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Victim Impact Statement

On October 22, 2024, Candace Lierd, aka Candace Rivera, was sentenced to a minimum of three years in prison. I was sitting in the courtroom

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The Power of Might

When I started writing my book, Devotion Deception Deliverance—Isaac’s Story, I spent a lot of time stuck. I had been a writer for years and

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Nothing Taken for Granted

These past nearly ten months have undoubtedly been a rollercoaster of emotions. Negativity permeates almost everywhere we look. Division in families and friendships is at

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A New Day Will Dawn

For ten months, dates and benchmarks for returning things to normal were set, and when those criteria came and went without any glimpse of normalcy,

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Finding the Silver Lining

One thing is sure: 2020 was a rough year. Yeah, that’s an understatement. Finding a silver lining with all the dark, gloomy, menacing storm clouds

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Glorious Days Await

In the past eight months, shutdowns, mandates, masks, and social distancing have taken their toll. Wondering if our students will ever return to school and

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The Master Quilter

Mom, Sally C to her friends, was a master quilter. Fabric, thread, needles, and quilting frames were the tools of her craft. She made quilts

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Jim and Carol Kemple

I am eternally grateful that Jim and Carol Kemple, and Bill and Mary Ann Sorensen chose to move to the west part of Las Vegas

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