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April Jeppson: Did my high school prediction come true?

Going through some boxes in our basement, my husband came across an old newspaper. The paper was published ...

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April Jeppson: We need wisdom to know the difference

Remember how long January was? I believe I clocked it as having 76 days. I kind of miss ...

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April Jeppson: What part of the symphony are you in?

I was talking to a friend the other day and she says, “I’ve decided that you can’t have ...

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April Jeppson: We can do better to be nicer to neighbors

Anyone else waiting to wake up? Like this can’t be real and I must be dreaming, so when ...

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April Jeppson: Trying to stay afloat while also staying safe

My 8-year-old daughter was sharing the bathroom mirror with me this morning as she was brushing her hair. ...

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April Jeppson: A realization that life was slightly off balance

We’ve been doing this for a while now. We bought the masks. We keep our distance when out ...

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April Jeppson: It’s OK to not be OK right now

So, how’s everybody doing? Seriously. How are you? I’ll wait. I’ve got time. This whole thing is weird, right? ...

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April Jeppson: Virus won’t ruin a perfectly good Jesse Fools’ Day

As I write this, it’s April 1. It’s the first day of my month. It’s the time of ...

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April Jeppson: Reach out to friends, family during this uncertain time

Last night as I was preparing dinner, I smiled at my giant container of rice. It’s a white ...

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April Jeppson: Living at a time with that which we shall not name

So, this thing that’s happening. It’s huge and it’s all consuming, and it can really bum you out ...

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April Jeppson: It hasn’t been our family’s usual spring break

Doggone this weather feels nice. There’s mud on the ground. I stepped in a puddle this morning. It’s ...

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April Jeppson: Albert Lea is important enough to invest in

I went to a networking meeting this week. I’ve attended this particular meeting a few times in the ...

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April Jeppson: Remembering a flawless cruise last winter

Facebook is always reminding me of what I was doing last year or four years ago on this ...

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April Jeppson: Personality test shines light on characteristics

Update from last week. We successfully removed 10 bags of stuff from our house! Well actually we removed ...

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April Jeppson: It’s time to do a little spring cleaning at home

I came home from my uncle’s funeral Sunday evening refreshed but exhausted. It was so comforting being around ...

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