General News

Due to Bird-Related-Rudeness, Lydia keeps the news brief and to the point.

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Community Postings

Personal messages, local ads, and goings-on

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A Letter from the Secluded Sisters of the Missouri Valley

Sarah writes about her experience shoveling gravel driveways in the dark and drinking gas station wine.

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Poems

Santa Clause, punk rock, and petting zoos; our winter collection of poems has everything you care about

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Regional News You Might Have Missed

Stories include: Bike Trails, Erotic Put Put, and Breakfast Pizza

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Style Tips

Some simple suggestions to help you be sexy and cool all of the time

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On New Years and New Resolutions

Matthew set out to wake up at 6 am and write every morning. He shares his thoughts on the progress of the experiment before he was forced to shut it down.

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Children's Corner

Can you find the raccoon hidden in one of these vacation photos?

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