Along with singing “Auld Lang Syne” at the start of the New Year, making resolutions is a tradition for many of us. However, while choosing a resolution can be easy, sticking to them is hard. I know from experience. Although I’ve worked in YMCAs for more than 20 years, I have struggled ...

January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month. Human trafficking has existed in one form or another since the beginning of time. Human Trafficking is a devastating crime that exists in the shadows of society. This is a vastly under reported crime and a crime which is as difficult to ...

Participating in a support group provides you with an opportunity to be with people who are likely to have a common purpose and likely to understand one another. Support groups help you to see that you are not alone because the others there have the same issues as you. This can bring a sense of ...

Where have all the rabbits gone, long time passing? The Empty Nest farm has typically been overrun with rabbits for the eight years Ginnie and I have lived here. In fact, they’ve been so thick that when we pull in the driveway at night, and the car lights flash across the blue spruce ...

Before we get too far into the new year, let’s review the immediate past, present and future of America’s political, economic and social fabric. Despite a recession being predicted to occur in 2023, Janet Yellen, US Treasury Secretary, reports: 1) Federal Reserve actions brought inflation ...

With migrants now flooding our Southwestern border at a reported 10,000 seeking entry daily, it is essential that we take steps to crystalize a national immigration policy. Republicans insist that $74 billion in funds that the Biden administration is asking in aid for Ukraine and Israel be ...