Local News

Why Are Parents Opting For Home School

     The number of families homeschooling has more than doubled to 11% since the beginning of last school year. But what’s even more unexpected is that when schools across the country returned to in-person learning or a hybrid-learning model, parents were still opting for homeschooling.   […]

Health

November is National Alzheimer’s Month.

     Alzheimer’s is a brain degenerative disease named after the German clinical psychiatrist Dr. Alois Alzheimer who is credited with identifying the first published case in 1906. The disease is now on an exponential rise. There are hereditary and environmental factors that influence our susceptibility to Alzheimer’s dementia. This, and upcoming articles, aim to shed some light on this disease and bring awareness of lifestyle choices that may influence our direction toward or away from its clutches. […]

Opinions

SUPPORTING OUR HEROIC VETERANS

   Deputy Aaron Moore had not yet completed the police academy when he deployed to Iraq in 2003. As an enlisted member of the United States Army National Guard, Deputy Moore prepared for war, but he encountered something different. He spent much of his time on foot patrol in Ramadi, a city in Central Iraq, interacting with Iraqi citizens and ensuring their safety. He saw that many were in need, and he did what he could to give them aid, even if that just meant listening. He ultimately spent 18 months in the Middle East. […]

Local News

Seasons of Life

     We experience life in cycles. Something is always being born, growing, and dying. Not only does our physical body experience this, but also every single part of our body has a life cycle. Our cells regenerate every seven to 10 years, we get new plasma within 48 hours and new blood within four to eight weeks when giving blood, and we have new bones every 10 years. We are naturally made to live life in seasons where everything has its appointed time. This is the reason some say that there is “no such thing as time.” These people view time as a man-made construct designed to set a universally expected “time” for everyone to accomplish the same task without taking that person’s personal genetics and ability into consideration. […]