The Family Business Ad Spend Trap
A generation ago, a family business measured advertising the way it measured a phone book listing. The ad was there, people saw it, and if the shop was busy on Saturday you assumed the ad worked. Today the same owner logs into a dashboard and sees clicks, impressions, cost per click, click-through rate, and a […]
Read MoreSaving on an Income That Barely Covers Costs
Before deciding how to save on a tight income, work out whether saving is arithmetically possible on it.
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Liberty HealthShare’s Dorsey Morrow Makes the Case for Faith-Based Crisis Response
People facing a sudden financial setback, whether a lost paycheck, an unaffordable grocery bill, or a night without shelter, tend to call a pastor before they call a caseworker. Liberty HealthShare Chief Executive Officer Dorsey Morrow shared his thoughts on that idea in opinion column published in The Repository. “Over the years, I’ve come to […]
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I-130 Eligibility: Who Can File a Petition for an Alien Relative?
Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative, allows certain U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, and U.S. nationals to establish a qualifying relationship with a foreign family member. An approved petition can help the relative proceed toward an immigrant visa or lawful permanent residence, commonly called a green card. USCIS received approximately 981,200 I-130 petitions in fiscal […]
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Michelle Hays: What If The Problem Isn’t Who We Love, But What We Believe About Love?
The statistics are staggering, yet most people entering their second marriage believe they’ll beat the odds. After all, they’ve learned from their mistakes, chosen better this time, and are more mature than they were in their twenties. But the numbers tell a different story: 67% of second marriages end in divorce. Third marriages fare even […]
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Stephanie Fluger Wants Parents to Stop Asking “What Am I Doing Wrong?” and Start Questioning the System Instead
One in five people is neurodivergent, yet the systems designed to support them—schools, therapy programs, healthcare networks—remain largely unchanged. For parents raising autistic or neurodivergent children, this disconnect doesn’t just create frustration. It creates isolation, self-doubt, and a relentless pressure to make their kids fit into frameworks that were never built for them. Stephanie Fluger […]
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16 Million Families Are Reshaping the Top Kids English Language Tablet App Market
Key Takeaways Sixteen million families don’t move a category by accident. They change what parents expect from the top kids english language tablet app—and right now, that expectation is getting sharper, not looser. Families aren’t just looking for a quick download from the app store anymore; they’re looking for a tablet routine that can hold […]
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White House Calls for Expanded Research Into Psychedelic Therapies
The White House has issued a new directive aimed at expanding federal research into psychedelic-assisted therapies, including ibogaine, as potential treatments for serious mental health conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and severe depression. The directive calls on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (Food and Drug Administration) to prioritize and streamline its review […]
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31 Years as a Nonprofit Christian Ministry, Yet You May Not Have Heard of Liberty HealthShare
Somewhere around 350 million people live in the United States. Of that number, an estimated 1 million to 1.5 million participate in a healthcare sharing ministry. That gap is something Liberty HealthShare Director of Member Development Mark Pietrow thinks about often. “Most people haven’t heard of healthsharing,” he said in a 2026 interview. “When you […]
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Deborah Barsotti Knows What America’s Struggling Schools Are Missing — And Why We Can’t Afford to Ignore It Any Longer
When a kindergartner in Oakland was racking up three behavioral referrals a day, administrators saw a problem child destined for expulsion. Deborah Barsotti saw something entirely different: a brain desperate for the right kind of intervention. Years later, that same student would lead the drum line at a 7,000-person homecoming celebration for Olympic gold medalist […]
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