Category: Society
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“He gets us,” but do We Get Him?
A day or two after Super Bowl LVII, a friend messaged me and asked if I had seen the “He Gets Us” commercials that aired during the game. I am not a football fan. I have nothing against those who love the game but have little interest in anything it offers. So, I told my…
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An August Morning
The Monday before my birthday should have been a day to celebrate with my husband. But on this beautiful August morning, I was donning black garments to mourn a loss. He was in his dress uniform for the sheriff’s office and was leaving just after 8 am to go honor a deputy that served with…
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Making Time
By Adrianna La Tortue Life is an endless succession we go through every day. We find that as time passes, we start to take on more and more responsibilities. We start spending less time with friends, family, and even God. One can be fully committed to God and miss attending church because they’re so busy…
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Homeschool: More Popular Than Ever
By Dakota Moore In the aftermath of the Covid 19 pandemic, the purported increase in school shootings, the lapsing trust in public school education, and the flexibility and control homeschooling offers inspired an unprecedented rise in homeschoolers. As we enter the month of August, many more parents consider it one of the schooling options available,…
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Us and Them, Uvalde School Shooting
By Tess Lopez After the initial wave of shock and grief subsided following the tragic eventsthat unfolded in Texas on May 24, 2022, the messages on my social media began tochange. Posts had now pivoted from graduation ceremonies and celebrations toangry retweets and finger-pointing over which politician, group, lawmaker,etc., were to blame for the shooting.…