2:54 PM May 17, 2013
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WMEAC: Flood was a powerful Earth Day lesson

It was a very interesting way to celebrate Earth Day. We had been looking forward to a fantastic third annual Grand River Green Up, but unfortunately we had to reschedule the event to Saturday, June 1, because of a historic flood.
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3:00 PM May 16, 2013
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BEUSCHEL: Pushing aside the world of electronics

I’m unplugged and proud of it!
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2:55 PM May 15, 2013
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PAINTER: Kids should be allowed to enjoy sports

Do parents push their children to excel in athletics? Some do.
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3:00 PM May 14, 2013
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HOFFSTEDT: My first solo ride in my dad's new car

My dad never gave me too many warnings about things to watch out for as I grew up. Mom did the preaching.
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8:01 AM May 12, 2013
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KOEDYKER: Thank God for moms

An elementary school teacher was telling her class about the hardships of the Pilgrims during their first winter in America. It was cold, the houses were inadequate and there was a shortage of food.
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3:54 PM May 10, 2013
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POLSTON: Effects of mentoring can last a lifetime

In as little as a few hours a month, an adult can change the life of a child.
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4:00 PM May 9, 2013
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PENNING: Reading novels requires discipline

Many colleges have had their spring graduation ceremonies, and the end of the high school year is less than a month away. It’s time to think about “summer reading.”
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1:55 PM May 8, 2013
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CRAMER: Unsettled by the evil of segregation

Over the three years I have been serving as a pastor in the Tri-Cities area, an area in which I spent much of my upbringing, I’ve become increasingly unsettled by a difficult reality: We are a segregated community.
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3:05 PM May 7, 2013
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O'TOOLE: Nervously searching for my birth mother

I was 32 years old on the Dec. 26 that I first learned my birth mother’s name: Kathy.
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10:00 AM May 5, 2013
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KOEDYKER: 'Eureka! I have found it!'

Remember the story of the Greek mathematician Archemides, who ran through the streets of Athens wet and naked shouting, “Eureka, I have found it!”? He was so excited about his discovery of how to measure density by water displacement (his own while bathing in the tub) that he forgot he didn’t have any clothes on.
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