by Starlette Thomas | Dec 16, 2022 | Opinion
I hate to be a Christmas party pooper, but this is not “the most wonderful time of the year” for everyone. For many families, the birth of Jesus will be overshadowed by the death of a loved one. “Check on your strong friends.” “You never know what someone is going...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jul 20, 2022 | Opinion
There’s something about boyhood and guns. Whether it’s a pointed finger or a toy pistol, boys start pretending to shoot people as soon as they pick up the concept from cartoons, video games, or other boys. It brings a feeling of power, and boys like that. The problem...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Jun 20, 2022 | News
The combined number of U.S. deaths from alcohol, drugs and suicide jumped 20% from 2019 to 2020, according to a report published in late May by Trust for America’s Health. Total deaths reached nearly 187,000 in 2020, with over 96,000 drug-related, over 49,000...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jan 5, 2022 | Opinion
At 37, Paul Burgess has been a pastor long enough to know that many people struggle with their mental health, especially during the dark winter months when daylight is in short supply. He also understands the important role ministers and churches can play in providing...
by Michael Chancellor | Nov 1, 2021 | Opinion
I learned a lot about suicide during my six years working in Polunsky prison unit in east Texas. As the mental health manager and, for most of that time, the overseer of psychological observation cells, we had over 1,000 suicidal outcries but no suicides from our...
