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In 2017, I set aside forty days of silence. I had done the same thing at a hermitage in Kentucky almost 25 years earlier. Both times were transformative. Other than a few changes, the following is …
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by Lynn Werner
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8/22/23
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Angela Rose Canfield, the ‘Mayoress’ of Warren was “workin’ so hard,” trying to push her agenda, which for modern readers might sound more like the plot of a popular …
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by Brandon Behlke
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9/19/23
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The word “obituary” is relatively new in English. The first written use of “obituary” wasn’t recorded until 1706. The new noun came from the Medieval Latin obituarius …
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by Mike Jones
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1/30/24
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Have you ever thought about words that seem funny—all by themselves?
The Associated Press (AP) Style Guide, the bible of the newspaper biz, doesn’t address “funny”words. …
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by Mike Jones
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9/19/23
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By now, many of you may have heard about the small weekly newspaper in Marion, Kansas (“The Record”) and the local police chief’s controversial (and likely illegal) search warrant …
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by Bob Woodward
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8/22/23
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The train engine bellows steam as it comes around the bend on the narrow-gauge railroad. The train signals “long, long, short, long” whistles. That is the Morse code used by the telegraph …
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by Lynn Werner
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8/2/22
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Frank Herbert once said, “Without change, something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.”
Over the past three years, I have been humbled and honored to have …
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by Brandon Behlke
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8/2/22
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Hello, my name is Becky Henkins. I live in Stockton at The Anderson Apartments. I was born on May 29, 1971. I grew up in Hanover and attended River Ridge School.
I have been employed at The …
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by Becky Henkins
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10/17/23
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We learn this song at a young age, “Oh beautiful for spacious skies for amber waves of grain...” Many enjoy this famous line from the movie, Field of Dreams, “Is this heaven? No, …
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by P. Carter Newton
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8/2/22
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Halloween is one of those holidays where there are people who really aren’t into it and people who are way too into it. But what about those in the middle? For those who are casually into it, …
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by Murphy Obershaw
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10/17/23
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I recently stumbled on two pictures of my father, Colonel H. R. Osheroff, on the day he retired from the United States Army after 20 years of service. Though one is blurred, I can still see the …
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by Lynn Werner
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5/31/22
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Three weeks ago in this column, I explored the origins behind the name of Jewell Lane in rural Scales Mound. The interest behind that column sparked my interest in discussing other eponymous road …
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by Brandon Behlke
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5/31/22
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