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Get Sullivan’s book ahead of citywide read
It’s time to get reading, Austin. Just over a week ago, the Austin Page Turners announced Faith Sullivan’s ...
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Listen in: Put thought before money this season
My parents still have a pen and pencil holder I made sometime in elementary school in their kitchen. ...
Columnists
Hotspot makes for a smoother trip
We’d get in our rental car, plug in our phones, enter our destination on GoogleMap, pick out some ...
Blogs
It’s time to take a step back and listen
The 2016 election is over. After a tumultuous campaign season that saw Donald Trump elected the 45th president ...
Blogs
Newspapers serve a purpose in history
History has a way of making you and your problems seem smaller. That’s why a special section celebrating ...
Blogs
Blissfully skipping to the conclusion
Shortly after I read the spoilers for the season 7 premiere of “The Walking Dead,” it hit me ...
Blogs
Share your spooks with the ADH
After the lights at my grandmother’s house went out another time, I asked my mom to take me ...
Blogs
Thoughts — and sore legs — of a second marathon
I am sore. And this may come as a surprise, dear and faithful readers, but sometimes I can ...
Blogs
A question of breaking away from establishment
In eighth grade at Hollandale Christian School, I served as a campaign manager for one of the two ...
Blogs
Learning about government through meetings
I stumbled on an easy educational opportunity recently: Make students regularly attend local public meetings. I know what ...
Blogs
Actions of a few not representative of the whole
As students and community leaders listened to immigrants’ stories at Riverland Community College’s library Wednesday, the overall message ...
Blogs
Activities that keep the fall season rolling
Fall is upon us and kids are back in school, but that doesn’t mean we’re doomed to winter-like ...
Blogs
Stress? Find your own life soundtrack
I’ve been running an experiment that unveils my lofty level of coolness. For those of you who don’t ...
Blogs
Arts pull us away from the everyday
I’ll be honest: I enjoy interviewing artists. I mean, where else are you going to come up with ...
Blogs
Wishing a legend well on his retirement
As we approached the Jay C. Hormel Nature Center’s interpretive center, a squirrel darted across the trail in ...