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A Few Clouds and Windy, 49.0° F
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The wind was soft a few days ago when I took yet another magical walk in the tall grasses of the Valley of Eden Bird Sanctuary. Much stronger winds, however, blew in yesterday, bringing chilling …
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by Lynn Werner
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11/8/22
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H
appy Earth Day, earthlings! This week, the Galena Green Team is giving you a quiz to check your climate savvy. No worries, we won’t tell if you google the information and the answers can …
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by Pam Bernstein
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4/18/23
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O ne of the activities which gives me great pleasure involves making photos of sunrises during early morning bike rides. Writing this weekly column has given me great pleasure as well.
For …
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by P. Carter Newton
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6/27/23
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Now that Halloween is over, it’s time for Christmas, right? No. There is still one more holiday in-between. I’m sure that no one is surprised to learn that Thanksgiving happens every year …
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by Murphy Obershaw
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11/21/23
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The woodcocks are out now. If you go out at sundown and stand where woodlands surround a field, you might hear them. This is the season of renewal. This is the season of promise.
Eight years ago, …
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by Lynn Werner
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4/26/22
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As a journalist, I spend my time following newsworthy stories, but every once in a while a story unfolds before me while I am doing my daily routine.
On Monday, Oct. 31, I stopped at River Ridge …
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by Murphy Obershaw
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11/8/22
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Storm’s aftermath: Last week’s ice storm caused disruption, extra work but it left beauty all around
F reezing rain proved to be the chief topic of conversation this past week. With the temperature hovering at 32 degrees and with as much rain and freezing drizzle that came down last Wednesday I …
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by P. Carter Newton
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2/28/23
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When I opened the gate, Emily Huppert and I quickly bonded over the smell of sun-dried sheets. She had stretched a line from tree to tree where the clothes were drying in the warm wind.
The day …
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by Lynn Werner
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4/18/23
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This afternoon I took a long hike at Governor Dodge State Park in Wisconsin. I drove there to view wildflowers and rock formations along Lost Canyon Trail. A friend had recommended I take the walk …
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by Lynn Werner
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5/9/23
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Winning a drawing at the Galena and U.S. Grant History Museum came right smack in the middle of “My Glorious Week of This, That, and the Other.” Call me fickle, but a woman of my age …
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by Lynn Werner
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6/27/23
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Sister here. Our human Lynn has a toothache. She asked me if I could possibly write the column this week. I agreed but asked if I could write a bit about the worldwide struggles of donkeys.
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by Lynn Werner
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12/6/22
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Adulting is hard.
As a person in their middle twenties, I’m not a novice when it comes to adulting, but I’m not an expert either. If I were to rank my adulting by martial arts …
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by Murphy Obershaw
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4/18/23
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