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Issue #201 Apr. 19, 2012

Hope May Indeed Float

every spring I get the strong urge to find a vessel and traverse the river

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Issue #196 Feb. 9, 2012

The Album that Changed You

am I the only person who hasn’t experienced this?

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Issue #192 Dec. 8, 2011

Going Homemade

try the DIY approach to your gift-giving season

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Issue # 188, Oct. 13, 2011

Watch Me Unravel

a realization that clothes can be more than something practical

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Issue #185, Sept. 1, 2011

The Garden in September

soon the greens will become grays, but for now I’m enjoying the year’s crop of plant life

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Issue #183, Aug. 4, 2011

A Streetlife Juxtaposition

recent trip to small-town Cuba begs comparison to Eau Claire

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Borders Be Gone

as one story ends, perhaps a new chapter can begin ... turn the page

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Issue #181, July 7, 2011

Captain Hook Walks the Plank

having a prosthetic hand comes with more discrimination than you’d think

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The Heart of Menomonie

new momentum has me falling in love with downtown Menomonie

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Issue #180, June 23, 2011

Harness the Impulse

the symbiotic relationship between an individual and the community

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Issue #100 May 8, 2008

Maternity Matters

this Mother’s Day write mommy a check

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Issue #173 Mar. 17th, 2011

On Banbury

Banbury Place, the Eau Claire River, and Bateman’s swan

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Issue #167 Dec. 16th, 2010

Field of Daydreams

I get the feeling not all parents share our laid-back approach to elementary athletics

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Issue #165 Nov. 18th, 2010

Ending the Jock Talk

our priorities need re-adjustment when athletic programs dominate school funding talks

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Issue #163 Oct. 21st, 2010

Speaking Out

a discussion must happen before local LGBTQ youth join the rash of teen suicides

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Issue #161 2010-09-23

A Lesson in Legos

the importance of playing around with abstract thinking (and Legos)

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Issue #157 2010-07-29

Unclassified

I’ve dealt with some really weird local people on Craigslist

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Issue #155 2010-07-01

Food Modified (Genetically)

you wouldn’t believe what these foods are doing to your body

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Issue #154 2010-06-17

Of Air Shows and Heartache

mixed emotions roaring across the sky of the Chippewa Valley Air Show

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Issue #153 2010-06-03

A Calm Panic

as if foster parenting isn’t challenging enough ...

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Issue #151 2010-05-06

Season's Greenings

though it usually skips Wisconsin entirely, spring has most definitely sprung

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Issue #149 2010-04-08

Risks are Never Easy

a local restaurant manager’s struggles to relocate from Albania

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Issue #143 2010-01-14

Sweet Dreams of Denim

how a Wranglers commercial made me a Favre fan again

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Issue #141 2009-12-10

A Love-Hate Relationship

Twilight seems like bad news, but it keeps sucking me back in

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Issue #139 2009-11-12

Burn, Baby, Burn

infamous Burning Man is what you make of it

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Issue #131 2009-07-23

Are We Ready for change?

conservation and efficiency have a place in our energy policy, too

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Issue #129 2009-06-25

Not the People You See

Reflections on Senior Citizens and Life in the Country

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Issue #125 2009-04-30

Taken By Storm

how I emerged from the land of corn with a prickle-sensitive ear for sirens

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Issue #121 2009-03-05

Connections or Coincidences?

dream experiences force reflection on the unexplainable

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Issue #119 2009-02-05

Let's Play Chicken

my misadventures with what were supposedly simple pets

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Issue #117 2009-01-08

Bibliophilia

my love for books rivals my love for, well, everything else

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Issue #112 2008-10-23

Stockpiling Saltwater

experiencing the world ... one bottled water at a time

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Issue #110 2008-09-25

For the Roe, Roe Price of ...

Eau Claire’s first female anchor now pitches one-time offers on national TV

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Issue #108 2008-08-28

Fox Snakes

sharing rural Wisconsin with five-foot reptiles

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Issue #106 2008-07-31

Comical Culture

George Carlin treaded on taboos, captivated audiences with their own nature

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Issue #201 Apr. 19, 2012

every spring I get the strong urge to find a vessel and traverse the river

Issue #196 Feb. 9, 2012

am I the only person who hasn’t experienced this?

Issue #192 Dec. 8, 2011

try the DIY approach to your gift-giving season

Issue # 188, Oct. 13, 2011

a realization that clothes can be more than something practical

Issue #185, Sept. 1, 2011

soon the greens will become grays, but for now I’m enjoying the year’s crop of plant life

Issue #183, Aug. 4, 2011

recent trip to small-town Cuba begs comparison to Eau Claire

as one story ends, perhaps a new chapter can begin ... turn the page

Issue #181, July 7, 2011

having a prosthetic hand comes with more discrimination than you’d think

new momentum has me falling in love with downtown Menomonie

Issue #180, June 23, 2011

the symbiotic relationship between an individual and the community

Issue #100 May 8, 2008

this Mother’s Day write mommy a check

Issue #173 Mar. 17th, 2011

Banbury Place, the Eau Claire River, and Bateman’s swan

Issue #167 Dec. 16th, 2010

I get the feeling not all parents share our laid-back approach to elementary athletics

Issue #165 Nov. 18th, 2010

our priorities need re-adjustment when athletic programs dominate school funding talks

Issue #163 Oct. 21st, 2010

a discussion must happen before local LGBTQ youth join the rash of teen suicides

Issue #161 2010-09-23

the importance of playing around with abstract thinking (and Legos)

Issue #157 2010-07-29

I’ve dealt with some really weird local people on Craigslist

Issue #155 2010-07-01

you wouldn’t believe what these foods are doing to your body

Issue #154 2010-06-17

mixed emotions roaring across the sky of the Chippewa Valley Air Show

Issue #153 2010-06-03

as if foster parenting isn’t challenging enough ...

Issue #151 2010-05-06

though it usually skips Wisconsin entirely, spring has most definitely sprung

Issue #149 2010-04-08

a local restaurant manager’s struggles to relocate from Albania

Issue #143 2010-01-14

how a Wranglers commercial made me a Favre fan again

Issue #141 2009-12-10

Twilight seems like bad news, but it keeps sucking me back in

Issue #139 2009-11-12

infamous Burning Man is what you make of it

Issue #131 2009-07-23

conservation and efficiency have a place in our energy policy, too

Issue #129 2009-06-25

Reflections on Senior Citizens and Life in the Country

Issue #125 2009-04-30

how I emerged from the land of corn with a prickle-sensitive ear for sirens

Issue #121 2009-03-05

dream experiences force reflection on the unexplainable

Issue #119 2009-02-05

my misadventures with what were supposedly simple pets

Issue #117 2009-01-08

my love for books rivals my love for, well, everything else

Issue #112 2008-10-23

experiencing the world ... one bottled water at a time

Issue #110 2008-09-25

Eau Claire’s first female anchor now pitches one-time offers on national TV

Issue #108 2008-08-28

sharing rural Wisconsin with five-foot reptiles

Issue #106 2008-07-31

George Carlin treaded on taboos, captivated audiences with their own nature

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