Many teenagers and other individuals often act like MOTHS.  They are attracted by bright lights, or fire and/or those things which appear very attractive.  Little thought is given that the brightness or fire may harm them.  The Moth fly closer ...

Nothing is so firmly believed as that what we least know. — Nontaigne 1533-1592  

Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up knowing that today it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be eaten. Every morning in Africa, a lion wakes up and realizes that today it must run faster than ...

"One of the greatest tragedies we witness almost daily is the tragedy of men of HIGH AIM and LOW ACHIEVEMENT.  Their MOTIVES are noble.  Their PROCLAIMED AMBITION is praiseworthy.  Their CAPACITY is great, but their DISCIPLINE is weak.  They succumb ...

Our teacher asked what my favorite animal was, and I said, "Fried chicken." She said I wasn't funny, but she couldn't have been right, because everyone else  laughed. My parents told me to always tell the truth.  I did.  Fried chicken ...

Positive Thoughts "People are defeated in life not because of lack of ability, but for lack of whole heartedness.  Results won't yield to someone who refuses to give themselves to achieve results." — Norman V. Peale    

National Drug Control Strategy   Prescription drug abuse will be a major focus of the 2011 National Control Strategy which is good because it is a growing problem in the US. People think prescriptions are safe because a doctor prescribed them, yet they ...

Medical Marijuana Debate   The risks outweigh the benefits so why are people still using it? I don’t understand how in 16 states it is legal and in other states it is illegal. You can get a prescription for it in those ...

This was written by a young Indian girl who was in jail for drug charges, and was addicted to meth. She wrote this while in jail. As you will soon read, she fully grasped the horrors of the drug, as ...

An article in the Town &  Country Bank Newsletter Have you ever felt the need to pursue a dream? Have you ever known you were meant to do something really significant? Russ & Leslie Talbot did! And, on Tuesday, February 15, ...