Category Archives: Opinions
Is knowing and obeying God important to us?
At this time of year, we begin planning our intentions, as January marks a new beginning and is the 
ideal opportunity to implement physical, emotional, and spiritual lifestyle changes.
C.S. Lewis is quoted, “You are never too old to set another goal, or dream a new dream.” You notice I used the word developing, because whatever our goals, including drawing closer to God, is a process like losing weight, exercising, or any other vision we are focused on. For example, eating a salad today and resisting the pie is not going to automatically make us skinny, but it’s a positive first step. Likewise, being determined to succeed is how we become more aware of God’s voice. Are we
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Courier Letters to the Editor 1-7-26
Where do they draw the line?
Dear Editor,
This past December, Rob Reiner and his wife were stabbed to death by their son. The couple had fought for years to get their son help for his drug addiction and mental health issues. It was a shocking, brutal murder.
Donald Trump’s response on Truth Social? “Rob Reiner has passed away, together with his wife,
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Finding help this year
Now that we have our new Social Security benefit amount and see, after the Medicare Part B deduction, 
just how little it’s going to be, many of us are on the edge of panic — or at least very worried. We barely made it through last year, month by month. What are we going to do this year when the prices are continuing to rise but our Social Security didn’t?
Last year the average Social Security benefit was $2,015, and this
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Dangerous items in mental health units
It defies belief that these things could have been allowed to happen: The mental health units at a VA 
facility were loaded up with items that could be used in suicides.
Specifically, some of the items included exposed pipes that could be used for hanging, faucets without rounded edges, protruding cabinet door handles that could be used as anchor points and
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New Year of faith and determination
A brand-new year is here, and I’m excited to see what the Lord has for us! Keeping Christ at the center of our thoughts takes a great deal of discipline and determination, but so does everything else we really care about.
We often hear people discussing their resolutions, which are serious intentions, desires, and promises they believe they can achieve. What are your goals and visions for the coming year? Would you like to draw closer to God and experience His peace and joy? I can tell you, according to His word, He loves you and waits for you to be
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Who is our master?
‘No man can be the servant of two masters, for either he will hate the first and love the second or he will 
be devoted to the first and think nothing of the second. You cannot serve God and Money (the World).” Matthew 6:24
“Know ye that by “the world” is meant your unawareness of Him Who is your Maker, and your absorption in aught else but Him…Whatsoever deterreth you, in this Day, from loving God is
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Out with the old, in with the ‘What?’
John 1:17 “For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.”
In the fall of 1991, I was teaching industrial arts. One cold early winter morning the school principal 
walked into my shop and told me the state had approved the plan for the construction of our new school.
The challenge was that traditional industrial shops were no longer approved. Technology labs would take their place. At the time I
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Avoiding Medicare fraud
Medicare is a pot of gold for scammers. There is a lot of money to be made by those who successfully commit fraud against seniors. You, however, can stop them in their tracks by not falling for the scams.
Here are just a few of the scams:
Genetic testing is a hot topic for those who want to be screened for a
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