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Attire is no longer satire

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Saturday, September 19, 2026

Dear EditorI just read Webster Area School announcements and noted the Homecoming festivities. How much fun the students have dressing up in pajamas or Hawaiian garb etc. during the week. However, I was shocked at the choice middle school/high school made for the “costume of the day” for Tuesday.

Flying filthy flies frequently flounder in my freaking facility

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Flying filthy flies frequently flounder in my freaking facility

Connor Handrahan

Saturday, September 19, 2026

Normally, insects, bugs or spiders aren’t much of an issue. When I was a kid, we’d have the occasional infestation of ants, but it would normally be because my family, specifically me, would leave trash out or spill crumbs and that would attract ants.

Somebody has to make it happen

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Somebody has to make it happen

Amanda Dulitz

Saturday, September 19, 2026

Last weekend was a busy one around our area.The James Valley Threshers Association hosted its annual James Valley Threshing Show, while the Webster Area Chamber of Commerce held its second annual Harvest Bash.Next weekend, the Webster-Dewangen Friendship Exchange will bring us Germanfest.

Stress makes us resilient, we’re not built to live in it

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Stress makes us resilient, we’re not built to live in it

Amanda Dulitz

Saturday, September 12, 2026

My two-year-old knows how to take a stress breath.I don’t remember specifically teaching that to him but apparently he learned through observation. Every so often, I’ll watch him take a big, deliberate breath in and slowly blow it back out.

A busy life is good but so is freetime

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A busy life is good but so is freetime

Connor Handrahan

Saturday, September 12, 2026

Being busy is good and it keeps me active. I’m a pretty lazy person by default, so if I don’t have something going on, I usually end up just wasting my day lying around my apartment.

Is your television watching you?

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Is your television watching you?

Timothy Gibson

Saturday, September 12, 2026

The TV knows what you’re watching. The TV knows who comes and goes. It can listen to your conversations – even when you’re not using it.These claims sound like something from a future dystopia or Orwellian sci-fi.

Streaming is becoming too main stream

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Streaming is becoming too main stream

Connor Handrahan

Friday, September 4, 2026

The convenience of streaming media digitally can be extremely nice, but recently it’s been more inconvenient because of how greedy companies are being with their software.

There’s a camera on every corner

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There’s a camera on every corner

Timothy Gibson

Friday, September 4, 2026

You don’t have to commit a crime to be tracked by police. You only have to drive past a camera.AI-enabled mass surveillance is a rapidly- spreading technology that makes suspects out of innocent people.

Giving Sunday back its place

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Giving Sunday back its place

Amanda Dulitz

Friday, September 4, 2026

There are certain problems in life for which I apparently only have one solution: work harder.Behind on paperwork? Work later. Didn’t get caught up this week? Work Saturday.

Camping, outdoors beckons like lonely grandmother

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Camping, outdoors beckons like lonely grandmother

Timothy Gibson

Friday, August 28, 2026

Why do we camp?For some people, it’s to get away from life at home. Others truly want to be immersed in the outdoors. Personally, I feel a constant compulsion to move, produce, explore and achieve.

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