Dara Brewton Schweitzer

Thinking of making the jump and becoming a freelance writer? Or maybe you simply find yourself asking: What is a freelancer?

Before risking it all on a freelance writing career, I spent five years working for a couple of eye doctors. I started out teching for an optometrist who spent the majority of each day filling prescriptions for new eyeglasses.

South Dakota is in the midst of a meth epidemic, and Governor Kristi Noem wants to do something about it.

Staying in and watching great movies all night is something everyone can enjoy. Rewatching some of the much-loved masterpieces of the 90s is an instant mood-booster in these trying times.

So there’s one thing about traveling while female that can be a real downer—your period. Am I right?

January 6, 2021, is a day that will go down in infamy. Americans, and the rest of the world, were stunned as they watched a frenzied crowd of Trump supporters forced their way into the Capitol building intent on overthrowing democracy. These men and women brought weapons, zip-tie handcuffs, and their unhinged rage. The insurrection led to the death of five people.

Stephanie Grisham took over as White House press secretary in August after Sarah Huckabee Sanders stepped down.
But Grisham’s past contains multiple red flags, which would render her toxic as a press secretary for anyone else.
The current press secretary has two DUI’s on her record — including...

Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) has spent the last 18 years in the Senate, easily winning his re-election bids. But in 2020, Lindsey Graham’s seat may finally be at risk — and he can thank Trump if he loses.

The Federal Election Commission is a regulatory agency created in 1974 to administer and enforce federal campaign finance laws. It has jurisdiction over all levels of campaign finance from the House to the President. But thanks to Moscow Mitch, the Commission will now be effectively paralyzed with the impending resignation of Matthew Petersen, the Vice Chairman.

President Trump wasn’t thrilled with a certain CNN clip that mocked his geographical knowledge. A joke was made that Trump wouldn’t be able to “find Ukraine on a map if you had the letter U and a picture of an actual, physical crane next to it.”

Music icon Taylor Swift has kept her political leanings to herself in the past, but with the release of her new Netflix documentary, Miss Americana, she is proving that she isn’t afraid of going after the current administration or even Trump himself.

An Australian woman plucked a struggling koala from the flames wrapping the animal in the shirt off of her own back. The koala was caught up in the bushfires currently ravaging the country, which are being fueled by climate change.

The startling truth came out in a recent congressional hearing: Two Trump appointees from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) admitted that a required deadline was purposely missed resulting in Puerto Rico missing out on hurricane relief funding.

The infamous wall has started a phase of construction along the Arizona and Mexico border much to the dismay of conservationists. It will be skirting around a stretch of protected land that is recognized as a UNESCO international biosphere reserve.
The Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument is located in the Sonoran desert, and it is the only place in the U.S. where the Organ Pipe cactus grows. The desert preserve is also full of other unique plant and animal life.
The project is being overseen ...

It’s no secret that Charlotte loves a good brewery. There are more breweries in the metro area than you can count on one hand, and now Pineville has tossed their hat in the ring with the opening of Middle James Brewing Company.
Middle James is the collaboration of four friends named Mike, Andrew, Shannon, and Perry. They felt like Pineville needed its own brewery. So, they set out to create a “sports-focused” spot where people could congregate for good beer and good food.
The brewery can be f...