Columns

Books: Windows and mirrors

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I recently experienced a graphic novel: a currently-popular format, just not one I had actually read. Briefly, a graphic novel is an adult comic...

JA Worldwide nominated for the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize

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We’re proud to announce that JA Worldwide has been nominated for the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize. Junior Achievement of Mad River Region, a member...

What if no one cared?

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Upon the passing of Clarence Brown Jr., I stood in awe of his extensive contributions to the greater good. From the entirety of his...

Two artists and the roads they travel

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Serendipitously, two former students and their accomplishments recently blipped across my radar screen. Via Facebook I learned that Suzi Mitchell Hyden, GHS Class of...

The yum the year we were born

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I recently fell victim to another of those internet lists I unsuccessfully try to ignore. Actually, three or four similar lists sucked me in,...

Crinkles, twinkles and heartstrings

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After glooming through last week, I decided to sort and re-sort my raggedy pile of sticky notes searching for positive memories and moments to...

Reflecting on the past

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EDITOR’S NOTE: This is one in a series of outreach columns from the Champaign County Board of Developmental Disabilities.It is officially 2022! Like many,...

The tiring part of retirement

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While I was teaching, I rarely entertained the thought of retirement. I did, however, observe those latter years of life as my parents experienced...

Back to the future going forward

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Regular readers know I have fairly untraditional ways of poking around on the internet for intriguing nuggets of historical information. I most often choose...

On the wings of a song

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Annually anticipating The Kennedy Center Honors as the old year closes out, I thoroughly enjoyed the return of the star-studded program last week in...

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