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It’s human nature to feel withdrawn and lonely when we’re going through tough times - whether emotional, physical or social. People can be shy…
One of America’s most heart-warming holiday stories tells of 8-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon of New York City who entrusts a newspaper editor wit…
People may come and go, touched by the community of Grand Rapids in so many different ways. More often than not, the time people experience he…
I’m about to make anyone reading this who is dreading the first day of school cringe. I’m sorry, but it’s getting to be time to start thinking…
We have an alarming situation in Itasca County that no one wants to talk about. It’s not unique to this area but recently we’ve seen a frighte…
Two years ago, I received a letter from Margaret Kotaska of Grand Rapids with a great suggestion. Margaret had heard of a way to support our r…
