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During November we celebrate National Veterans Small Business Week, which runs Nov. 11-13. Throughout the month we recognize those veterans, service members, and military spouses who take the steps …
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By Aikta Marcoulier and Amy Lea
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11/14/24
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We did it, we did it Joe, we — Joe?” … Welcome back to the land of the living, you America loving patriots. This is not a dream, not a drill. WE did it. We came out in droves: the …
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By Lauren Lejeune
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11/12/24
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I’ve always thought the marriage proposal day should be fun. Mine wasn’t considered “fun” because Gar woke me in the middle of the night, got me out of bed, and proposed while …
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By Trena Eiden
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11/7/24
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Cato the Elder was a senator during the Roman Republic. After a trip to Carthage, he became convinced that Carthage was a great threat to Rome and that this issue was the most important of his …
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By Khale Lenhart
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11/7/24
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As I write this article, it is my sincere prayer that we all know who the president elect is by the time it’s being read. Regardless, I have no doubt that half the country is, or will be, …
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By Shane Legler
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11/7/24
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I recently found myself sitting in the Kenai, Alaska, airport for a work trip, praying to the good lord that I would make it safely back to Anchorage. We were going to take a little puddle jumper …
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By Lauren Lejeune
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11/5/24
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While I haven't written a column in quite some time, I have still been my busy self.
I like to call myself an “avid participater.” Now you may be confused about what that …
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By Katie Morrison
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11/5/24
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One real quick-like way to turn readers against a writer is to get political, so prepare the torches and pitchforks. Let me be clear, (cliché borrowed from Kamala), I'm not part of the Trump …
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By Doug Blough
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10/31/24
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This is the last month to participate in the Smokey Bear Reading Challenge, celebrating the 80th birthday of this iconic mascot. Stop by the library and grab the reading challenge form and help …
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By Karen Horner
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10/31/24
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When is the last time you would have described your life as being in a state of bliss? What would you be willing to do to get there? Would you be willing to give up your phone? Would you be willing …
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By Hunter Christner
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10/31/24
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Today’s question … how to keep a photographer down on the farm after he’s lived in shutterbug Shangri-La?
Discuss.
An avid photo guy bringing his cameras back to his …
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By Steve Moseley
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10/24/24
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By definition reformation is: The action or process of reforming an institution or practice. As we approach the last days in October, we also approach the day we choose to remember the …
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By Janita Krayniak
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10/24/24
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I like to help people; actually, I like to help people as long as it isn’t an inconvenience. If someone comes to me with a difficulty, I’ll assist, figuring a solution, but I tell them, …
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By Trena Eiden
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10/22/24
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I’m a history buff, and from early on the American Revolutionary period has been particularly interesting to me. The lead-up to the conflict, specifically, is fascinating, with our …
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By Zac Taylor
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10/18/24
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I love the fall season, but rather than trying to write my own prose, I prefer the words of the poet Robert Frost, whose words I can often relate too.
“O hushed October morning …
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By Gary Emmett
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10/18/24
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Recently I returned from a whirlwind photo trip to Arches National Park, Canyonlands National Park, Dead Horse Point, and the new-to-me Goblin Valley State Park, all in Utah. I had been to Arches …
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By Richard Brady
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10/17/24
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I’ve decided the worst part about growing up is that your pets grow up with you, too.
This is an obvious statement, but one that I have been learning about recently. When I was 13, I …
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By Lauren Lejeune
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10/17/24
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During my childhood and throughout my life I have been faced with many choices. All of these choices consisted of good or poor outcomes. On the one hand the outcomes were peace and joy, and on the …
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By Waleryan Wisniewski
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10/17/24
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In therapy sessions, one of the foundational practices I introduce to clients is the art of gratitude. After the initial assessment session, including time for getting to know each other, letting my …
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By Myoung Shin Hilson
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10/17/24
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Fellow TV addicts know as I do, there are some pretty good shows in between great commercials. And now a word from our sponsor …
My favorite is that horror movie, Geico commercial where …
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By Doug Blough
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10/15/24
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