Family Life ThinkpiecesDecember 15, 2021 COLUMN: The Toys We’re Keeping appreciating those long-lost gifts for what they are
ThinkpiecesJuly 12, 2021 ‘Every Mile a Memory’ Taking Risks and Forging Trails With a 6-Year-Old an excerpt from B.J. Hollars’ forthcoming book
Special Section ThinkpiecesJuly 1, 2021 Letters, Lost and Found salvaging pieces of history from an estate sale
ThinkpiecesOctober 20, 2020 COLUMN: Rumors in the Wind real-life terror can lurk amid the spooky scares of autumn
ThinkpiecesOctober 6, 2020 Running Though COVID-19 pandemic creates opportunity for father-son bonding
ThinkpiecesJuly 21, 2020 Should I Wear a Face Mask? a Local Physician Weighs In Wisconsin can learn a lot from Germany's pandemic approach
ThinkpiecesApril 8, 2020 The Circle of Life in a Walk in the Park birth, death, and walking the dog just continue — even during a pandemic
ThinkpiecesDecember 13, 2019 Christmas in a One-Room School children, teachers, and everyone else became part of the annual Christmas program
ThinkpiecesNovember 25, 2019 Putting the 'Chamber' in Chamber Orchestra Eau Claire Chamber Orchestra continues a centuries-long tradition of music from small ensembles
ThinkpiecesOctober 7, 2019 Threshing Time on the Farm when rural neighbors banded together to work and eat
ThinkpiecesAugust 21, 2019 Talking Smack With Facts sports evolve over time, maybe team records should too
ThinkpiecesAugust 21, 2019 A Community Like No Other Eau Claire soccer enthusiasts are welcoming to residents and transplants alike
ThinkpiecesAugust 9, 2019 Eau Claire Soccer Community Provides a Home to Longtime Residents and Transplants Alike
ThinkpiecesMay 20, 2019 Custom of the Country rural waving rituals are one way of cutting through the tribalism of our times
ThinkpiecesMay 6, 2019 ‘I Want to Teach for the Money and the Fame’ aspiring teacher says it’s time to challenge stereotypes about educators
ThinkpiecesApril 5, 2019 Neighbors Divided by Outrage who really benefits when each news story splits us into two arguing camps?
ThinkpiecesOctober 18, 2018 I Dream of Japanese Toilets For some, hitting midlife means buying a sports car. One writer seeks a more private luxury.
ThinkpiecesOctober 2, 2018 The Apple That Shall Not Be Named the latest fruit from the University of Minnesota may not be a bad apple, but it’s got a bad name
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