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After adding 17 buildings to the campus in the past 30 years, Interlochen will now shift its focus to people.
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I can feel the cold coming off the river as we slide the canoe into the current. I shiver in my many layers, wishing I had more. April is my favorite…
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My mother was a gourmet cook and wanted me to follow in her footsteps.One of my first steps was on a stepstool next to the stove where I had the job of…
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Angeline Boulley, a member of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, released her debut novel, “Firekeeper’s Daughter” in March. The book will…
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Mrs. Joy was my sixth grade teacher and she wasn’t anything like her name. With black-rimmed glasses perched on her large nose, she stared hard at each of…
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When my daughter was about two years old, she stopped taking naps. I resisted this transition—not because she needed a nap but because I needed her to…
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The Blissfest Music Organization has canceled their festival this summer. The ongoing circumstances of the Covid-19 pandemic were cited as the reason. The…
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I was reading the New York Times Book Review a while ago and saw a Letter to the Editor from a man I’ll call Jerry Conrad. He was a history professor in…
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There’s an old coffee mug on my desk full of pencils. Long pencils with full erasers, waiting to be selected. Short pencils with used-up erasers, waiting…
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I was telling my husband about a good friend. “I just met her by chance,” I said.“Who haven’t you met by chance?” he said.Oh, right. Of course. “Thanks…
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I have a big Norway Spruce in my front yard that’s about twice as tall as the house. From the upstairs bedroom window, I can see its branches and they are…