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Mother’s Day as a full-time single dad

Mother’s Day always arrives with familiar messages: lunch reservations, store-bought cards and carefully worded tributes to the women who raised us. For many, it is a day of celebration. For…

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The Elwood Optimist Club is again sponsoring the annual 4th of July celebration in Elwood. Fireworks will begin at dusk (around 10 p.m.) in the area behind the high school/Callaway…

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Rebellious Makeup by Morgan launches outdoor games corner

The exterior of Rebellious Makeup by Morgan has a new addition. Earlier this month, the shop launched a small, free games corner where anyone can stop, sit down, and play the various board games outside of the downtown shop. The idea came to the shop’s owner, Morgan Johns, after frustration over hearing that there’s “nothing…

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Mother’s Day as a full-time single dad

Mother’s Day always arrives with familiar messages: lunch reservations, store-bought cards and carefully worded tributes to the women who raised us. For many, it is a day of celebration. For me, it has always been…

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The Elwood Optimist Club is again sponsoring the annual 4th of July celebration in Elwood. Fireworks will begin at dusk (around 10 p.m.) in the area behind the high school/Callaway Park. Optimist Club members will…

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Asking Eric: Busy professional avoids socializing

Dear Eric: I’m mid-50s and I have three jobs (two part time as a college professor). I also have three grown children, a husband, my parents and many friends. I constantly get requests from co-workers…