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William C. Davell: Avoiding a Surprise – and Potentially Unwanted – Business Partner

William C. Davell
24 Jun 2025
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William “Bill” C. Davell, Esq., Tripp Scott, Good News Media Group, June 2025

The Good News provides a monthly column with important content having to do with topics from the legal community. This month features a conversation with Henny Lawrence Shomar, a director with Tripp Scott.   Any entrepreneur knows that a business’s worst enemy – but ironically, its greatest certainty – is uncertainty. And wisely seeks to structure partnership, shareholding and operating agreements to minimize it. One business uncertainty that often gets overlooked, however, is the health and personal life of the owner him or herself. What happens to the business – and to any business co-owners or partners – if an […]

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Patrick J. Kelly: Grading Our Investment IQ

Patrick J. Kelly
3 Jun 2025
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Some believe that our investment IQ goes up at the same pace as our favorite index. Humorous, but all too often true. That is until the index goes into freefall, and we quickly realize the risks we were taking, and, perhaps, just how softheaded towards markets we can sometimes be. Risk emerges when not knowing what we’re doing but thinking that we do. Fiat (paper) money is a miracle of the human political economy. A government takes a piece of paper, puts its seal on it, and declares it legal tender for all debts, public and private. It is used […]

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Patrick J. Kelly, Kelly Advisory Group, Good News Media Group, June 2025

Dr. Bob Barnes and Torrey Roberts: What If Prayer Was Important?

Dr. Bob Barnes and Torrey Roberts
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We talk about prayer. Most parents reading this article would say prayer … communicating with God… is extremely important. Many still reading know the verse in Jeremiah says God knows the plans He has for us (Jeremiah 29:11) and that we are each fearful and uniquely made by God so that we can fulfill those specific plans (Psalm 139). That being said, do we as parents actually put the training of prayer into our parenting curriculum? Do we teach our children to pray? What if we really believed it was important to communicate with God? What if we believed that […]

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Andrew Holmes: Have a Good Summer

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It’s summertime, and it has me nostalgic thinking about my summers as a kid. I spent so much time outside year after year every summer. Some summers were spent in the Midwest, visiting my grandfather, others as I got older were filled with sports and other activities, but those early summers as a kid I was mostly outdoors, with family, making good memories.    Doing good Good memories can also come from doing good for others – especially others who are in need. There’s a unique opportunity that comes around this time of year; we can slow down a little […]

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Les Feldman: Statistics for Engagement

Les Feldman
22 May 2025
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Les Feldman, Good News Media Group, May 2025

My earliest recollection of my fascination with “statistics” – things like baseball batting averages, home runs, stolen bases, strikeouts – is when I was about five or six. Baseball was the dominant sport in my life at six years old. The Detroit Tigers were my team, partially growing up in Detroit, because Florida didn’t have a baseball team, football team, basketball team or a hockey team back when I was six. I credit sports as my pathway to learning things because that’s when I took an interest in reading. In Florida my parents had the Miami Herald delivered to our home each morning, and […]

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William “Bill” C. Davell, Esq.: How Do I Navigate Florida’s Land-Use Labyrinth?

William C. Davell
6 May 2025
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The Good News provides a monthly column with important content having to do with topics from the legal community. This month features a conversation with Ryan Horland, Esq.,an associate with Tripp Scott. Whether you’re a high-end developer or an everyday homeowner, Florida’s maze of land-use state and environmental statutes, local ordinances and master plans, stringent staff reviews and strict code enforcement can be maddening. It can make the process of doing what you want with your own property a costly, confusing and time-consuming hell-on-earth – or even a near-impossibility. Making the process all the more intense: the reality that with […]

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William “Bill” C. Davell, Esq., Tripp Scott, Good News Media Group, May 2025

Patrick J. Kelly: Life at the Beach

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Patrick J. Kelly, President, Kelly Advisory Group, Good News Media Group, May 2025

We moved to the beautiful South Florida coast in 1988. As native New Yorkers, seeing the majesty of God’s creation at the beach quickly became a cherished time with family and friends. We would often take our young children, and now grandchildren, to soak in the sounds and the sights of the Atlantic Ocean. While the kids swam, played, built sandcastles and collected shells, we would reflect on the beauty of God’s creation so vividly surrounding us. More recently, on a calm water summer day, our grandchildren had the spontaneous experience of several manatees frolicking with them near the water’s […]

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Dr. Bob Barnes and Torrey Roberts: How to Make a Technology Plan for Summer

Dr. Bob Barnes and Torrey Roberts
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As we head towards summertime, one of the things that we as parents need to prioritize is creating a plan for technology. Our children, no matter their age, seem to gravitate towards technology when they are bored. I read somewhere that boredom isn’t always a bad thing in childhood. It is where creativity grows and imaginations flourish.   Opening the door When we think about boundaries with technology, picture this: A parent needs a babysitter for the evening and asks a stranger to watch their child. “No way,” you scream! Okay, a stranger knocks on your front door and says, […]

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Dr. Bob Barnes and Torrey Roberts, Sheridan House Family Ministries, Good News Media Group, May 2025

Andrew Holmes: A Month to See

Andrew Holmes
30 Apr 2025
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Andrew Holmes, 4KIDS, Good News Media Group, April 2025

It’s National Foster Care Month, and since you’re a Good News reader, I’d be willing to bet you’ve heard about the longstanding ministry of 4KIDS. But even with some familiarity, there are some things within the child welfare system that too many of us in the Christian community here in South Florida haven’t really seen.    Run after the unseen The reality is that every day, 4KIDS is running after the unseen. These kids and families are hurting and often isolated – but you won’t see their pain in your everyday life. 4KIDS doesn’t only serve kids once they are […]

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Good News Applauds Women of Distinction 2025

Shelly Pond
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Each year, Good News proudly honors Women of Distinction—remarkable leaders whose faith inspires their tireless work in support of local charities and nonprofits. Through service, leadership and a heart for others, these six women are making a lasting impact on their communities. In many ways, these women exemplify the traits of a virtuous woman in Proverbs 31. “Many women do noble things, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised” (Proverbs 31:30). Here are their thoughts on God’s calling along with a few words of advice. Anita Fain Taylor Director of Economic Development and Housing, City of […]

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Good News Media Group, April 2025