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A government without accountability and checks and balances is not a proper government but a tyranny. In a fallen ...

The other night, two things happened that gave me great encouragement. The first was a conversation a professor shared with me that took place in his classroom. In an introductory class that gives ...

Councilman Kendrick had the City Attorney clarify that SB 54 was challenged in federal court in 2017, but was upheld as constitutional by atrial court and by the 9th circuit court, with the Supreme ...

They know that to achieve this, they need to find a caring and patient man who can be a great dad. But what will his ...

What keeps you from loving others the way you, yourself, crave to be loved? And conversely, what’s lacking in your life (or more accurately, in your heart) that keeps you ...

Philadelphia Eagles rookie defensive back Cooper DeJean had a lot to celebrate on Feb. 9. Not only did he become a Super ...