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Responsibility crisis: How California leadership failed families with LA fires

8:30 pm January 19, 2025

The tragedies of Los Angeles’ recent fires are suffocating and impossible to wrap my mind around as a born-and-raised California mom who evacuated our forever home at 4 a.m. on Jan. 8.  I’m heartbroken. I’m livid. I’m praying. I’m guilty of emerging unscathed (so far). I’m vigilantly searching for answers while preparing for the next […]

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How to stop robocalls on your flip phone

8:30 pm January 19, 2025

Robocalls can be a real headache, no matter what type of phone you use. If you’re like many people who prefer the simplicity of a flip phone, you might be wondering how to tackle this issue.  Donna reached out to us with a simple but great question, asking, “Is there a way to eliminate robocalls […]

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Biden pardons late Black activist Marcus Garvey, 4 others

7:04 pm January 19, 2025

President Biden issued five more pardons on Sunday on his last full day in office, including for political activist and Black nationalist Marcus Garvey.  “America is a country built on the promise of second chances,” Biden said in a statement. “As President, I have used my clemency power to make that promise a reality by […]

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Nashville-area school district votes to remove children’s transgender book after fiery board meeting

6:30 pm January 19, 2025

A Nashville-area school district voted this week to remove a transgender book for children from its school libraries after questions were raised about the book’s content at last month’s board meeting. During the public comment section at the December 10 Murfreesboro City School Board meeting, pastor and activist John K. Amanchukwu called out the district […]

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I updated my will. Here’s why you should, too

6:30 pm January 19, 2025

The saying goes that a cobbler’s kids have no shoes. But my own experience in creating an estate and legacy planning product after the passing of my father over a decade ago has ensured that I practice what I preach.   Given that I know how important formalizing my wishes and information is, I recently […]

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