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November 20, 2013 A segment from Fox News about the dangers of excessive television. Video courtesy of StBarnabasHospital Previous Video

When television sets began to become fixtures in American homes in the 1950s, some people called them idiot boxes. Since then, we have done our best as a culture to squash that idea by creating everything from history and arts ...

Teaching your kids to use firearms properly and safely is a sacred trust. It is a skill that can provide them with a lifetime of enjoyment, a lifetime of increased safety from the dangers of the world, and a lifetime ...

Disasters and crisis situations, by nature, have a habit of occurring at the most inconvenient times. For parents, this means that the kids may very well be at school or elsewhere when the world turns upside down. For those of ...

Frederick Douglass once said, “It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.” Ponder that great quote for just a minute. There’s a whole lot of truth in that statement, isn’t there? There’s no doubt, we are ...

As I write this here in Missouri, rabbit season opens in just four short days. Time to break out the shotguns and give them a good preseason cleaning and checkup. The kids and I will be attending to this business ...

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 ...

The disturbing news that LFTB, or the pink slime, is all set to return to school lunches in seven states this year has sent a shockwave through the nation. The furor over this issue last year had just about died ...

Businesses and their attorneys now can use gag orders to deprive even children of their First Amendment right to freedom of speech. In a disturbing case in Pennsylvania, a drilling company was able to get a family a legal agreement ...

When there’s a crisis or disaster and you are anchored at your bug out/bug in location, your children’s education will become your sole responsibility. Many homesteading and off-grid families have already opted to teach their children in a home classroom ...