Two weeks ago, a Biden-appointed Consumer Product Safety commissioner sparked controversy when he said that using a gas stove is a “hidden hazard” linked to asthma and that “products that can’t be made safe can be banned.”

While the Biden administration claims that their open border agenda is a “compassionate” and “humane” alternative to enforcing the immigration laws currently on the books, what we witnessed last week was anything but that.

Public Television highlights British historic period pieces to kick off the calendar year.

Bipartisanship has been hard to come by over the last two years, but one thing my Democratic colleagues and I share is a deep concern about Big Tech’s growing influence. These companies play an outsized role in our economy, in our schools and in our own daily lives, and lately, it has become clear the industry is both incapable of and unwilling to check its worst impulses.

“And this shall be a sign unto you: Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.” Luke 2:12

At the eleventh hour, Congress has finally unveiled the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the vehicle for funding authorization of the U.S. military and Department of Defense (DoD) initiatives.

I felt his presence and could imagine him looking over my shoulder as the words repeated over and over in my mind. “Make sure there are even amounts of paper on both sides of the box and the ends. Fold the paper. Crease the edges. Keep it tight. Tape the fold twice. Fold ends......”

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) lives by a single doctrine: total control. For 73 years, they have made censorship, surveillance and power over the people they govern a priority.

Springfield First Methodist Church has a pre-Christmas food distribution ministry called White Christmas. I feel a kinship to this ministry.

Our national security depends on the selfless service of our military and National Guard. They deserve our full support, equipment and training to fulfill whatever mission the country calls them to do.

Christmas is the time of year for angels.

President Biden said it himself: the pandemic is over. So why is his Department of Defense (DoD) willing to look at the brave men and women who volunteered to serve our nation and say, “you’re fired” – all because they chose not to get the COVID shot?

Our recent midterm elections have been completed, and though participation was not what I would have wanted, the will of the majority spoke to select the winning candidates. That sounds like America, until you look deeper.

Just when you thought Biden’s border catastrophe couldn’t get worse, along came 2022 and its record-shattering wave of illegal immigration.

Recently I noticed a beautiful piece of artwork at First United Methodist in Springfield. Using two sheets of white butcher paper, the upright and crossbar of a cross were formed. Dozens of children had dipped their hands in paint and placed their prints on the paper cross.

Kids today have no idea how lucky they are. They can dream up any Halloween costume idea and find examples on Pinterest. They can order the parts and pieces from Amazon or countless other online sites.

On the campaign trail, Joe Biden vowed to eliminate fossil fuels, and since then, he has intentionally worked to accomplish just that.

In the spring of 1967, I was a conflicted little boy. My second-grade school year left me confused on every level because of my scholastic underachievement.

Nearly every time I turn on the news or read the paper, I see story after story of Americans falling victim to drugs laced with fentanyl. It’s impossible to miss the devastating impact of Joe Biden’s open Southern border. Though miles away, communities in cities and suburbs across America are now on the front line of the war on drugs. With Halloween just around the corner, parents are worried about protecting their children from this drug epidemic.

For nearly two years, the American people have watched countless atrocities unfold around the world, discouraged and horrified by both the absence of human decency and the total lack of American leadership.

The American Legion Post #289 has started a Sons of the American Legion Squadron. Male descendants of U.S. veterans can join to be a part of a veteran service-oriented organization.

All things are determined by our attitudes and our actions.” _ said by some sweet lady at Clarksville First Church of the Nazarene in the 1980s.

In Iran last month, mothers, daughters, and sisters flooded the streets to protest the death of a 22-year-old woman who died in custody after violating the country’s strict Islamic dress code.