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Along with heat and humidity, the season of summer offers predictable sounds: rolling thunder, occasional fireworks, and outdoor concerts. One of the loudest sounds of summer comes from the buzzing cicadas. It is a high-pitched, electrical song that…
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As a mother of two young children, wife of the life of the party, choir director of 4- and 5-year olds, and preschool music teacher, I have a high tolerance for noise. There’s a lot of noise in our lives. Much of our daily noise is joyful and peppere…
As superintendents and golf pros, these St. Paul people choose golf as a profession. Every single one of them experienced golf as a child. No matter the exact age or circumstance, Eric Drane, Ike Hurning, Alex Stuedemann, and Erin Wikoff all encounte…
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Another beautiful and sacred journey I have enjoyed will soon end. After working 13 years as the administrator of the St. Paul pastoral residency program, I plan to step away from my staff position to join my husband in retirement and to pursue some…
St. Paul Lutheran Church and Family Resources will host a session for area clergy on how to best respond when someone discloses sexual, physical, or emotional abuse. Clergy Roundtable: Start by Believing will be held on Thursday, Aug. 16, 10 a.m.-12…
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The beginning of Tammy Hermanson’s time on staff at St. Paul started with the dream of a pastoral residency program. St. Paul was invited to apply for a grant from the Lilly Endowment to begin an initiative to provide two years of residency to newly…
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The 38 acres of land and 20-acre pond, tucked away along Highway 5 in East Moline, needed a new owner. A wetland, the family who owned it knew they could no longer take care of it. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers wanted to find an organization that…
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It’s late in the night on the Fourth of July as I write this. My beloved neighborhood is fully embracing “the rocket’s red glare, the bombs bursting in air,” lyric of our national anthem. It’s so very loud. Thankfully, the rest of my family is sleepi…
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I don’t know for certain, but I feel as though once a hint of spring emerges in the Quad Cities, we’re all off to the races. Running, biking, swimming, or remote control boating – if it’s an active endeavor, there’s a race for it. I went to my first…
FOR FOUR WEEKS beginning Wednesday, July 11, St. Paul Lutheran Church’s Mental Health Awareness Team will host a midsummer mental health movie series. Come and watch a movie and join in discussion afterwards. Movies begin at 6:30 p.m., popcorn includ…
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Droves of Americans have been digging out their Bibles in recent days. They’re hunting for the Romans 13 passage that attorney general Jeff Sessions quoted when arguing for the administration’s policy on separating migrant children from their familie…
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With her interest in the women’s movement of today, 14-year-old Julia Fiedler knew she wanted, for her National History Day project, to learn more about women who helped paved the way. Julia discovered one of the leaders of the feminist movement of t…