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Help Keep Others Safe in Hot Weather

It looks like Chicago is experiencing another heat wave. I know it’s very hot in other places, but being from Chicago, I remember the nightmare of the last heat wave. However, I have deep concerns for people everywhere who may not be able to properly care for themselves. Please, take the time to check on the elderly, the sick, and the less fortunate in their homes. It is so sad to see people die when it is completely preventable. I saw an older woman on the news last night, sitting in her hot apartment with the windows closed, no fans … Continue reading →

Miscegenation is Not Against the Law

39 years ago, in June of 1967, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the final laws against miscegenation. Do you know what miscegenation means? It’s a fifty-cent word that actually stands for interracial marriage. I was thinking about this the other day and started doing some research as Sherry and I posted our viewpoints on the hot-button issue of legislating marriage and what the definition of marriage should be and whether or not the government should issue laws about who can and can’t get married. 39 years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court got into the tango of the marriage debate … Continue reading →

Chinese Marriage Consultants

There appears to be a promising new occupation in China. The occupation of marriage consultant is growing as more and more married couples need professional guidance to help them face their problems. The All-China Women’s Federation released this information recently. In May, they opened training classes on marriage consultation in Beijing. The goal of the courses is to spread the professional knowledge to those would-be marriage consultants. So Why The Change? The Ministry of Civil Affairs released statistics that showed the Chinese divorce rate rising annually since 2002. The numbers for 2005 show that 1.78 million Chinese couples were divorced, … Continue reading →

Hurricanes: Planning for Evacuation

Evacuation due to a hurricane brings many things to mind. You may think of being stuck in the car in awful traffic for hours. You may worry about leaving your home and possessions behind. And you may worry about where you are going to stay during the period of evacuation. Once you have formed an evacuation plan then you most of these concerns will be resolved, and you will be order to move forward quickly. The first thing you should do is decide where you will stay during an evacuation. If you have family and friends in a nearby area, … Continue reading →

Senate Votes & Marriage

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Anytime the words senate vote and marriage come up in the same sentence, I get concerned. My concern is that I don’t want the government regulating my private life. I don’t want them legislating my choices either. However, the biggest issue I have with the marriage legislation is that it opens a potential can of worms that may cause far more problems and injuries to the nation than it protects values. The Value of Marriage I wrote a blog months ago that indicated that the greatest threat to marriage wasn’t same-gender marriages, but rather divorce. When our government focuses time, … Continue reading →