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Kiki’s Corner: Don’t waste time

Spring is finally here and with bright and sunny warm days, all we need is to take the time to be grateful. Being grateful daily brings peace, happiness, and positivity into life and we need to appreciate what we have. Our minds become calm and satisfied. Every morning we need to take the ...

Cracking the Code: Dream, don’t just talk – act

Last week on our family cruise from Miami to Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, on Wednesday night Keith Brown, 100% Wizard, a magician, performed in the main theater on the ship. He put on a great show. Keith got the audience involved in his act and brought a number of people up on stage to ...

Backyard Gardener: Cabbage, a great addition to a spring garden

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley Farmers and Gardeners. Summer is here, if only for a few days. This second week of April feels more like June. It's been a beautiful week as we look forward to the growing season for 2026. I see many gardeners preparing the soil as we get closer to Mother's Day and the ...

Life Through the Lens: All ‘Hail’ the collaborative art of film!

“I put the 'not' in astronaut!” *** I love teaching English to high schoolers: the pure creativity and potential. It is rewarding to see a child’s imagination unleashed and their mind freed. You can, at times, see the long-forgotten-dust be dislodged and the invisible-bindings ...