Student Loan Debt Not Just A Job Problem

In an effort of full disclosure, the subject of this article is the author’s own son.  Repaying student loans is an ongoing problem, especially in rural Indiana where jobs that require higher education are scarce and many jobs pay minimum wage. However, lack of good jobs is not the only cause for the student loan…

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How to Live a “Pest”-Free Winter

In June 2015 on this blog site, an article was published, How to Live a Naturally Pest-Free Summer. Yet, summer is not the only time of year when pests are present. Winter, and even late autumn and early spring, have a pest called ice. Ice covers sidewalks, steps, car widows, the windows of your house…

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Ocampo’s Struggle for Citizenship

Jose and Ana Ocampo have been struggling to obtain their legal resident green cards since 2002, when Jose came to the United States to work for a pharmaceutical company. In 2002, Jose Ocampo moved to Indianapolis, Indiana from Costa Rica when he was offered a job with a U.S. pharmaceutical company. Jose was told he…

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EPSC Maintains Bus Safety

The Eastern Pulaski School Corporation hired Mick Armstrong as Transportation Director and Bus Mechanic at the beginning of the 2015-2016 school year. School bus safety is his focus. According to the Law Offices of Ronald J. Resmini’s article from August 25, 2015, in the United States “over 12,000 school-aged children are injured in school bus…

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Pulaski County Library Celebrates Banned Books

Pulaski County Public Library in Winamac, Indiana celebrates the freedom to read by hosting Banned Books Week October 5 to October 10, 2015. According to the American Library Association’s website, Intellectual Freedom is the freedom to “read, seek information, and speak freely as guaranteed by the First Amendment.” The ALA considers challenging and banning books…

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EPES Librarian Promotes Reading with Book Fair

Margaret Good, Librarian at Eastern Pulaski Elementary School, talks about this year’s Book Fair. Margaret Good, Eastern Pulaski Elementary School Librarian, promotes reading with the school’s annual book fair on September 21 – 25, 2015. The brain is a muscle that needs exercised, and reading develops the mind and generates focus. Reading is an important…

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People of Penrod Arts Fair: Inspired and Inspiring

This audio clip is an interview with a few of the artists in attendance at the Penrod Arts Fair in Indianapolis, IN, on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015. The artists share where they get their inspirations. Artists from surrounding states and beyond displayed their creations, with the hopes their pieces find a home with an attendee,…

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