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Hanging for what seemed forever on my parents’ refrigerator was a newspaper clipping from 1987 of a dapper looking young man whose Voice of Democracy Speech had just won first place in …
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Curt Hineline
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10/3/24
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As you likely discovered on the front page of this edition, Jason Redding-Geu is no longer working for the Oakland Independent and Lyons Mirror-Sun. His departure is met with mixed …
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4/25/24
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Who hasn’t wanted to have more time each day? Unless you are staring at the clock hoping the work or school day would be over soon, you have likely found yourself wishing for a bit more …
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4/25/24
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Screams.
Not your typical reaction-to-a-spider scream. But a deep almost other-worldly scream of a child in distress. The girl of about 10 had no desire to enter the …
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Curt Hineline
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1/19/23
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Greatest song ever? Maybe. Greatest rock song ever, probably.
Undoubtedly the most familiar song by the English rock giants Led Zeppelin must be Stairway to Heaven. Written in …
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12/9/22
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With envy I often hear of larger newspapers like the Des Moines Register publicly endorsing a candidate. Sorry if the headline of this week’s In My Humble Opinion was misleading. I …
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10/28/22
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In an attempt to offset the burden put on everyday Americans caused by the high price of gasoline, a federal fuel tax holiday has been requested by the President. Some in Washington suggest …
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Curt Hineline
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6/30/22
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Stories of students and faculty at Oakland-Craig going above and beyond isn’t necessarily news. Curiosity has me wondering how many other stories of excellence go unnoticed for every one …
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10/28/21
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