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Appreciating the on-call workers
Commentary, Opinion
By DEB WUETHRICH 
December 10, 2025
Imagine someone tells you to get out of your house — right now. A whole range of things can go through your mind. What can I grab? What about my hard-...
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Good service gets our attention these days
Commentary, Opinion
By DEB WUETHRICH 
November 25, 2025
I heard the report in early November. On a business channel, Target stores announced a new internal training program for the coming holidays called “1...
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Choosing light can have its consequences
Commentary, Opinion
By DEB WUETHRICH 
November 12, 2025
I didn’t realize how much I missed having a lot of light in my house until recently. Like a lot of folks who are (ahem) navigating the senior years, I...
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Can interruptions be opportunities?
Commentary, Opinion
By DEB WUETHRICH 
October 29, 2025
I recently came across a writing by the late great Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. that has aligned with some things I’ve been considering lately. He wrote...
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Even hardships bring blessings
Commentary, Opinion
By DEB WUETHRICH 
October 15, 2025
I remember the moment, to the startled look on my sweet daughter’s face. I don’t think Michele was two yet, but near that age many call “the terrible ...
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Nostalgia a revival tool, not a downer
Commentary, Opinion
By DEB WUETHRICH 
October 1, 2025
What makes you nostalgic? Now it’s true, nostalgia can be a downer for some. It can be a longing for long-gone moments you’ll never get back — and mak...
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Talk to — not over — each other
Commentary, Opinion
By DEB WUETHRICH 
September 17, 2025
I can’t believe what I’m seeing with my own eyes, hearing with my own ears. Some in this country, the United States of America, are celebrating the as...
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He ‘never met a stranger’
Commentary, Opinion
By DEB WUETHRICH 
September 3, 2025
For years, I’ve heard the statement that certain people “never met a stranger.” I never quite understood what it meant. Like, to me, we encounter peop...
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Blunder leads to unexpected scenic route
Commentary, Opinion
By DEB WUETHRICH 
August 27, 2025
Everyone makes mistakes. Smart people learn from them. For some, it takes more than one wrong turn for the lesson’s full impact. Some of these experie...
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