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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Get involved with SRSLY

SRSLY (text language for “seriously”) is a coalition of community members and partners working together to prevent youth substance use and support youth mental health. WHAT WE DO Student-Led Youth Programming Student-Created Awareness and Educational Campaigns Substance-Free Family Events Resource Development and Access Mental Health Trainings Parent Education Advocacy HOW TO GET INVOLVED Join the […]

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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 […]