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By Dr. Cicely Woodard Co-Author of Keeping the Stars Aligned: A Christian Couple’s Guide to Raising Morale in Relationships (2014) When Ron and I first met in 2001, he was a teacher, and I was in graduate school studying mathematics education. I was on the road to becoming a teacher
Are we at SeaWorld or the club? SeaWorld patrons asked themselves that question this weekend when the Ying Yang Twins made a special appearance at SeaWorld in San Diego. The hip-hop duo proved they still got it when Kaine and D-Roc took the stage at the park’s Summer Spectacular series
By Mary Gartner | Staff Writer When Dulcinea “Dulcie” Lane walks through the doors of Gorman-Scharpf Funeral Home in Springfield, Missouri, she carries with her more than professional expertise. She brings a quiet reverence, a listening ear, and a deep understanding of the sacred space between grief and healing. As
Striking city workers waved signs at traffic circling Philadelphia City Hall and joined picket lines outside libraries, police stations and other workplaces as nearly 10,000 blue-collar workers walked off the job Tuesday in search of better pay and benefits. District Council 33 of the American Federation of State, County and
By Nicki Donnelson | efactory A powerful opportunity is coming to the Springfield Greene County area again this fall for anyone ready to take the leap into entrepreneurship. Starting this September, the Early-Stage Business Boot Camp—part of the programming offered through the Southern Missouri Innovation Network (Innovate SOMO)—will help new
By Tyler Drenon | Editor Pitt Technology Group This isn’t just another tech fad. What’s unfolding right now with artificial intelligence is reshaping how we live and work. In some ways, it is reminiscent of the dot-com boom of the late ’90s: chaotic, overhyped, misunderstood, and completely unavoidable. Back then,
The Man of 10,000 Sound Effects Talks Career, Comedy, and Coping Through Creativity By Samuel G. Knox | UniteNews Staff Writer Actor and comedian Michael Winslow is currently performing in Branson, Missouri at the Columns Theater. His shows run Monday through Thursday at 5:00 PM, from June 1 to September
George Washington Carver National Monument is pleased to announce the park’s annual Carver Day celebration, to be held on Saturday, July 12, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. This special event honors the life of George Washington Carver and the establishment of the national monument created in his memory.
By Dr. Kimberly Berry | Culture Coach My daughter is a speech-language pathologist in Austin, Texas. Recently, she witnessed her five year-old Hispanic client being reprimanded by his homeroom teacher for speaking Spanish at school. The young boy told my daughter, “I have to use English; no one likes my
Just as Chris Brown prepared to kick off his “Breezy Bowl XX” world tour earlier this year, the singer found himself starting legal proceedings for an altercation that reportedly took place some years ago in a London nightclub. In May, Brown was taken into custody by London authorities. He was