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Renting or buying, which is best for you?
DR. GLENN MOLLETTE A retired minister and his wife had never owned a house. They had spent all their married lives living in housing provided by churches. At age 65 they bought a house and financed it for 15 years. They had been frugal and had saved a good downpayment. They paid for the house…
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Kevin McCarthy, President Joe Biden and Congress must work to solve problems
BY DR. GLENN MOLLETTE Recently, in a Mexican restaurant in Houston, Texas, a patron shot and killed a man robbing other patrons. The robber was masked and brandishing what appeared to be a pistol. If the man who shot the robber is charged with murder for protecting himself and others from a potentially lethal threat,…
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Grieving and suffering loss
BY DR. GLENN MOLLETTE Throughout the years, many of us watched Barbara Walters from NBC to ABC. I always tried to watch her special interviews. Often, the people she interviewed on prime-time television specials were “the” high-profile people at that given time. She became the highest-paid journalist of her day, being the first to sign…
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2023: Love yourself so you can love others
BY DR. GLENN MOLLETTE You can lose about 1 pound a week if you try. If you don’t try you won’t lose any. If you need to save some money then you need to pay yourself first. If you have a paycheck coming in, then set a goal of $500 a month if possible. Whatever…
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Light and strength for Christmas
BY DR. GLENN MOLLETTE When I was a child at Tomahawk Elementary School in Martin County, there were many kids who got little to nothing for Christmas. I had classmates who I would never ask if they got anything for Christmas because I already knew the answer. Some of these kids were just glad to…
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Celine Dion, Kirstie Alley, Christmas, good news and bad
BY DR. GLENN MOLLETTE Award winning actress Kirstie Alley was diagnosed with cancer shortly before her untimely death at the young age of 71. Grammy award-winning Celine Dion has recently been diagnosed with a neurological disease called Stiff Person Syndrome. The disease attacks about one in a million and is a very debilitating disease. She…
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Christmas rest and peace
BY DR. GLENN MOLLETTE Christmas is a good time to catch up on your pumpkin pie eating. Pecan pie seems readily available, so this, too, is a good option. Try to drink one glass of eggnog during the season of joy. Eggnog has some calories and fat grams, but one glass won’t hurt you too…
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Christmas is in your heart
BY DR. GLENN MOLLETTE Christmas once started for me when the JC Penny and Sears catalogs came in the mail. They came early in the Fall and I wore them out looking at the toy section. By December, the catalogs were in shambles. My mother used to order clothes and other stuff from those catalogs.…
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Have Thanksgiving every day
BY DR. GLENN MOLLETTE Thanksgiving always comes and goes too fast. We often think, “We need more time to focus on the Thanksgiving holiday.” For many, it seems that Thanksgiving gets sandwiched between Halloween and Christmas. By late September, many of the stores and television commercials are focusing on Christmas. The only way we can…
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Billions spent on the election while Americans struggle
BY DR. GLENN MOLLETTE Total cost of 2022 state and federal midterm elections may have exceeded $16 billion, according to an OpenSecrets analysis. Federal candidates and political committees spent over $8 billion, while state candidates, party committees and ballot measure committees spent close to $8 billion. Here are the five most expensive Senate races this…
Category: Uncommon Sense
