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  • A Focus on Food and Football

    As we wrap up summertime, we begin to enter one of the best, most competitive seasons in Saline County: Salt Bowl Season. It’s a time...

  • Perseverance and Determination

    One aspect of sports that spectators enjoy is the heartwarming stories of perseverance and determination. One of my favorite stories is about NFL Superbowl-winning quarterback...

  • Stroke Awareness Saves Lives

    It happened not too long after his 44th birthday. Dr. Michael Pafford, an internal medicine doctor working as a hospitalist at Saline Memorial Hospital, wasn’t...

  • Paint Your Picture

    I remember planning out my future in my mind when I was 15 years old. The visualization was so real that it was almost literal....

  • Focusing On Fathers

    Father’s Day is a special occasion that gives us the opportunity to express our love and gratitude to our dads and father figures. This year,...

  • I Can See Clearly Now

    Perhaps one of the most notable historical figures to overcome personal limitations was Helen Adams Keller (June 27, 1880 – June 1, 1968). Keller was...

  • Stay Stress-free This Spring 

    Spring is here. Along with warming weather, blooming flowers, and chirping birds, spring also signals National Stress Awareness Month, observed every April.  Why is Stress...

  • Plant A Seed, Watch It Grow

    I have been a little weepy lately. A few nights ago, a sad detail in a book made me burst into tears like I was...

  • Taste the Freshness

    With spring right around the corner, there’s no better time to begin using fresh ingredients in your meals, whether they are locally-sourced or homegrown. Not...

  • A Healthy Harvest

    If you are like I am, there are a couple of times of the year that you just love: spring and fall. I’ll have to...