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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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CHAMPIONS 101: WAIT AND SEE

Once upon a time, there was a Chinese farmer who lived in a small village alongside his son. One day, the family’s only horse ran away, and all the man’s…

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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…