Category Opinion & Editorial

Choosing your best environment to thrive

When I was seven or eight, I remember telling my friends I wanted to be a watchmaker. I had no idea how I knew about watchmaking. The small parts and constant ticking fascinated me. And then again, my fifth grade teacher proclaimed one day that…

50 first names, July 6

Erin Tierney-Heggenstaller, executive editor Reader Chelsea stopped by to say “hello” after running into Dee Dee dropping off papers at a Springfield Dari Mart. A bright, happy person, she gave me an unintended boost of energy on a Wednesday morning while working on my “things…

LTE: Cottage Grove High Alumni Dinner

Cottage Grove High alums: Register for event by June 30 Did you graduate from Cottage Grove High School 50 or more years ago? Then you are a “member” of the Old Schoolmates Group and are invited to attend the festivities planned for Friday, Aug. 4…