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State’s new animal cruelty law has some teeth

Pet owners may want to familiarize themselves with the stateÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ new animal-abuse laws before frigid weather sets in.LibreÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ law, which was approved this summer and signed into law by Gov. Tom Wolf, sets requirements on how long an animal is allowed to be tethered outside in adverse ...

How far have you come this last year?

ItÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ that time of season when we reflect on the passing year for what happened during this last calendar year in our lives. ItÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ the personal and cultural evaluation of the last 12 months or so of experiences and events that impacted us as individuals and family.What have you been through ...

Be careful not to witch hunt

Matt Lauer this time.He was fired from NBC over allegations of sexual harassment and joins a lengthy list of people in positions of power who’ve allegedly leveraged or tried to leverage that power for untoward purposes or made persistently harassing comments.In announcing LauerÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ ...

Prayer Gifting, Part 2

In my last column, I expressed the idea that we should add prayer as a gift of giving during gift giving celebrations. This was not a plea to do away with giving material things as a gift, unless thatÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ what you choose, but rather to consider prayer gifting instead of material gifting, or at ...

Be risk-taker and get out of the boat

When is the last time you took a risk? A chance? I mean … I’d rather the answer not be related to playing your last lottery ticket or going to play the slot machines. When is the last time that you took a real risk on you? When, if ever, have you taken a step of faith in the direction of ...

Military must help to deny guns to domestic abusers

AmericaÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ extraordinary gun violence is enabled by a lack of both laws and responsibility. In a small but significant way, bipartisan legislation proposed by Sens. Jeff Flake and Martin Heinrich seeks to address both failings.A record of domestic violence is a frequent denominator in cases of ...