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A love of libraries
Joan Larson is not always an open book.
Some people call her Pollyanna – she says she is optimistic. Some may think she is intellectual – she says she’s practical and pragmatic.
February 05, 2010
EAC: Ordinary people appreciating art
The Evansville Art Center (EAC), 111 Main Street, is operated by the Evansville Arts Coalition, a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) community arts organization.
By By Corrine Stinton, president, Evansville Arts Coalition , February 05, 2010
Cooking their way across the U.S.A.
Jason Wussow, the son of Jan and Roger Wussow of Garfield, left on January 19 for a 20-day cooking extravaganza – with a twist. He is cooking all of the meals on his car.
January 29, 2010
JHS students present 'The Foreigner'
The Jefferson High School (JHS) one-act play will be performed for the public on Tuesday, February 2 at 7:30 p.m.
January 27, 2010
Love of photography helps promote bike safety 
Dennis Dumm’s love of photography is helping to promote the safety of those who share his other love – biking.
January 22, 2010
Working hand in hand
This week, January 18 to 23, is Paraprofessional Recognition Week. It’s a week set aside to honor those helpers in the classroom who make a lasting impact in a child’s education.
January 20, 2010
Postal employee wears many hats
There isn’t much that Mike Schmidt didn’t like about his job. After all, it could have been much worse.
January 15, 2010
Hooked on a great project
For the past two months, 5th and 6th graders at Miltona Magnet School have been busy building a fish house to be raffled off as a school fundraiser. But the fish house project is more than a fundraiser – it’s a learning experience.
January 13, 2010
An almost fatal attraction
A sick puppy taught Tina Qualls and her children a lesson they won’t soon forget.
By Jo Colvin , January 08, 2010
Waiting in comfort and style
Local family's school bus stop has neighbors talking
By Tara Bitzan , January 06, 2010
Utilizing area 'Youth as Resources'
Free money is almost as easy to give away as smiles.
If in need of money for a youth-led activity that is within Douglas County, there is a group just waiting to help out.
By By Jordan Peterson, student intern reporter , January 06, 2010
A lazy man's climb? Kensington man crosses 'climb a mountain' off his bucket list
Marvin Jensen can cross off at least one thing from his bucket list. This past August, he climbed a mountain.
By Jo Colvin , December 31, 2009
The people you met in 2009
We introduced you to many amazing people through Life feature stories in 2009. Here’s a look back at a few of those stories, along with their updates.
December 29, 2009
A 2009 Christmas, as predicted 100 years ago
Christmas a hundred years from now will be the same old Christmas, no doubt, but it will be celebrated under such vastly different conditions that if you should go to sleep now and wake up a century later you would think you were in a different world.
December 24, 2009
Christmas preparations
Area students have been busy preparing for the Christmas season with a variety of classroom projects and school programs.
December 22, 2009
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