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COMMUNICATING WITH YOUR TEENAGER: How to have effective conversations

Megan Philipp·June 3, 2013
So my cute little girl has morphed into a sarcastic teen who rolls her eyes and says, “Good job,” every...
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ECO-FRIENDLY GARDENING: 8 ways to creatively reuse old household items in the garden

Megan Philipp·February 4, 2013
Gardening is generally considered an eco-friendly act, yet gardeners buy all kinds of things: seed-starting trays, trellises, planters, tools. Rather...
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THE CASUAL VACANCY: A novel about communal responsibility from J.K. Rowling

Megan Philipp·January 4, 2013
The Casual Vacancy J.K. Rowling [Little, Brown and Company, 503 pages] J.K. Rowling’s first adult novel, The Casual Vacancy, focuses...
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POEMS BY K.D. AEREY: Tidepooling, Perceptions

POEMS BY K.D. AEREY: Tidepooling, Perceptions

Megan Philipp·December 8, 2012
Tidepooling Like strobe lights blinking in the shallow rumpled pool of water the footprints lost in mud as jealous water...
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BAKING BREAD AT HOME: A healthy alternative to store-bought bread

BAKING BREAD AT HOME: A healthy alternative to store-bought bread

Megan Philipp·November 28, 2012
Those who already bake bread at home probably do it for the taste, sense of accomplishment, and for being able...
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ROCKPEOPLE—BEYOND CHESTER CREEK: Joel Carter explores the essence of healing and dying

Megan Philipp·November 1, 2012
Traditionally trained emergency room doctor turned palliative medicine specialist finds his own healing beyond the paradigm of Western medicine and...
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GRATITUDE FOR FOOD: How gardening can encourage greater respect for our food

GRATITUDE FOR FOOD: How gardening can encourage greater respect for our food

Megan Philipp·October 21, 2012
Having come full circle this 2012 gardening season, from planting seeds to harvesting the vegetables in late summer and early fall, I’m struck by the time consuming process...
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POEMS BY MARK BONICA: cutting, morning stories, and empty space

Megan Philipp·October 19, 2012
along the bank of the river the water eddies and minnows sparkle, but this is not where the river is about its secret business. I want to go down to the cutting bottom...
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THROUGH BLACK SPRUCE: A novel about Cree community and culture in Canada

Megan Philipp·July 17, 2012
As the second novel in Canadian author Joseph Boyden’s loose trilogy, Through Black Spruce tells a dual story about Will Bird, a Cree bush pilot in a coma in Moose Factory, Ontario, and his niece Annie. As Will lays in a coma, Annie tells him stories about her travels to Toronto, Montreal and New York City in search for her missing supermodel sister, while Will tells Annie, even though she can’t hear him...
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CONTAINER GARDENING: How to grow lettuce if you’re short on space

Megan Philipp·June 1, 2012
Even on a tiny balcony, vegetable gardening is possible through the use of container gardens. Lettuce and other salad greens are ideal for a container garden because they yield more than one-time...
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