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Reading Between the Lines
‘Verbena’ gets five stars—as a mom, a woman, and a novel by Mary Jo David The library is, and always has been, one of my favorite places to spend time. Yes, I have an e-reader, but I still enjoy popping into the library to see what’s on the shelves. After making a beeline for a […]
Ask an Expert
Car problems can be triggered after rear-end crash by John and Theresa Kightlinger You’re driving along, minding your own business, when suddenly you’re jolted forward. It’s the dreaded rear-end collision, a scenario no one wants to experience. While you may walk away with minimal visible damage, the truth is that these seemingly minor accidents can […]
Woah Nellie!
‘Pecan Pralines’: A nice addition to a holiday dessert tray. Warning: Sweet tooth mandatory! by Mary Jo David This month, I was busily scrolling through the 100-year-old issues of the Stockbridge Brief-Sun for December, hoping the perfect Christmas recipe would jump out at me. The lack of holiday build-up in Nellie Maxwell’s December food columns […]
Clyde’s Corner
We lost a son and heaven gained a beautiful soul by Clyde Whitaker Where do you begin when telling a story about losing a child? This is not supposed to happen, yet it does happen quite often and it affects many people. In our case, our son Deputy Grant William Whitaker was killed in the […]
Rural Perspectives
Blue jays can be found here all year long by Diane Constable The blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata) is one of our more common songbirds. They can be seen and heard in our neighborhoods, fields and woodlands throughout the year. Their scientific name means “dark blue” (Greek) and “crested” (Latin), and they belong to the same […]
Staff Spotlight
Dr. Krisan Fedokovitz helps level the playing field for struggling students by Mary Jo David As a school psychologist, Dr. Krisan Fedokovitz has been helping students address learning and behavioral challenges for almost 25 years—the last eight of those years in Stockbridge. Fedokovitz works full-time in the Stockbridge School District, with students from preschool through […]
Outreach in Action
Outreach provides community services with an eye to protecting the environment by Jo Mayer and Paul Crandall Reduce, reuse, recycle. This phrase dates back to at least the 1970s. And while it might not be the first thing you think of when you think of Outreach, this phrase describes a large part of what Stockbridge […]
Active Aging
Ideas for living a purposeful life by Stacey Mason Active Aging is sponsored by the Stockbridge Area Senior Center, so what better time and place to introduce myself to the wider community than in this month’s column. My name is Stacey Mason and I’m your new director of the Stockbridge Area Senior Center. I have […]
Positive Parenting
This holiday season, focus on gratitude and simple traditions by Kelsey Rasmussen As we enter the season of gratitude, I’m considering what to pass along to my children. What would my depression-era relatives say about today’s holiday gift-giving expectations? WalletHub reports that nearly half of Americans are still paying off debt from holiday purchases last […]
Paws and Claws
Managing the area’s feral cat population is a community effort by Cindy Anderson, DVM The number of feral, abandoned cats in the United States is estimated to be between 30 million and 80 million. As the number continues to increase, land managers, public health officials, and private citizens are voicing concerns about how to address […]