Jim and Laneeda were college sweethearts They got married and life was happy for many years Then Laneeda began to act strangely getting lost and forgetting appointments She was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer rsquo s at forty-seven After a decade of serving as her primary caregiver Jim was able to say ldquo Alzheimer rsquo s has given me the opportunity to love and serve my wife in ways that were unimaginable when she said lsquo I do rsquo rdquo While explaining the gifts of the Holy Spirit the apostle Paul wrote extensively on the virtue of love Corinthians He contrasted [... more]

Primary care providers were bribed to suggest patients to take the COVID vaccine Meanwhile Bud Light admits the Dylan Mulvaney endorsement was a mistake Please visit our great sponsors Black Rifle Coffeehttps blackriflecoffee com danaUse code DANA at checkout for off Fast Growing Trees https fastgrowingtrees com danaVisit fastgrowingtrees com dana today to save off your entire order Good Ranchershttps goodranchers com marchSubscribe today for FREE Bacon in every box for a year with code Dana Use the same code to save an additional Hartford Gold CALL - - or text DANA to Call right now and they will give [... more]

The leaker is identified arrested in Massachusetts and charged with espionage Republicans in Tennessee show a willingness to budge on gun laws Primary care providers were bribed to suggest patients to take the COVID vaccine Is Ukraine buying fuel from Russia with American dollars Dana explains how Democrats are using abortion to target all Republicans in elections Democrats call on Dianne Feinstein to resign while staying quiet on John Fetterman President Macron raises the retirement age amid violent riots Bud Light admits the Dylan Mulvaney endorsement was a mistake Please visit our great sponsors Black Rifle Coffeehttps blackriflecoffee com danaUse [... more]

The state of North Carolina requires more than hours of training and a year of apprenticeship before a person can become a barber Jon Sanders John Locke Foundation director of regulatory studies says those requirements stem from the racism that helped guide North Carolina's earliest occupational licensing Sanders discusses the history of barber regulations Ever since the COVID- pandemic threw hundreds of thousands of North Carolinians out of work state government has faced problems getting unemployment checks into people's hands A recent legislative hearing highlighted public concerns about the slow pace of unemployment relief State lawmakers added new funding for [... more]

North Carolina's public schools are expected to reopen for the fall but they'll face some changes linked to continuing concerns about COVID- Terry Stoops John Locke Foundation vice president for research and resident scholar analyzes state guidelines for public school operations in the - academic year The pandemic already has created a nearly billion hole in North Carolina's budget Forecasters are not certain whether that hole will grow larger in the months ahead You'll hear recent projections from chief legislative economist Barry Boardman along with reaction from top N C House and Senate budget writers Count Senate leader Phil Berger [... more]

As North Carolina recovers from the negative impacts of the COVID- pandemic the John Locke Foundation is offering help The new Carolina Rebound project is designed to give policymakers ideas that will help the state recover as quickly and efficiently as possible Joseph Coletti JLF senior fellow discusses Carolina Rebound's recommendations for state tax and budget policy The pandemic shut down many N C businesses Even those allowed to stay open had to scramble to adapt their business plans to changing circumstances Ron Joyce of Triad-based Joyce Farms recently explained during a John Locke Foundation online forum how COVID- has [... more]

A state legislative committee plans to hire an outside investigator to look into a controversial million fund tied to the Atlantic Coast Pipeline Rick Henderson Carolina Journal editor-in-chief analyzes the decision to seek outside investigative help Henderson explains why the fund has raised concerns about North Carolina's environmental permitting process Some people want to target hate by censoring or banning so-called hate speech Nadine Strossen professor at New York Law School and former national president of the American Civil Liberties Union disagrees During a recent visit to North Carolina Strossen touted free speech as the best tool to fight hate [... more]

Kim from Michigan called the show to express her frustration with her mother the lack of help from her siblings and her struggle with alcoholism [... more]

This week on Family Policy Matters NC Family Pastor Outreach Director Thomas Graham interviews Susanne Berger Berger is the Board Chair of Neighbor Health Center a new faith-based health center that seeks to serve Christ by providing primary care to patients of all ages regardless of whether they have health insurance They discuss her personal story of faith and vocation as well as the mission and story of Neighbor Health Center [... more]

This week on Family Policy Matters NC Family Pastor Outreach Director Thomas Graham spoke with Dr Patrick O'Connell founder of Sentinel Primary Care They discuss Dr O'Connell's personal journey of faith and vocation as well as how he integrates his religious beliefs into his work as a primary care physician [... more]

State lawmakers interested in improving access to health care in North Carolina should consider relaxing restrictions on nurse practitioners That's a recommendation from Katherine Restrepo John Locke Foundation director of health care policy Restrepo explains how so-called scope-of-practice reform could play an important role in boosting rural health care Private property rights play a critical role in a free society The U S Constitution focuses attention on protecting those rights Ilya Somin professor of law at George Mason University discussed the Constitution's property rights protections during a recent speech at N C State University Somin shares themes from that presentation [... more]

Telemedicine can play an important role in the future of North Carolina health care But that doesn't mean the state needs a law forcing insurers to pay health care providers the same amount of money for services provided through technology as they would for in-person visits Katherine Restrepo the John Locke Foundation's director of health care policy explains why North Carolina should not follow the lead of other states that have adopted so-called telemedicine parity laws Speaking of government restrictions on health care North Carolina's certificate-of-need law continues to stifle innovation and reduce options for patients Dr Jay Singleton a [... more]

Devastation in Texas linked to Hurricane Harvey and the threat of East Coast damage from Hurricane Irma helped lead to higher prices at N C gas pumps State officials also invoked North Carolina's price-gouging law Roy Cordato John Locke Foundation senior economist and resident scholar explains why the law ignores the laws of economics He explains the link between price-gouging restrictions and gasoline shortages While U S Supreme Court justices enjoy a brief break in their work Ilya Shapiro is busy analyzing the court's work from the past year Shapiro is senior fellow in constitutional studies at the libertarian Cato [... more]

Gov Roy Cooper wants the N C Supreme Court to declare part of the new state budget unconstitutional In a recent court filing the governor expanded his Cooper v Berger lawsuit It now includes a challenge to budget provisions targeting Opportunity Scholarship school vouchers roughly billion in block grant funding and the use of million secured from a legal settlement Carolina Journal Editor-in-Chief Rick Henderson analyzes Cooper's argument The N C Commission on the Administration of Law and Justice presented a report this year designed to address long-term changes that would improve the state's court system State Supreme Court Chief [... more]

An increased focus on direct primary care could lead to major benefits in the fight against chronic diseases that lead to disabilities That's the conclusion of the latest report from Katherine Restrepo the John Locke Foundation's director of health care policy Restrepo explains why DPC holds so much promise for addressing one of the most vexing problems in American health care As policymakers in Washington consider potential repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care Act one observer who's watching their actions closely is Tevi Troy chief executive officer of the American Health Policy Institute Troy is also former deputy secretary [... more]

North Carolina's maze of alcohol regulations stands in the way of entrepreneurs trying to expand a growing industry in the state Jon Guze John Locke Foundation director of legal studies outlines the complicated regulatory scheme in a recent report He also calls for a rollback of regulatory overreach that would help the economy and enhance freedom within the state Politics tends to influence central bankers and the results often to lead to bad news for the economy That's the argument from Wake Forest University economist John Wood He cites historical examples of political influence that have led central bankers away [... more]