On Tuesday, I was one of more than 20% of Howell county who participated in a fundamental act that defines us as Americans: I voted.
It is a point of patriotic pride for me that I can say I have …
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By Abby Hess, Quill Managing Editor
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8/5/22
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On my wrist is a faded bracelet made out of recycled plastic bottles that reads, “Progress not perfection.”
I bought this gift for myself a little over a year ago to remind myself that …
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ABBY HESS, QUILL MANAGING EDITOR
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7/23/22
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It’s been a rough couple of weeks.
I think everyone can agree on that to some degree. It’s hot and humid, most of us haven’t had any rain to speak of in a month and everything …
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By Abby Hess
Quill Managing Editor
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7/9/22
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“Juneteenth” is an opportunity for all to reflect upon a moment in time of our great country! As we discuss the significance of this holiday, we are reminded of a dark period in U.S. …
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By Crockett Oaks III
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6/20/22
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A member of my household, who shall remain nameless as much for the preservation of my own health and well-being as to protect them from potential embarrassment, once asked me why I had not washed …
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By Abby Hess, Managing Editor
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6/11/22
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Little did I know when I wrote last week’s column inviting readers to share their memories of their senior year in high school that I would have cause to stop and think about a particularly …
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By Abby Hess
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6/2/22
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This time of year, my eyes are always misty.
I’d like to say it’s the fault of allergies, but the truth of the matter is, it’s not. It’s graduates.
Graduation …
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ABBY HESS
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5/20/22
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch. April 13, 2022.
Editorial: Missouri should fund basic government services before passing out surplus cash
Republicans criticized the Biden administration's stimulus …
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By The Associated Press undefined
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4/20/22
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On Sept. 1 and 2, 1859, telegraph systems around the world failed catastrophically. The operators of the telegraphs reported receiving electrical shocks, telegraph paper catching fire, and being able …
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by David Wallace, Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering, Mississippi State University
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4/19/22
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Anytime I needed some particular bit of information about Willow Springs or the surrounding area, I knew where to go — I turned to Carl Ferguson. I recall one time I asked him to tell me how to …
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4/19/22
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The world was given a crash course on how viruses spread when the novel coronavirus COVID-19 rapidly moved across the world in 2020. Biological viruses easily can spread from person to person, but …
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3/7/22
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The COVID-19 virus has continued to affect lives in ways that might have seemed unimaginable back in March 2020 when the World Health Organization initially declared a global pandemic. Since then, …
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3/7/22
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The value of customer feedback is significant. According to Dimension Data’s 2017 Global Consumer Experience Benchmarking Report, 81 percent of organizations credit improving the customer …
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3/3/22
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