Dr Tiffany Gholson had seen crime impact her small American city of East Saint Louis Missouri in many ways By however the town recorded a percent drop in homicides and a percent drop in crime overall What happened A partnership Working together the city rsquo s Public Safety Enforcement Group mdash including the state and city police the city school district and a faith organization mdash combined efforts to turn the tide for all citizens ldquo We say it rsquo s a marriage rdquo Dr Gholson stated with all members of the city partnership joining in to help citizens The [... more]

When American author O Henry wrote his beloved Christmas story ldquo The Gift of the Magi rdquo he was struggling to rebound from personal troubles Still he penned an inspiring story that highlights a beautiful Christ-like character trait mdash sacrifice In the story an impoverished wife sells her beautiful long hair on Christmas Eve to buy a gold pocket watch chain for her husband As she learns later however her husband had sold his pocket watch to buy a set of combs for her beautiful hair Their greatest gift to each other Sacrifice From each the gesture showed great love [... more]