Why Black Friday broke records with 185K gun background checks

More Americans had their backgrounds checked purchasing guns on Black Friday than any day on record, according to data released by the FBI this week. The National Instant Criminal Background Check System processed 185,345 requests on Nov. 27, one of the largest retail sales days in the country. “This was an approximate 5% increase over the 175,754 received on Black Friday 2014,” wrote Stephen Fischer, the FBI's chief of multimedia productions. “The previous high for […] Read the Full Article »

Tragedy In the Heartland – Mental Illness and Depression are Real

Yesterday, my normal day was interrupted by a phone call from a friend who was attending a Veteran's Day program at a small, local school that happened to be the school I attended, and one that my children attended most of their lives. When I saw his name on my phone, I knew instantly something was wrong. I answered, and straight away he said he noticed I was friends with a certain family on Facebook […] Read the Full Article »

My secret to looking much younger than 48

I get asked quite a bit, what skincare products I use to keep my skin looking so young. I love when people are shocked to learn that I'm the mother of Trey and Coty – or that I'm about to be a grandmother for the first time. It's nothing major – just a product I was introduced to as a review item, several years ago – and I've stuck to it since. This is my […] Read the Full Article »