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Two frightening storms have rushed through and devastated Nova Scotia and Florida coastal communities this month. The first was Canada’s largest natural disaster in 19 years. As I write the second storm is still underway. Hurricane Ian is currently l…
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I’ve recently come to the conclusion that there’s a conspiracy going on among companies that produce digital clocks. Namely, that they’re aiming to make us sleep later. This dawned on me the other day when I stretched my arm over to the night table t…
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In recent months, I have experienced a reality that happens to many of us as we age. At first, I denied it and ignored it. But after too many months of squinting at my text messages and accordioning out my arms singing from a hymnal, I bought myself…
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Two small nails – that’s all it was. And neither one went into the wall easily. One resisted but finally settled in with just a bit of a bend in it, nicely positioned to hold a memorial plaque. The other bent more dramatically and stopped penetrating…
Come, live the questions. Embrace a lifelong spirit of learning at St. Paul. Learning for all ages begins on Sunday, Sept. 11 at St. Paul, 10:15-11:00 a.m. There’s no need to register in advance. Just walk in with your cup of coffee and a spirit of i…
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It was one of those heart-stopping, stomach-dropping, ‘uh-oh’ moments. I had just moved to the Quad Cities and was taking advantage of a rare 15-minute window of time to speed home and let the dog out. I was in a hurry, so I rushed in, put the dog on…