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I.T. Tips and Tricks

34 min ago By Blake Escritt

With cyber threats becoming more pervasive and sophisticated, protecting your PC is a critical task. Windows Defender Antivirus, built into Windows 10 and 11, offers robust, nocost protection against malware and viruses.

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Moore or Less

34 min ago By Liz Moore

As a teenager, I loved driving around Independence, a pastime I never outgrew. Douglas will tell you I cannot drive a straight route from point A to B; rather, I say I need to “check things out.” Therefore, I discovered two businesses that deserve kudos for their attractive presence on entry ways to Independence.

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Church Editorial

34 min ago By Faithful Servant?

Did you ever wonder what we would be doing during that 1000 year period when we reign with Jesus? Look at this: Luke 19:17 (NLT) “‘Well done!’ the king exclaimed. ‘You are a good servant. You have been faithful with the little I entrusted to you, so you will be governor of ten cities as your reward.’

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It Takes Courage To Write in the Digital Age

34 min ago By Bonnie Jean Feldkamp

Erma Bombeck was right when she said, 'It takes a lot of courage to show your dreams to someone else.' I thought of this quote when my friend Gina Barreca recently asked on social media, 'Writers: Why is it hard to hit 'send' even after all these years?'

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Serious Numbers

34 min ago By Marc Munroe Dion

I hope someday to be 100 and writing myself a birthday column, but I'm a ways from that event. What I am is 67 and writing myself a birthday column, which is serious enough.

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Biden's Impeachable Moment

34 min ago By Erick Erickson

On Dec. 18, 2019, House Democrats impeached Donald Trump. They found he had withheld congressionally approved arms and aid to Ukraine in order to influence Ukraine's decision on an investigation of Joe Biden. On May 8, 2024, Joe Biden announced he would withhold congressionally approved arms and aid to Israel in order to influence Israel's strategy of eliminating Hamas. Everything else is semantics. The reality is, if the former is impeachable, so is the latter.

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The Excess of Consumption

34 min ago By Mary Hunt

The dreaded disease we know as tuberculosis was at one time known as consumption. A highly contagious illness, consumption got its name from the way it takes a person’s life slowly from within -- first with a bloody cough, then fever, pallor and the long, relentless wasting away.

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Dear Annie

34 min ago By Annie Lane

Dear Annie: My mom passed away six months ago. I am in possession of her cremated remains.

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Brother’s New Girlfriend Gets off on the Wrong Foot

3 days ago By Adnenaier

Dear Annie: My recently divorced brother has a new girlfriend. He has been divorced for three months. She has introduced him to all of her friends and family. She was married 20 years and went through a bitter divorce and had several bad dating experiences from dating sites. She seems to be elated to find a nice guy like my brother. She seems to think he’s too good to be true and even did a background check on him.

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We Are Entering a New World of Caregiving

3 days ago By Froma Harrop

Is it fair to ask teenagers to give up sports and parties to care for parents or other older relatives? That’s an important question these days, because so many now do. The Wall Street Journal reported on a 15-yearold high school kid, Leo Remis, who is helping his disabled mother.

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