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Drunk driving is never OK

Today I covered a fatal accident involving a family of four and a car full of high school students. The driver had been drinking. Don’t think me unkind for talking about such a tragedy, but it was a reenactment of what a drunk driving accident looks like, part of a senior project. None of it...

Brown bagging it

I pack my own lunch nearly every day. Even when I was in school, I often ate from a bag. My mum would put my name on it in a colored Sharpie. She would sometimes pack a little note, telling me to have a good day. It was then, and still is, a treat to...

An introduction to Budget Season

It may seem a bit strange, but I look forward to budget season. It’s a time when I get to focus on lots of documents and take a really close look at how public officials spend taxpayer money. Whether it’s federal, state, property taxes, or from a levy, it’s all your money they are spending...