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Pictured is Katie Albert at the top of the Duomo in Florence, Italy

Travelogue | Katie Albert

My name is Katie Albert. I am a Waterloo High School graduate, resident of Waterloo, and full-time student at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville majoring in psychology with a minor in…

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Freedom and the Controlling People | Mark’s Remarks

I once knew an older couple who seemed to be very nice.  Both of them worked in the community and were members of the church. By all appearances, they were…

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Swimming Lessons, 1974 | Mark’s Remarks

It was the summer of 1974 and my mother decided it was time for me to learn to swim.  There I stood in my swim trunks, pasty white and skinny…

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Roxaboxen | Mark’s Remarks

A dear friend recently brought my daughter some books, and one of them was the classic story Roxaboxen by Alice McLerren. I had read the book long ago when I…

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Fun Basements | Mark’s Remarks

Our first basement was unfinished and old. It leaked a little if it rained a lot. The concrete walls were cool. The uncovered rafters had pretty, untouched and solid wood…

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‘Won’t You Be My Neighbor’ | Movie Review

The black-and-white film shows a little girl standing and staring at Fred Rogers, the man she watches on television. He smiles at her, as she finds her voice, and manages…

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I’m Glad They Are Going | Mark’s Remarks

So many parents are gearing up for the weeping and gnashing of teeth at this time of the year. Their children are graduating and are going off to college.  Now,…

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End of the School Year | Mark’s Remarks

How many of these have I written in the past 10 years of penning this column? I hope not too many. You’ll have to excuse me. This is my 28th…

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Flashbacks | Mark’s Remarks

When I was a kid, my mother and I were hit by a drunk driver as we turned on a country road while traveling to my grandparent’s house. He sideswiped…

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The Bible Smorgasboard | Mark’s Remarks

Ever heard people walk around and quote things from the Bible, yet they will tell you they don’t believe everything the Bible says? Ever talked to someone who wanted to…