As a society, we’ve been making great strides in eradicating the secrecy and shame around the subjects of depression and anxiety. However, there’s still great stigma attached to serious mental illnesses (SMI) such as schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, PTSD, and borderline personality disorder. Part of the reason for this stigma is the conflation of […]

There are certain occasions in a person’s life when it’s only natural to stop and take stock: your birthday, high school or college graduation, New Year’s Eve, your wedding day, and the day your first child is born. Your first arrest. Of course, no one wants to achieve that milestone-and those who do hope it’s […]

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, fatal vehicular crashes in the United States surged in 2021 to an estimated 42,915. That represents a whopping 10.5% increase over 2020 when there were 38,824 fatalities on the nation’s roadways. Here in Indiana, there were 815 fatal crashes that caused a total of 897 deaths. Of […]

Have you ever gotten into an argument over a cell phone? We don’t mean disagreeing with someone you’re talking to on the phone, but rather a fight that centers on the cell phone itself. This phenomenon is common and can lead to some pretty serious situations-and even criminal charges! Read on, and we’ll explain. Fun […]

Would you believe that Tinder has over 75 million users? It’s true-to the tune of $1.6 billion in revenue in 2021. Of all the people who have installed Tinder on their smartphones, about 35% of them log on to the dating app daily. Nearly twice that many, or 69%, check to see who they’ve matched […]

Let’s say you and your friends are out having a couple of drinks. When it’s time to settle up and head home, how do you determine whether or not you should drive home? You might reason that you feel fine, barely even buzzed. Your buddy Sarah says she knows her tolerance, and she’s only had […]

Not long ago, two men were arrested in Chicago for trafficking guns from Indianapolis. Devante Brown, 27, and 19-year-old Corey Sartin face conspiracy charges and willfully dealing firearms without a license. Federal prosecutors say that the pair sold ten firearms, including four semiautomatic handguns, four semiautomatic rifles, and two “ghost guns”-untraceable guns that can be […]