"$43 million in the state of Wyoming was lost in 2024,” Bank of Commerce and CEO Copper France said to Saratoga seniors during a Outsmart Scammers discussion last week. “You’re not alone. Just understand that we’re here to help. We’re not here to pass judgment. We know this stuff and we can help you fix it.”
As spring slowly approaches and the days grow longer, Christians around the world enter a sacred season known as Lent. Lasting forty days, Lent is a time of reflection, repentance, prayer, and renewal leading up to Easter, the most important celebration in the Christian calendar.
This might be one of the most unpopular articles of all time, but as I sit here wanting to express from my heart, my private burdens are being exposed. I care about you (and me), it’s the only reason I would write about such a challenging subject. I believe it’s better to step forward and deal with personal issues that are causing great harm to our bodies and our self-esteem. Excess body fat is a serious problem.
I am going to stray away from the normal recipe article this week to talk about something that is vitally important for every kitchen, and that is knife care. In a commercial kitchen, a knife is referred to as a “sharp” and it is a common call-out to fellow co-workers when moving through the kitchen with a sharp in hand. A knife is a chef’s livelihood, and from very early on in training chefs are graded on their knife cuts.
Fear and anxiety are negative byproducts of modern life, trying to influence us away from God. Our jobs are often stressful, our relationships and finances, and even our children struggle with social pressures we hardly faced when we were their age.