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Reflections by Jeremy Alger

My daughter is hooked on unicorns. She plays with them. She draws them. She wears them. She even pretends to preach about them. When she sees something new or exciting she often asks, “Can I have that with unicorns on it?” (And if you think…

Your Imagination Station

With Connie & ShaunaOh My Goodness Ya’ll, what a weekend we just had at Lynn Murray Memorial Library. We held our first annual Seeds & Trees Program, with 29 children and 21 adults in attendance. What a FANTASTIC turn out!! We started our program off…

AND THEN AGAIN BY TAMARA PETTIT

…….I knew when I learned of Dr. Mike Swan’s path to his current position of interim superintendent of schools that his story would be inspirational. I wasn’t disappointed. When I spoke to his Mom, Lynn, she commented that had they forced Mike to attend college…

Our History & Our Heritage By Bill Kiefer

Last week’s column reads a lot like a summary statement for a suggested Ph.D. dissertation in Religion, Philosophy, or History, take your pick. But sometimes this column tends to go that way because it deals not only in “what happened” but “why it happened.” The…

Reflections by Jeremy Alger

WARNING! We are heading toward a future that is going to feel…. normal. Normalcy, comfort, and eventual complacency are headed our way.We have been turned upside down in almost every way in our lives over the last twelve months. People are experiencing decision fatigue, chronic…

Reflections by Jeremy Alger

Are you ready to be shocked? You’ve been warned. I am about to type something that you never thought a nice, thoughtful pastor would write. Jesus doesn’t want you to help other people. I’ll wait while you read that again and try to figure out…

AND THEN AGAIN by Tamara Pettit, Publisher

……The infusion of funds from the American Rescue Act into our county and communities provides great opportunity. Seldom do you see funds that come from the Federal government go directly to local government without a stopping off point in Charleston where they often get diverted.…

Our History & Our Heritage By Bill Kiefer

Are we religious? I think most people in Hancock and Brooke Counties, as well as the corresponding border counties in Ohio and Pennsylvania would call themselves Christians. When it comes to Hancock and Brooke the number of our residents who profess to being adherents of…