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August is a month for celebrating anything

August is fast approaching (or has already arrived, depending on when you get to read this column). I ...

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A eulogy for Twitter (in more than 220 characters)

If I had 220 characters or less to describe the current state of Twitter right now, it’d probably ...

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You’re overdue for some fun at your local library

Have you ever borrowed something and then, perhaps, forgot to return it? Or maybe you were on the ...

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Stay cool and safe while the temperatures rise

Summer is my favorite season for a variety of reasons. It’s the time of year when the days ...

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Put your prepositions in the proper place

Some people will wholeheartedly say “rules are made to be broken!” And sometimes, those people will be right. ...

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US News: a cricket plague, oily pennies, and moving incentives

Every now and then, I like to take a look at news stories about things happening around the ...

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Exploring ‘Strange New Worlds’

When Gene Roddenberry’s Star Trek first began airing in the 1960s, no one knew just how much the ...

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Finding the best way to get things done

Confession: I love “to do” lists. There’s just something about having everything in a nice, neat, and organized ...

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Smith, Wright, and other hard-working names

Each and every person is given a name when they’re born. If you don’t have anything else, you ...

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Why aren’t our legislators supporting public education?

Earlier this year, I wrote a column about keeping an eye on what our politicians are doing to ...

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A few random thoughts for the month of May

I took an evening walk recently, and thought to myself, “this is really nice weather for March.” About ...

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You can’t control Mother Nature, but you can prepare for it

Hurricane season traditionally begins every year on June 1. Unless you are a hockey fan… in which case, ...

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Sports brings steps to success, no matter who wins

“It’s not whether you win or lose. It’s how you play the game.” This familiar phrase is attributed ...

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Studying social media impact isn’t all that easy

Do we spend too much time staring at our screens? For many of us, the answer might be ...

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Get ready: garden time is upon us

I have an online friend who lives in Australia that I chat with from time to time. Our ...

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