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Goodbye
Its so hard to say goodbye to someone, who means so much so I won’t, say goodbye, to you, today I will wait, for your hand to carry, me through when you come, then I’ll know I will be safe, and warm but please, don’t say goodbye ‘cause goodbye it means forever and I, I…
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Remembering Fears
Every morning I try my hardest not to wake from the solitude protecting me from yesterday’s memories…
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Scars
Permanent marks, many visible but most not, cover my being. Physically telling my story, using my words as a voice when put to paper.
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Migraine
It feels like a sharp steak knife periodically and systematically teasing a morse code message into the nerves of my frontal lobe…
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Super Seniors: “I Just Do What I DO”
Calvin Grubbs, age 78 of Columbus, would be the last person to say that he has done something special for the community saying instead, “well, we all should give!” An active member of the local Lion’s Club, Cal seems to have his fingers in most of their projects even in the smallest capacity. He…
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Super Seniors: “A Godsend”
“The job was a Godsend…” Gladys Resler stated reflecting on the reason why she and her husband of 48 years, Lenny, began delivering the St. Croix Valley Peach back in July at the ages of 70 and 77 respectively. “We knew we needed some extra money, not a lot, but with the economy the…
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Humans Aren’t Meant to Hibernate!
Get outside and play in the snow! That’s the drive behind January being the nationwide “Learn a Snow Sport” month. What better place to learn a snow sport than our own local Wild Mountain! I sat down with vice president, Amy Frischmon, last week and she had a lot to tell me about what’s…