I’ve often noticed that when people want to make something acceptable, they start by changing the words they use to describe it. Not many years ago, a vast majority agreed that a doctor helping a patient end his or her own life was wrong. In fact, it was considered a serious violation of medical ethics […]

In August, Pastor Jonathan Falwell of Thomas Road Baptist Church, Pastor Gary Hamrick of Cornerstone Chapel, and Bishop E.W. Jackson of The Called Church organized a series of six “Stand for Life and Marriage” town halls across Virginia. Meetings in Alexandria, Fredericksburg, Roanoke, Virginia Beach, Hampton, and Colonial Heights gathered pastors, Christian leaders, and believers […]

A leading black pastor and I were discussing financial reparations for slavery that took place in early America. He was for them, I was not.  We discussed how a government could accurately put a dollar amount on “punitive damage for enslavement experienced by others.”  This pastor, generally conservative in most other of his positions, was […]

Shannon Grove was born and raised in Kern County. After graduating from high school, Senator Grove served in the United States Army. While stationed in Frankfurt, Germany she witnessed the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. Following her service to our nation, she established a staffing company with her sister-in-law called Continental Labor and […]

In 2018, the people of Tennessee elected Marsha Blackburn as the first woman to represent the Volunteer State in the United States Senate. As Tennessee’s senior senator, she serves on the Deputy Whip Team and is a member of the Finance Committee; the Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee; the Veterans’ Affairs Committee; and the Judiciary […]

The County Explorer tool by the National Association of Counties (NACo) provides an interactive map and data on various aspects of U.S. counties, including demographics, economics, public safety, and more. It allows users to explore and compare data across different regions, offering valuable insights for research, policy-making, and civic engagement.

Vaughn Baker is co-founder and president of Strategos International founded in 2002. His professional experiences include 25 years of patrol, investigations, and special operations assignments. He has also served as a member of his agency’s SWAT team for over13 years. He has trained tens of thousands of school, healthcare, government, faith-based, law enforcement, and military […]

Sheriff Steve Reams began his career with the Weld County Sheriff’s Office in 1997. During his time at the Sheriff’s Office he has held many positions in both the Detentions Division and the Patrol Division, allowing him to have an educated understanding of the day to day operations of all parts of the Sheriff’s Office. […]

Scott Jensen is a lifelong Minnesotan and moved to Carver County 30 years ago to raise a family and practice medicine. He published his first book in 2015, Relationship Matters, The Foundation of Medical Care Is Fracturing, which utilizes real life patient stories to emphasize the critical value of patient-doctor relationships and the absolute need […]