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  The longest month |Mark’s Remarks

  Every year around this time,  teachers start to repeat tired old sayings like “We...

  • Posted April 30, 2019
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  Mark’s Remarks | I’m bored

  I have a sign on my classroom door that says “It’s OK to be...

  • Posted April 23, 2019
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  Mark’s Remarks | 21 years

  My oldest son just turned 21. For real. I was looking at pictures of...

  • Posted April 18, 2019
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  The Happy + Healthy Life | Hello Spring!

  By AMY WAGENKNECHT It’s that time of year that gives us the warmth of...

  • Posted April 11, 2019
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  Tolerance | Mark’s Remarks

  Have you noticed lately that the greatest sin in the world has become disagreeing...

  • Posted April 11, 2019
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  House guests | Mark’s Remarks

  I’ve heard two wise sayings about house guests.  My maternal grandmother often said: “To...

  • Posted April 11, 2019
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  Thrift Store Madness and Dressing Weird in the 80s | Mark’s Remarks

  Do any of you remember the phase in the 1980s when all the cool...

  • Posted March 27, 2019
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  The Healthy + Happy Life | Tick, tock! What are you waiting for?

  BY AMY WAGENKNECHT As a teacher, I would never ask my students to read...

  • Posted March 20, 2019
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  Tricky Micki | Mark’s Remarks

  My wife will get me after she reads this column, so I may have...

  • Posted March 13, 2019
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  The Demise of Community Institutions | Mark’s Remarks

  In my hometown of Fairfield, Illinois, we always had the constant presence and importance...

  • Posted March 6, 2019
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  A Long Life | Mark’s Remarks

  Do you ever think about those people who lived in biblical times? If you...

  • Posted February 27, 2019
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  Naysayers and Distributors of Mundane Advice | Mark’s Remarks

  I’m telling you, there’s one in every crowd: someone who has to rain on...

  • Posted February 20, 2019
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