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The right tools make jobs easier
Commentary, Opinion
By DEB WUETHRICH 
July 22, 2026
How often in life have you prepared to tackle a task only to realize you don’t have the right tool for the job? For instance, I used to think a simple...
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Things do tend to work out
Commentary, Opinion
By DEB WUETHRICH 
July 7, 2026
I’ve heard there were some pretty impressive fireworks displays (and other celebrations) in our area to mark our nation’s 250th birthday. I can hear t...
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Turning good, bad and unexpected into adventures
Columns, Commentary, Opinion
By DEB WUETHRICH 
June 24, 2026
I would say it’s already been an adventurous summer — except in reality, it just started with June 21, the longest day of the year. I try not to think...
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Still love those (stressful) pets!
Columns, Commentary, Opinion
By DEB WUETHRICH 
June 10, 2026
I have watched other people with their pets and their shared lives seem simple compared to mine! I suppose it’s not really true, because when you shar...
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Deb Wuethrich: Peeping tomcat not welcome
Commentary, Opinion
By DEB WUETHRICH 
May 13, 2026
It’s not that I don’t like cats. Anyone who knows me knows I LOVE cats. Especially my own, Tate and Dory. They are five this year, and we’ve really en...
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‘And THEN what happened?’
Commentary, Opinion
By DEB WUETHRICH 
April 29, 2026
I first learned to read and write by tracing the carbons on my mom’s food order pads. She was a car hop at a local burger joint. This was before I eve...
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I want to hear the bass!
Commentary, Opinion
By DEB WUETHRICH 
April 15, 2026
I find myself lately agreeing with Meghan Trainor when she sang, “All About That Bass.” I was always about wanting to hear the bass. Like many teens, ...
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We gotta keep moving!
Commentary, Opinion
By DEB WUETHRICH 
April 1, 2026
A statistic in a retirement magazine startled me a little. AARP the Magazine noted that 65.3 million U.S. adults are considered “physically inactive.”...
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Thoughts on dreaming
Commentary, Opinion
By DEB WUETHRICH 
March 17, 2026
Do you dream? Are they good, bad or ugly, comforting or even scary? Most have had some of each. A dream is defined as “a series of thoughts, images, a...
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