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Thank you for all your efforts in helping us launch the 2024-2025 school year smoothly. Despite all the planning and preparation, we know that the start of school always brings a few last-minute …
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By Dr. Tamara Champa
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9/12/24
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A quick calculation tells me that I’ve been around for more than 3,000 weekends. The one I just got done with was the best yet. I’ve certainly had some whopper weekends in my younger days …
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By John McLoone
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9/11/24
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Ever since people started buying in plastic bottles what comes out of the tap for little or nothing, I’ve been skeptical. Little did I know, there was an enemy lurking somewhere in the H20. …
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By John McLoone
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9/4/24
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Dear Raider Families, As we approach the start of a new school year, I want to extend a warm welcome to all of you. Whether your student(s) will be starting on Tuesday, September 3, or your first …
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By Dr. Tamara Champa Hastings School District
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9/4/24
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I always believed that after four decades of starting several days each week when it’s dark and ending them with a burger and beverage after covering a late-night meeting, I’d look …
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By John McLoone
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8/28/24
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We received an unexpected windfall this week. Maybe “windfall” is overstating it. It was more of a very light breeze. My wife is a lot of things. She does all the things a great wife …
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By John McLoone
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8/15/24
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It was a beautiful Saturday afternoon to be on the golf course. I wasn’t there, but it looked like a nice day.
I’m kind of jealous of people who golf. They have this structured block …
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By John McLoone
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6/27/24
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As I turned the page on my 50s this week, I came to the conclusion that I’m dull. I got some help in the process of making that decision. There was a letter in the morning mail informing me of …
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By John McLoone
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6/19/24
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I aim to be at one with nature, but my aim is off target. It’s not my fault, though. It’s nature’s fault. It’s out to get me. Summer is for fun. It’s only nice weather …
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By John McLoone
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6/12/24
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One of the things about writing a column every week is that you have to have life experiences to write about. Decades ago, and in another part of the world, I started out having a lot of opinions. …
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By John McLoone
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6/11/24
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Some discoveries have been made. I don’t like to lose things, but inevitably, it happens to all of us. This is a story in two parts. The first has to do with my pants. The second part is a …
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By John McLoone
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5/29/24
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Slow down people. What’s your hurry? I have a confession. I’m a pretty slow driver. I log a lot of miles each year, and it’s interesting to watch the driving styles of motorists. I …
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By John McLoone
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5/15/24
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Caitlin Clark will do great in the WNBA. She can shoot, she can pass and she’s a savvy player. Clark did what no one ever dreamed anyone would do and that was to score more points than Pistol …
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By Dr. Glen Mollette
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4/18/24
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It was an interesting weekend. If anyone would have asked me a few days ago what the odds would be of me doing these things on back to back days, I would have said one in a million.
I should …
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By John McLoone
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4/17/24
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I knew the weekend snowfall was going to come before most of you.
In fact, I knew about it before many so-called weather experts.
A few weeks ago, I attended a high school basketball game. …
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By John McLoone
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3/27/24
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When we’re talking about Hall of Fame catchers, we’re really talking about a select group of 10 players who form the (almost) uninterrupted top of every statistical category. These guys …
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By Joe Peine
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1/31/24
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“Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you”. Anne Lamott
The gardening stores are starting sales on their products. It …
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6/9/23
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“What falls but never gets hurt?” ….........The rain!
The green color of our surroundings is really kicking my hormones to get outside and DO THINGS. I …
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5/4/23
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Did I speak too soon? It has been known to happen on more than one occasion, so it could be my fault. It could also be some of you got too comfortable and lost your focus on THINKING …
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By Brian G. Schommer
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4/20/23
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This Sunday is Easter Sunday and no matter which way you celebrate, secular, religious, or both, many are going to be “out and about” this weekend attending some form of gathering that …
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By Brian G. Schommer
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4/20/23
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