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Is it any wonder our nation’s government is falling apart? Our politicians — the ones we put in charge — are acting like children. More than that, our representatives are acting like spoiled children. My youngest son was born late ...

Hello friends. I’m writing you today because our government has spent too much money. My president has spent all the money we already gave him, and even more money our children have yet to make, but it’s still not enough. ...

A few generations ago, families looked after each other. There were sometimes even four generations living in the same house back in the day. When mothers and fathers grew into grandmothers and grandfathers, offspring repaid the elders by caring for ...

We all want to be self-sufficient, but most of us still have to earn money in the “outside” world to make ends meet.  As my family struggles to get “off the grid,” it is becoming obvious that we will still ...

Here in the Midwest, our seasons change from day to day. This week our normal highs should be around 85 degrees, with lows in the mid 60s. But not this year. This week has been unusually cool, with high temps ...

So you’ve got a good job, a nice home, and two cars in the garage. There’s food in the fridge, the bills are getting paid, and life is good. Why worry about life? It seems to be in order. Well, ...

When I think of the Illinois State Police, I want them to protect and serve. That’s what we pay them to do. So, today I was informed by the local news that the state police have joined arms to concentrate ...

“When I see birches bend to left and right, across the line of straighter and darker trees. I like to think some boy’s been swinging them.” Robert Frost wrote the previous passage, and it never meant so much as it ...

We are deep in the heart of farm country around these parts. With corn fields surrounding our property, it’s very hard to grow food without pesticides creeping in, but still we try. But when the trees we planted on our ...

I grew up believing I could trust my government. My doors were never locked. My rights were protected. This is no longer the case. I am a positive person by nature, but circumstances require me to be a realist also. ...