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Quite a Character: Fictional Guys I’d Date

Posted in Explore and Discover, For You, Prime Time, Teens on August 5, 2014 at 6:00 am

By Cara Strickland I’ve spent a sizable amount of my life in the fictional pages of my favorite books. Sometimes, with all of this reading, I wonder if I’ll ever have time to meet anyone I might like to go to dinner with. I’ve managed to climb out of the pages every once in a […]

Home Sweet Home

Posted in Explore and Discover, For You, kids, Parents and Teachers, Prime Time on July 31, 2014 at 6:00 am

By Kim Harshberger I would like to take a minute to talk to you about jam. My love affair with jam is long lived. Jam was one of the many things my grandmother canned. I remember her pulling a quilted jar from her basement stash, bringing it upstairs, and pulling off the layer of wax […]

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Mixtape: Your Summer Soundtrack

Posted in Explore and Discover, For You, Parents and Teachers, Prime Time, Teens on July 30, 2014 at 6:00 am

By Sheri Boggs I’ve made, and received, a lot of mixtapes over the years. The early ones were literally tapes; hand-labeled cassettes painstakingly recorded in front of the radio and full of an 11-year old’s dubious taste (Electric Light Orchestra, Donna Summer). As technology evolved, so did my mixes and I blew through stacks of […]

Living in a Screen Saver: learning to love hiking with my dog

Posted in Explore and Discover, For You, Prime Time on July 29, 2014 at 6:00 am

By Jane Baker Other than the trail being uphill and I being a bit out-of-shape, I had stepped into a screen saver, surrounded by a lush green forest and the spring run-off rushing down the stream providing the perfect soundtrack for the splendid setting. My legs were beginning to ache as it seemed like I […]

The Search For Rejuvenation

Posted in Business and Careers, Explore and Discover, For You, Parents and Teachers, Prime Time, Teens on July 24, 2014 at 6:00 am

By Aileen Luppert I attended a job training a few weeks ago. After three days of intense conversations and reflections, I was exhausted, but optimistic about how to apply all the lessons learned. Many of the people in the room (including me) seemed to sense the enormity of what might be ahead and we went […]

Sci Fi Summer

Posted in Explore and Discover, For You, Prime Time, Teens on July 23, 2014 at 6:00 am

By Kelsey Hudson So much science fiction to enjoy this summer and so little time! It may not be everyone’s cup of tea, but I grew up on science fiction films, books, and television. I watched Star Wars along with Full House and read my dad’s old Star Trek paperbacks between Babysitter’s Club books. It […]

Kid-Friendly Green Bluff

Posted in Explore and Discover, For You, kids, Parents and Teachers, Prime Time on July 22, 2014 at 6:00 am

By Rachel Edmondson There are many things to love about Green Bluff. There’s the fresh produce you can either pick yourself or buy freshly harvested, beautiful scenery, and a variety of fun products you can buy such as lavender, jams, pies, and even gift shop items at some farms. With about 50 independent farms and […]

What To Do With an English Major

Posted in Business and Careers, Explore and Discover, For You, Parents and Teachers, Prime Time, Teens on July 17, 2014 at 6:00 am

By Cara Strickland When I was an English major in college, I was often faced with that question. The one that is rarely posed to business majors, but almost always asked of those studying the liberal arts. “What are you going to do with that?” This happened at family gatherings, occasionally in the supermarket, and […]

Try Tri Again

Posted in Explore and Discover, For You, Parents and Teachers, Prime Time on July 16, 2014 at 6:00 am

By Gwendolyn Haley It was the name that got me. After years of running around in matching Wonder Woman swimsuits with my big sister, pretending to be Linda Carter, how could I not jump at the chance of signing up for a sprint triathlon called the West Plains Wunder Woman? Never mind that at the […]

Liquid Lit: Booze and Book Pairings

Posted in Explore and Discover, For You, Prime Time on July 15, 2014 at 6:00 am

By Sheri Boggs Pairing drinks with books is an exercise in mood and mixology. With food, it’s a little easier. The flavors of the beverage are there to enhance and highlight the flavors of the food. And if you run into trouble there are countless books, websites and even apps advising everything from what wines […]

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