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Someone commented on one of our stories covering Friday night’s tornadoes and severe weather.
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3/22/25
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I’ve said in the past, and I’ll most likely end up saying it again, the hardest part of managing expectations is managing my own. But I might have over-managed.
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3/15/25
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Though it’s too early for most garden work, warmer temps and sunshine have coaxed many of us outside to get our yards and gardens ready for planting. Fresh air and sunshine may be just what the doctor ordered when it comes to controlling these virusrs going around!
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By Kathie Ledgerwood-Cox,
Branch Librarian
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3/11/25
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Every single one of us has bias. It’s human nature. We are predisposed to seek out things that affirm and align with our views on the world.
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3/8/25
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It was a Saturday night in Downtown West Plains. February 22.
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By Sam MacPherson,
Quill Feature Contributor
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3/4/25
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I am 44 years old this month and I have what is likely an impacted wisdom tooth. Isn’t that supposed to be a problem for 20-somethings? How did I end up in this position?
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3/1/25
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One of my favorite parts of being a reporter was — and still is when I get the chance — asking questions and waiting, listening for the answer.
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2/22/25
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One foot in front of the other. One bite at a time. Each day as it comes.
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2/15/25
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As I’ve mentioned before, sometimes the expectations I have to manage are my own. Whew.
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2/8/25
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Stop reading this article.
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2/1/25
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There they were, scattered out in the pasture, lots of them! But they were not ready.
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By Dwight Thirkield,
Quill Contributing Writer
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1/29/25
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Every week when I sit down to write this column, I try to find a naturally-occurring overarching theme. I ask myself, “What have we encountered a lot of this week?”
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1/25/25
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The title of this column is “Managing Expectations” and as I write this, I’m asking myself, “Whose expectations am I managing? Mine or theirs?”
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1/18/25
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What a beautiful snow we got Friday morning, wouldn’t you agree?
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1/10/25
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At the beginning of the year, I like to take some time to look over our web and social media stats to see which of our stories got the most attention.
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1/4/25
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You all may know me as a newspaper lady — a hat I proudly wear — but you might not know my love for newsprint goes far beyond the joy I derive from curating, writing and editing the content that fills each newspaper’s pages.
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BY ABBY HESS,
ABBYH@WESTPLAINSDAILYQUILL.NET
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12/28/24
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