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Column: ‘We’re talking about practice’

Hall of fame basketball player Allen Iverson provided what may be one of the more memorable press conferences ever during his storied career. The focus...

Column: ‘We’re talking about practice’

Hall of fame basketball player Allen Iverson provided what may be one of the more memorable press conferences ever during his storied career.The focus...

Column: What exactly does accessibility mean?

I thought I knew what accessibility meant, but when I really did need to access anything around our sweet town of Seymour, I found...

Column: Find your flock and thrive with it

Almost 10 years ago, I spoke with an acquaintance who had recently lost a family member. As I paid my respects, he said to me,...

Column: First question: Does God really exist?

Over the next few weeks, I would like to focus our attention on four big questions. These questions might be described as the elephant in...

Thumbs-Up, Thumbs-Down – June 4

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Remembering the sacrifice Thumbs up to the group of dedicated volunteers that spends countless hours placing flags on the graves of veterans in Jackson County...

Column: A chicken’s clucket list

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By Gertie Hey there, everyone. It’s me, Gertie, your favorite guest chicken columnist. Mutha Clucka isn’t very happy with me as of late, so she asked...

Graduation garb: Moving beyond the ceremonial to the practical

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Yet another school year is drawing to a close, and with it comes graduation season. Over the next few weeks, family, friends, teachers and honored...

There’s always a chance to keep learning

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Are you the right person at the right time and do you know the rules well enough to question the call? Before I share some...

Column: Powering down might be good for all

Why are we so distracted by technology when we are with people? So often, technology distracts us and keeps us from being present when we...