Reliable, Trustworthy Reporting, Capturing The Heartbeat Of Our Community
Reliable, Trustworthy Reporting, Capturing The Heartbeat Of Our Community
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On a typical Easter, local churches fill with worshipers celebrating the resurrection of Jesus. This year, Easter was anything but typical. Church doors were shut during Sunday's services, highlighting the impact of COVID-19 on God's houses. Instead, local pastors offered online services, streaming on smart devices and computers in Summerland-area homes, rejoicing as the stone was rolled away from the front of the tomb and the light of the world reappeared. Mark Hoffman, pastor of Ewing Full...
Once upon a time, having a job at a newspaper meant working in one of the most imposing buildings in town, inhaling the acrid aroma of fresh ink and the dusty breath of cheap newsprint and feeling mini-earthquakes under our feet every time the presses started to roll. For those of us old enough to remember those days, National Newspaper Week 2019 could be one big, fat elegiac nostalgia trip. Today, many newspapers are ditching the imposing buildings for low-rent storefronts and have outsourced the printing. Those could be the newspapers that...
I walked into my home office the other day and wondered when it transformed from functional work space to messy craft room. There's a half-finished Valentine's Day wreath I started making for Dad's door at the care center. A pile of scrapbook materials lay atop the counter. Obviously, I started cutting out something - what, I have no clue; maybe a cutout for my Happy Planner - because a pair of scissors is next to a piece of paper sporting one swift cut. Wood letters I picked up for the...
Sometimes, life sends you on a single journey, and other times, the path resembles a slip knot: a loop here, another there, an endless spiral of thread that pretzels together, forming a solid knot. Cosetta Laws knows a bit about slip knots. On YouTube, she hosts the popular Setta's Place, where crochet is interspersed with remnants of wisdom and love. Laws visited Clearwater recently, as she weaves her way from her former Virginia home, en route to Alaska, where she will renew Haven of Grace, a...
"Trump claims 'no racial tension' after fresh racist attacks." "Warren warns of 'coming economic crash'." "Cory Booker charges Trump is 'worse than a racist'." Headlines, like these, fill newspapers and blare across airwaves, but how many teens pay attention to news? Jackie Olivan currently follows the presidential candidates and their political views for the upcoming election in 2020. How does she find out about this topic? Olivan, a senior at Clearwater Highschool sees news all over social...
