Daily Hope: When You Walk Through the Valley: Three Truths to Remember

You may not be in the valley of the shadow of death right now, but you may be in another valley. Valleys are the hard places on your journey, where it’s easy to doubt or overlook God’s goodness.

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Column: The Arrogance of Equity

It has been revealed that several Northern Virginian high schools purposely withheld scholastic merit awards from their highest-achieving students. When the details of the story finally emerged, it became apparent that this emotional abuse of young teenagers at the hands of overly educated school administrators was yet another example of the left’s latest Holy Grail agenda: equity.

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Bill O’Reilly: Blame Mexico

As the South Park wise guys surely understand, the three amigos exposition in Mexico City last week was a total farce. I hope Biden, Trudeau, and Obrador got some good meals out of it, at least. I mean, all this working together for the good of the people stuff is a cruel lie. Mexico works against its own people and certainly harms the citizens of the United States and Canada. So, how about some truth-telling?

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President Biden’s document drama: Stick to the facts, Joe

Well, that was fun while it lasted.

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Illinois’ sweeping firearms ban faces first lawsuits, pushback from dozens of sheriffs

Only a week old, Illinois’ sweeping ban on high-powered firearms and large-capacity ammunition magazines is facing at least two legal challenges and pushback from dozens of county sheriffs who say they won’t uphold the law.

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Pritzker on global stage: People don’t want bipartisanship, they want things to get done

(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker is in Switzerland for the 2023 World Economic Forum to tout his agenda. Some back home say the governor should be more focused on the state’s issues.

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SNAP reductions coming; Secretary of State eyes modernization

While about half the country already has reduced the amount of pandemic-era federal food assistance offered in their state, Illinois is preparing for the change to take effect in March.

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Tom Brady 2023 landing spots: What’s next for Buccaneers QB, who’s unsure of NFL future after playoff exit

Tom Brady won’t be making another Super Bowl run this season, after he and the Buccaneers practically crawled to the finish line of a 31-14 loss to the Cowboys on Monday night. The defeat was the second-most lopsided in Brady’s 23-year career as an NFL quarterback, and marked just the fourth time the longtime Patriots star went one-and-done in the tournament. Now what?

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2023 NFL playoff schedule, bracket: Dates, times, TV, streaming for every round of AFC and NFC postseason

After a Super Wild Card Weekend that certainly lived up to its name, the divisional round is finally set.

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Italy’s most-wanted Mafia boss nabbed after 30 years on run

ROME (AP) — Italy’s No. 1 fugitive, a Mafia boss convicted of helping to mastermind some of the nation’s most heinous slayings, was arrested Monday when he sought treatment at a private clinic in Sicily after three decades on the run.

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