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Kevin Polky, LCSW interviewed by WIFR TV in regards to a growing community concern. Commentary below from WIFR- STATELINE (WIFR) – It’s been one year since hundreds of video gaming machines went live in the Stateline. Some opponents say gambling is bring more bad luck...

A Hair in My Soup Have ever looked forward to something and it didn’t work out? Not only does it look completely different than you expected but it is so much worse than you could imagine. I know that this has happened to me. Years ago I planned a vacation to go to...

Why do bad things happen to good people? I guess the first question to answer would be, what is good and is bad. For this moment, we are going to preference that good is anything that is life-giving, and bad is anything that is life-taking. I think that the reason why...

I hear many times of people being frustrated because the "bad guys" are not being held accountable. We see in the news when individuals are not given consequences for their criminal acts. There always seems to be an excuse or loophole in which consequences are not...

Recently, I had the opportunity to see a group of youth perform at a vocal recital. (Ellen and Andrew Mahan have just opened up a studio called Gateway Performing Art Studio. They have group of talented individuals that are out out of this world.) It was amazing! It...

For most families that have kids or grandchildren, school is starting soon. The summer has gone by fast. I hear students talk about school starting, not many look forward to the homework  or studying for tests. What is interesting though, depending on the students...