“I was diagnosed with terminal kidney cancer two years ago,” Bob L. of Brooklyn, New York writes in the August issue of Guideposts magazine. “I felt all the emotions you'd expect. Shock. Dread. Grief. Self pity. “One emotion surprised me. Even more surprising, it turned out to be the emotion that outlasted all the others, growing stronger as the reality of the diagnosis took hold. “That emotion is gratitude. “I'm not grateful that the cancer might take my life before I even reach my … [Read more...]

            President Donald Trump, in his public verbal scuffle with Baltimore's Congressman Elijah Cummings, has opened the door to frank discussion dealing with years of neglect in Baltimore and other cities. Cummings has represented Baltimore in Congress for nearly 25 years, Trump said, “with less than nothing to show for it. “No human being would want to live there,” Trump said, “it's a very dangerous and filthy place-- a rat and … [Read more...]

  It’s tough exacting work. Giant forklifts and cranes carry up to 20-ton pieces of steel to sandblasting machines that have to be adjusted precisely for every job. Full-time inspectors on the 80,000 square foot factory floor ensure that the company processes is safe to use. Employees must be focused, alert and ready to respond if something goes wrong. As part of the job they sandblast large pieces of fabricated steel then apply coatings and paint to prepare the steel per … [Read more...]

                      “The major successes fighting alcoholism and drug abuse, have been achieved by the local citizens in individual communities," according to  the late Peter Drucker, author and teacher on business. Successes fighting alcoholism and drug abuse, Drucker said, have been achieved by independent local organizations-like Alcoholics Anonymous. Drucker added, for good measure, that, … [Read more...]

  Last summer, on August 8th, Meredith Baskin, 34, died of an overdose of the drug Fentanyl. We wrote about it briefly at the time, and now her mother, Little Rock's Dr. Susan Weinstein, has provided more details about her daughter's death in Invitation, a Little Rock based free publication. The author is Mandy Stanage Shoptaw. “People tell me I'm strong. I'm not," Dr. Weinstein begins. "I'm actually really private about my grief, but I choose to speak out for Meredith. That's … [Read more...]