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Positive Parenting
New parents are all in the same soup by Dr. Erin Clifton John and Julie Gottman are relationship experts. Many of you have heard about their groundbreaking research of “The 5 Love Languages.” We’re summarizing another of their popular books, “And Baby Makes Three,” in a series of Positive Parenting columns. This month, we’ll focus […]
Clyde’s Corner
Paul Spadafore: This local businessman lived well, laughed often by Clyde Whitaker Hello, everyone! Stop and think about how many people touched your life as you were growing up, helping to shape the person you would become. I was lucky and had many, many people in my life who helped to keep me on the […]
NATIONAL FFA CONVENTION
Published in Uncaged, November 2024 Sharing ideas for the better by Daniel Villegas, Uncaged Reporter This article is being reprinted, with minimal edits, from the Uncaged Student News November 2024 edition. The FFA National Convention is where FFA members from across the country come together co celebrate accomplishments and learn from each other. The 97th […]
Positive Parenting: Facing head-on the stress that often accompanies ‘When Baby Makes Three’
by Kelsey Rasmussen Imagine you’re exhausted, recovering from the physical trauma of giving birth. Physically, you need to heal and replace pints of blood for yourself while producing milk for this new life who is dependent on you for food, touch, and diaper changes, to name a few. This attention is required nearly constantly—day or […]
Rural Perspectives
Muskrats are active at night, eat aquatic plants by Diane Constable We can find muskrats (Ondatra zibethicus) throughout our area living in our marshes and waterways. The common name came from the Algonquian word muscascus, meaning “it is red,” due to the color of the muskrat fur. The scientific genus name “Ondatra” is the Wyandot […]
Ask an Expert: Auto repair involves many decisions
by John and Thersa Kightlinger Generally the only pre-planning consumers do to prepare for a potential automotive damage claim is to purchase insurance. Insurance is an interesting purchase, as we buy it hoping we’ll never need it. We buy insurance as a safeguard should something unexpected occur and to be prepared… but are we truly […]
Staff Spotlight
A kid at heart, Michael Gurecki blends action and learning to keep his second graders engaged by Mary Jo David “I’ve always been a kid at heart,” said Michael Gurecki, with a smile I could sense across the wireless phone waves. “When I’m at school, I get to turn play into learning for 6-, 7-, […]
Reading Between the Lines
‘The Anxious Generation’ explores the effects of growing up entirely in the Digital Age by Jessica Martell Most books I read add some dimension to the way I see the world, but every so often I encounter a book that really changes me, changes not just the way I see the world, but changes […]
Matters of the Heart
Forward-thinking groom saves the day when Gary and Kay Gee married in 1967 by Mary Jo David, as told to Kaytlyn Higgins Many are familiar with the longtime area business known as Gee Farms. Founders of the business, Gary and Kay Gee, will be married 58 years this month—a huge accomplishment for anyone, but especially […]
Don’t fear the blank page
by Jill Ogden This year, after the ball dropped in Times Square—apparently the last in the long-standing tradition—Natasha Bedingfield performed “Unwritten.” This song is a wonderful reminder that we are all the authors of our own stories. Often, we go through life as if we were nonplaying characters in a video game. We believe that […]