The Theater Is on Fire

In a sermon, the Reverend Ethan Magness quoted the Danish philosopher Kierkegaard who told this parable:

A crowded theater hosted a variety show, with ...

Top Ten Stressors for Gen Z

According to a 2019 American Psychological Association survey, these are the top ten stressors for Gen Z (roughly age 18-22):

• Money -- 78 percent

• Health Issues -- 65%

Sheriff Struck by New Year’s Eve Celebratory Gunfire

Ohio Sheriff Matt Treglia was out in a cruiser on New Year’s Eve, trying to capture proof of the local tradition of celebratory gunfire. But as ...

Take Courage, You Are Not Alone

In C.S. Lewis’ book, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, a young girl Lucy, her brother Edmund, and their cousin Eustace are taken to Narnia where the ...

A Woman’s Perseverance in the Face of Denial

In the late 1980’s Gayla Benefield worked in a small town in Montana reading the meters of every house for the local utility company. She noticed ...

Why Warnings Are Not Heeded

Kim McClain, is a research scientist at the Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies. She has traveled to hard-hit cities and towns ...

Marine Dad Punches Shark to Save Daughter

Paige Winter was in high spirits and stable condition at Vidant Medical Center, despite having just had her leg and several fingers amputated. Winter ...

Police Respond to Burglar Call, Find Roomba Instead

In horror movies, the monster is scariest before you actually see it. For one local woman, that principle extended into the interior of her home. Washington ...

Officer Fails to Intimidate 12-Year-Old Journalist

Conventional story says that journalists should avoid becoming a part of the story they are trying to cover. But when budding reporter Hilde Lysak left ...

Alert Social Worker Rescues Young Woman Fleeing Kidnapper

Jeanne Nutter did not leave her house intending to be a hero, but rather to walk her dog. "I was at the end of my driveway; I saw a young woman who ...