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MOV Climate Corner: Pulling the plug

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Since the purchase of the White House by the unelected Elon Musk, who contributed $288 million to back Republicans including Donald Trump and others, there has been a flurry of activities from the Oval Office, most motivated by revenge. These include unjustified firings, unqualified appointees, pardons of violent criminals and several executive orders. There is no legal basis for many of these actions. The oligarchs are in power and their policies are focusing on tax breaks for the rich, tariffs passed on to consumers and fewer services for the needy. There also is an unhealthy interest ...

Love is in the air

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One of the best things we can offer our children is our love.. It is very important that you tell them daily how much you love them unconditionally and always there for them. On February the 14th every year we celebrate Valentines Day - a day celebrated by millions and millions of all ages. All the grade school children will be taking little Valentines cards to school with them to give to their classmates and teachers while many parents will send in sweets and treats. I recall especially in the old days when I was a “home room mother” Valentine celebration in the ...

Communicating with your children

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Do you have difficulty talking to your children? Well, don’t even think you’re alone. All concerned parents have had problems communicating with their children at one time or another. I know I did, especially when my kids were teenagers. As a teacher, I have read materials that have offered some practical suggestions for parent-child communication. Give some serious thought to the following suggestions for better communicating with your children: * Learn to listen. Know that you will eventually have a lot more two-way conversations with your child if you begin by letting your ...

MOV Climate Corner: Tough times in Margaritaville

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National Margarita Day - Feb. 22, 2025 If you are planning to celebrate National Margarita Day on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025, here is something to think about as you make your plans: The margarita — triple sec, tequila, and lime juice — created in 1938 in Mexico, is facing a sustainability crisis. The delicious concoction’s main ingredient is threatened by changing weather patterns. Beyond the lime wedges and salt lies a complex ecological story involving the blue agave plant – the cactus-like plant which forms the base ingredient of tequila – and bats, which are both under ...

Clintons had a habit of swinging through the area

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In the not-so-distant past, Ohio was more of a swing state, and we seemed to get visited more frequently by presidents and people trying to become presidents. It’s been a little while now since anyone with a Secret Service detail has stopped by the area. One particular power couple passed through the area multiple times on their way up and down the political ladder. Former Democratic nominee, Secretary of State, Senator, and First Lady Hillary Clinton was the first of the Clintons to visit the area when she came here on Nov. 12, 1993, to promote the Clintons’ version of the ...

The gift of work

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Author Richard Foster tells how, as a teenager, he signed up for an internship in Alaska, thinking he would have the adventure of “working on the first high school above the Arctic Circle.” The adventure turned into hard work, however, and Foster found himself digging a sewer line through the frozen tundra. An Aleut native who stopped by for a few minutes commented to Foster, “You are digging a ditch to the glory of God.” Those words changed Foster’s perspective; every chunk of earth became progress “to the glory of God.” Caught up in mundane tasks, humanity sometimes ...