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Theater Review: Journey Theater presents “A Wonderful Life”

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Nikki Klock
7 Dec, 2019

Local area youth are bringing the old-fashioned Christmas spirit to the east side with a production of “A Wonderful Life,” a musical based on Frank Capra’s beloved 1946 movie starring James Stewart as everyman George Bailey. Full disclosure: “It’s a Wonderful Life” is one of my favorite movies of all time. I can practically recite… Read More

The New Domesticity: Sentimental Giving

Julianna Lawson
29 Nov, 2019

The soft glow of candlelight bounces through etched crystal. We pass around sparkling cranberry cider, adding a vibrant crimson hue to the festive setting. The crystal goblets touch our lips as we laugh, sing, and visit. I look fondly from face to face, warmed by family gathered around my holiday table, and my mind wanders… Read More

Renaissance Dad: Christmas Reflections

Perry Perkins
29 Nov, 2019

I’ll wake up this Christmas Eve morning, as I do every year, thinking about my Mom. It’s been 28 years since our last Christmas together. Mom loved Christmas. Even though there was never much money, there was always a tree covered with gaudy old bulbs, big red and green lights that we’d had forever. The… Read More

Raising Money Smart Kids

Brooke Strickland
29 Nov, 2019

As a kid, I had a treasured piggy bank. I remember dumping it out, then separating the money I had saved into piles of dollars, quarters, and dimes so I could count exactly how much I had. I dreamed of what I could do with that money. Should I save it all for something big,… Read More

All in the Family: Parents and Children “Play” Together

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Nikki Klock
29 Nov, 2019

As kids grow toward adolescence, the wide open days of early childhood seem to grow fewer as kids’ schedules fill up with sports, music, clubs and a whole new kind of social life. The apron strings fray a bit as many parents find themselves doing more driving to and from activities but less sharing of… Read More

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