There's nothing to sooth the pain happening outside of our own lives these days.  It's difficult to look at our Country with any kind of positive eye when the only diversion is another unrelated disaster.  And when that disaster includes 24 dead children, it's a painful punch to the heart. As Conservatives we've been grabbing at threads for the past five years, but sadly each thread frays and eventually brakes.  But because of our collective patriotism we continue to grab.  It's not due to hatred or racism that we hope one of those threads leads to Mr. Obama's early ...

Our thoughts and prayers go out to those affected by the tornadoes in Oklahoma. Just watching the videos on Fox News tore at our heart. With an elementary school leveled and possibly 24 students dead it is indeed a sad day. The Medical Examiner confirmed 51 dead and another source stated 120 are in the […]

  From Man's Slave to God's Free Bondman   George Leile was born a slave on a plantation in Virginia around 1750. He would later belong to a Baptist deacon in Georgia. After his dramatic conversion to Christianity in 1773, … Continue reading →

According to news articles I have read; a 15 year old boy and two 16 year old boys took a 12 year old girl into a basement with intentions to sexually assault the young girl. The boys not only sexually assault the girl – they tape the attack while also flashing gang signs and then […]

Rock Island Mayor Dennis Pauley's most recent appointments ( which were not officially confirmed by the city council) repeats the pattern of his predecessors as colonial rulers. Regardless of who local ethnic groups choose or designate as their representatives, colonial rulers choose their "leaders."� The "in your face"� decision sends a clear message to the group as to whose views matters when it comes to consideration of decisions affecting the community. Not wanting to make a "surprise"� announcement, Mayor Pauley informed city aldermen before last Monday night's meeting, May 4, ...