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Graduation gone wrong

By Adeline Ike "Congratulations to all of us graduates!" I said, delivering the speech I had practiced countless times. "Today is a...

Tales from the Hundred-Acre Wood a rousing success

By Christian N. Kraus I’ll admit to some bias here—I mean, I was the producer. But, the performance of Tales From the Hundred-Acre Wood,...

What did you say? Nevermind! 

By Mike Braswell Better Hearing and Speech Month is recognized every May. This is something I just recently became aware of. However, I...

Boyz II Men, we weren't ready

By Dena Walden Picture it. The year is 1997. You’ve got your New Balance sneakers on with those famous, white tube socks that truth be...

Things always change and things always stay the same

By Ronnie Cameron SHS graduate of Class of 1973 “Nature’s first green is gold / Her hardest hue to hold / Her early leaf’s a flower / But...

A mother of 13 kids

By Adeline Ike Celebrating Mother's Day with a special tribute to my amazing Mom! She was born and raised in Kansas. Her parents were...

She’s everything

By Christian N. Kraus When I can manage to shut out the tens of thousands of distractions constantly battling for my attention, settle my...

A good shortcut may prevent anarchy

By Ronnie Cameron “Riding through this world all alone / God takes your soul, you’re on your own / The crow flies straight, a perfect...

Mother’s Day!

By Katie Dawn Kasper Mother’s Day is a great day to celebrate your mom or just any mom. I love celebrating Mother’s Day because if your...

More Than A Parade

By Mike Braswell My dad sat on the same bench in front of The Coleman Hotel and across from city hall for many years. He would get there...