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I just want to say a few words today to thank our readers for being a part of who we are and what we do. Without you, there isn’t much of a reason for us to be here, and I am stoked that you give us that reason every day.

Local newspapers need your help

For those of you who don’t know, the Mount Vernon Optic Herald closed this week after 147 years in business. This wasn’t the first local newspaper to shut its doors, and it won’t be the last. But why is it happening?

Hold the drama, please

There is a lot of drama in this world. It seems people thrive on it. And if they cannot find drama, they will stir up their own. Recently, I saw a post on Facebook and, just from the few comments that popped up with the actual post, I knew the thread was filled with drama.

And the survey says...

Taking part in wacky internet surveys/polls/ questionnaires – which show up here and there to be answered by people from both near and far, and eventually shared with others all willy to well past nilly – is such a fashionable thing these days that it is a complete wonder how we survived this long...

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A friend of mine shared a piece of her heart with me this past week. In the stanzas of a poem that she wrote, I saw the story of the lives of so many of us. So many times we let fear keep us from doing the things that we were called to do, the very purpose that we are here on this earth.

Eviction day for the Cherokees

Refusing to submit to peaceful eviction from the Lone Star Republic, the Cherokee warriors stood their ground on Jul. 16, 1839 against the advancing Texans and thereby ensured a bloody day of reckoning for the Civilized Tribe.

Like many things in life, we find what we look for in social media

“Midnight is the time when we think, ‘Well, we should probably send our last email; let me just check Facebook one more time.’” — Matthew Walker, English scientist, and professor of neuroscience and psychology sleep subjects at the University of California, Berkeley.

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Trivial. Not really sure why, but that is the word that most comes to my mind these days when I think about the state of the world, the things that seem to be so important to so many, and the things that become buzz words and sound bites for the morning news and social media.

Love languages

The term “love languages” is just a fancy way of saying that everyone shows love and needs to be shown love in different ways. Growing up, we’re taught that it’s all about grand romantic gestures.

Things are about to get CRAZY

I recently sat down and started filling out my calendar/planner for the fall. I only filled in the dates through the end of December, and have only added scheduled activities through the first of November, but I have to tell you something: Things are about to get CRAZY!