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The lunch tables in the mid-1980s at my suburban elementary school were everything you would imagine them to be. They were covered with metal lunch boxes featuring the A-Team, Fraggle Rock and Care Bears; bags with ham and cheese sandwiches, carrot s…
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The St. Paul quilters, when the pandemic began, knew that meeting together to make quilts to give away could not happen – possibly for quite a long time. So, the group changed its focus in a big way – and invited others to be a part of the efforts. T…
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Who do you think of when you think of people with deep courage? I don’t mean gutsy, boastful people full of braggadocio. I mean individuals who possess profound internal trust in whatever their calling is at the moment. When friends and I used to dar…
Off of Highway 61 outside of Blue Grass, down a curving gravel road, a brightly colored sign appears at the end of a driveway, welcoming visitors to Camp Kawnipi. Turn onto the lane, and a field of wildflowers greets visitors. Gus the dog does the sa…
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It’s “back to school” season once again, which usually means lots of school supply shopping and kids planning out their first day outfits. Teachers decorate their rooms while college students learn their way around a new campus. But, like most things…
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The St. Paul corner of the world is a beautiful place. But with a location near busy streets, businesses, and schools, litter and debris accumulates. On Aug. 22, 10 a.m.-12 noon, St. Paul people will gather to pick up trash in the blocks surrounding…
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We’ve been doing a lot of improvising this week. After the derecho blew away most of the plans we had for Monday afternoon and Tuesday (at the very least!), we have been faced with challenges to innovate and improvise at nearly every turn. I’m writin…
The start of school for Madison Elementary, the school across the street from St. Paul, is now set for Tuesday, Sept. 8. St. Paul people are helping by making face coverings for kids and staff. Led by the St. Paul quilters, people are welcome to help…
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Editor’s note: St. Paul teens are sharing their experiences from this summer to remember. Today, we hear from Rachel Ehlers about one of her 4-H projects in the Citizenship and Civic Engagement class. She is a member of the Blue Grass Junior/Intermed…
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Editor’s note: St. Paul teens will forever look back on the summer of 2020 as a time of navigating all sorts of new realities. This series features essays from St. Paul teenagers about what their summer adventures entailed. The main idea behind my pr…
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My family and I recently returned from a series of epic road trips which means: epic laundry. As I soaked a couple of new Columbia outdoor wear shirts in a cocktail of Clorox and Oxy, I realized two things. One, I must be slightly maniacal to be a mo…
St. Paul people gather food for the Friendly House Food Pantry and diapers/wipes/feminine hygiene products for Madison Market three times a year – May, August, and November. This year, for our August gathering, please bring your donations to church….