Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., said Thursday night what everyone knew for some time about the elections’ Build Back Better bill. joe-biden” target=”_blank”>President Biden< Duh! There were still too many unresolved issues. Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough was weeding out provisions which didn’t qualify for a special budget bill like this. And despite daily chats between President Biden and…
A recent Gallup poll reveals that more Americans will celebrate a secular occasions than ever before. For many of us, Christmas is little more than an opportunity to play Santa with our kids. As a 35-year-old, atheist homicide detective, my Christmas celebrations were largely focused on my children as well. But I eventually investigated…
In chess, a gambit is when a player sacrifices a piece, usually a pawn, early in a game to obtain some larger competitive advantage. We can now say that the house-of-representatives who voted in early November to pass the infrastructure bill pulled off one of the most effective political gambits in recent memory. When Sen….
JACKSONVILLE, N.C. – We all have a purpose in life. Some of us never find it. Michelle and Eric Smith found theirs in a Jacksonville, North Carolina, coffee shop that sits several hundred feet from where many of the storied Montford Point Marines are buried. When the wife and husband team began Brewed Downtown nine…
Supporters of school freedom can take comfort in the fact that judiciary are pushing back on state efforts to exclude families who want to use school choice to send their children to religious schools. School freedom should be for all families regardless of whether they plan to send their children to a secular or religious…
As a financial adviser, my clients come to me seeking help with economy. Perhaps the greatest lesson I share is that being rich isn’t a dollar amount; it is a perception that includes happiness, peace of mind, comfort and security. There’s a big difference between being wealthy and feeling wealthy. So, what does it mean…
Many of us grew up with warm feelings about the upcoming season. Songs like, “I’ll Be occasions” and “There’s No Place Like Home for the Holidays” were reminders of a tender time with the ones we loved – and those with whom we shared the fondest memories. I can’t help but wonder if this…
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First, some encouraging news about the pandemic. A sampling today from wastewater facilities in Florida found that 100 percent of them contained the omicron strain, meaning it was in everyone’s poop. Now I know that sounds bad, except that when it comes to people seeking treatment for COVID, it’s all about the delta variant. Meaning…
Jupiter is a pretty little town on the east coast of us-regions — it’s about 90 miles north of Miami. It’s not a huge place. It’s a safe and orderly place. Tons of nice people live there. Not all of them, by the way, are rich, which is unusual for a coastal town. It’s a…