Month: July 2022

Add Wooden Brackets as Decor

To add personality to a plain vanilla room consider installing two corbels, or wooden brackets to frame a doorway or opening to add interest and appeal. In an older home the bracket may be ornate as part of an architectural feature of the room, and usually painted or finished like the woodwork. They’re often sold…


Reclaim Control of Your Digital Life

Commentary I was visiting with a friend who told me an all-too-familiar story. Her teenage niece adores TikTok. Too much. She spends many hours a day on it. It’s become her secret world, much more influential over her outlook on life than her parents, church, or physical community. It shapes her values and opinions. She…


‘Needless Slaughter’: Florida AG Presses Biden Admin to Declare Fentanyl a ‘Weapon of Mass Destruction’

The attorney general in Florida is calling the Biden administration to declare illicit fentanyl a “weapon of mass destruction” as fentanyl trafficking and overdose deaths soar. “Given how many Americans are being murdered, the whole federal government and every tactic and capability that we have should be utilized to stop the death and destruction that…


Do It Yourself: Lay Vinyl Sheet Flooring

A seamless vinyl floor in a room can create a stunning backdrop for furnishings, whether installed a kitchen, bathroom or any living space. And the choices of colors, patterns and designs has never been greater, many mimicking materials like stone, quartz and planks of embossed wood in small to large formats. The new designs are…


Investors Slash Stock Allocation to Lowest Levels Since 2008 Financial Crisis, BofA Poll Finds

Investors have slashed their stock allocation to the lowest level since the collapse of Lehman Brothers during the financial crisis of 2008–09, a new poll found. According to Bank of America’s latest monthly survey of global fund managers, investors’ expectations of international growth and corporate profits cratered to levels not seen since the economic collapse…


Canadians’ Support for COVID-19 Mandates Plunges Despite Warnings of New Wave: Poll

Canadians now have a much smaller appetite for COVID-19 public health measures compared to just months ago, despite warnings of a resurgence of cases fuelled by the Omicron BA.5 variant, says a recent Angus Reid poll. The survey, published on July 20, shows just a quarter of Canadians would now support the reimplementation of a…


How to Pick the Perfect Watermelon

Digging face first into a giant slice of watermelon on a hot summer day is one of those essential summertime food experiences. A good ol’ wedge of watermelon — all juicy, sweet and crisp — can be a serious thirst quencher when the sun is high in the sky. Unfortunately, it’s all-too-possible to end up with a less-than-perfect…


Pro-Life Movement ‘Will Not Relent’ Until Sanctity of Life Is at the Center of American Law: Mike Pence

Former Vice President Mike Pence praised the Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade in a recent speech in South Carolina, outlining steps that he hopes will be adopted by several states to further the pro-life cause. In a July 20 speech at Florence Baptist Temple in Florence, South Carolina, Pence said he believes with…


Biden Asks Congress for Tens of Billions of Dollars to Back Federal Anti-Crime Plan

The Biden administration said on July 21 that it’s asking Congress for $37 billion in funding to deal with surging crime while calling for a ban on “assault weapons” and “high-capacity magazines.” “We need to fund police who walk the beat, know the neighborhood, are accountable to those they are sworn to serve, and build…


Biden Asks Congress for Tens of Billions to Back Federal Anti-Crime Plan

The Biden administration on Thursday said it is asking Congress for $37 billion in funding to deal with surging crime while calling for a ban on “assault weapons” and “high-capacity magazines.” “We need to fund police who walk the beat, know the neighborhood, are accountable to those they are sworn to serve, and build community…