3 Common Diabetes Myths Debunked
November is American Diabetes Month, and a good time to sort fact from fiction regarding this serious disease. Here are three common diabetes myths — debunked, with the help of Nutrisystem Certified ...
Read More »Christians will decide the election, either by voting or not
As I sit down to write my monthly letter this morning, many important topics are running through my mind. Only one, however, rises to the top. Powerful social movements and passions are ...
Read More »Becca Longo could be the first female NFL player
Becca Longo is writing a new chapter for women in sports history. Never has there been a female athlete in the NFL, but she’s looking to change that. She’s already breaking the ...
Read More »LIFE LESSONS FROM A LITTLE ONE – Being Ready
There we were, chatting happily as we drove down Topeka’s main street. The birds were chirping, the sun was shining, couples strolled hand-in-hand down the sidewalk while others sipped lattes on the ...
Read More »Topeka Metro Offers Free Rides on Election Day
There is no excuse for not voting in Topeka this election day. On Tuesday, November 6th, Topeka Metro will offer bus rides free of charge all day for fixed routes, and provide ...
Read More »New statue honoring Dwight D. Eisenhower unveiled on statehouse grounds
TOPEKA – Governor Jeff Colyer and members of the Eisenhower family participated in the official unveiling of a new statue honoring President Dwight D. Eisenhower on the statehouse grounds. The statue is ...
Read More »Armed Father Stops Shooter at Birmingham McDonalds
An armed man stopped a potential mass shooting at a Birmingham, Ala., McDonalds Saturday afternoon. The unidentified man was leaving the restaurant with his two sons as a masked gunman entered and ...
Read More »Safe Kids Kansas offers tips to keep trick-or-treaters safe
TOPEKA – On Halloween, ghosts and ghouls may give you a fright, but real dangers, like pedestrian accidents, falls, burns and poisonings are a scary reality. Safe Kids Kansas, the Kansas Department ...
Read More »College student to speak on hit-and-run at church event
Amber Wilhelm, a college student from Horton who miraculously survived a hit-and-run accident as a pedestrian, will give a testimony of God’s hand on her life during a special concert of praise ...
Read More »Colorado linebacker finds balance between football and faith
Davion Taylor might have been great at football during high school, if he had actually played in games, rather than just practiced with the team. The extent of the linebacker’s talent, however, is ...
Read More »Times set for Lake Shawnee trout stocking, ribbon cutting at fishing pond
Lake Shawnee will be stocked with 7,000 pounds of rainbow trout at noon on Saturday, Oct. 27. The trout will be released at the main boat ramp. Following the stocking, the lake ...
Read More »Gov. Colyer and fitness guru Jake Steinfeld open new DON’T QUIT! Fitness Centers at three Kansas schools
TOPEKA – Governor Jeff Colyer joined Jake Steinfeld, Chairman of the National Foundation for the Governors’ Fitness Councils (NFGFC), Wednesday, to cut the ribbon on the newly gifted “$100,000 DON’T QUIT! Fitness ...
Read More »How to fight the culture of sexual abuse
As I prepared to write this column, there were continuing news stories related to the devastating report about the 1,000 children whom were sexually abused by Catholic priests in some Pennsylvania dioceses. ...
Read More »Reporters admit to making unsubstantiated claim against Kavanaugh
Reporters from the New Yorker have made an astounding admission regarding sexual assault claims made against the newly confirmed United States Supreme Court (SCOTUS) Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh. On September 23, New Yorker reporters Jane Mayer ...
Read More »Salvation Army partners with Scotch Cleaners to provide warm coats
You may not know it judging by current temperatures, but winter will be blowing into Northeast Kansas sooner than many care to admit. The change in seasons has many digging out their ...
Read More »Has the Kavanaugh Battle Vindicated Trump Voters?
Democrats’ willingness to go low demonstrates why so many Republicans believed they needed someone who would fight dirty. There were many points of contention that divided Donald Trump voters from other Republicans ...
Read More »Polls show approval rating increases for Trump, economy, trade, direction of the country and more
President Donald Trump’s approval ratings have been hovering around 50% recently, according to Rasmussen, about the same or higher than Presidents Obama, Clinton or Reagan at this point in their presidencies. This ...
Read More »Arkansas Supreme Court upholds revised voter ID law
Arkansas’ highest court has upheld 5-2 a voter ID law that is nearly identical to a restriction struck down by the court four years ago. The state Supreme Court on Thursday upheld ...
Read More »Why Americans go (and don’t go) to religious services
In recent years, the percentage of U.S. adults who say they regularly attend religious services has been declining, while the share of Americans who attend only a few times a year, seldom ...
Read More »Gaining freedom from alcohol
In the rural ministry God has given me, I see the negative effects of alcohol on a regular basis. Most of the time the problem is with men and they either admit ...
Read More »Pastor released from Turkey kneels to pray with President Trump in the Oval Office
Pastor Andrew Brunson returned to the United States Saturday after two years of imprisonment and detention in Turkey, meeting with President Trump and taking the opportunity to pray with him. “From a ...
Read More »University bans clapping to ‘avoid triggering anxiety’ — so jazz hands will be used for inclusivity
Students will likely no longer clap during student union events at the University of Manchester in Manchester, England. According to a Sept. 28 issue of the university’s newspaper, The Mancunion, the students’ union passed ...
Read More »Priest has chance to minister and enjoy his favorite sport
Several hours before Brooks Koepka captured his second straight U.S. Open golf championship June 17 at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Southampton, Father Tom Guido continued a personal Father’s Day tradition by ...
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