Choose Your Own Adventure at the Farmer's Market flashback
A photo assignment at a Vauxhall Farmer's Market uncovers three Choose Your Own Adventure books that spark nostalgic reflections on youth and lessons from making choices. The narrator recalls marketing youth, garage sale profits, and personal growth from reading and selling those titles.
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Greg
Rainbow Lake toddler and father sue mother over injuries
A Rainbow Lake toddler and her father pursue a possible national precedent by suing the child’s mother for injuries in the womb. Drumheller Hussar vote shows 80 of 101 residents oppose dissolving the autonomous village.
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Rainbow Lake
Drumheller
Hussar
Rules and sportsmanship on fair play and safety
A reader praises rules in sports for fairness and safety and laments rule breaking and cheap shots. They thank volunteer parents and coaches for their efforts and question how silence would feel if a child were hurt.
Editorial on drug prevention and DARE effectiveness
Robert Sharpe argues the May editorial misses reality based prevention and that parental involvement and school activities reduce adolescent drug use. He warns alcohol remains the No 1 drug problem and criticizes DARE as ineffective, citing a GAO report link for support.
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U.S
Government Accounting Office
Dare
Goo.gov
Mother's Day Vignettes and Homage to Mothers
A collage of nostalgic pieces on motherhood and family life. Includes a touching dialogue about a child’s guardian angel named Grandma, a humorous Good Housekeeping style kitchen scene about Johnny, and reflections on the incomparable value of mothers and housewives across history.
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Earth
Heaven
Johnny
Good Housekeeping
Kate Douglas Wiggin
Central States
Writing a concise persuasive letter to readers
The excerpt advises writers to keep letters between 150 and 250 words, avoid ranting, and build a rational argument with facts. It emphasizes topical local issues, readability through editing, and newspapers' right to edit to preserve the writer’s point of view.
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