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April Jeppson: The Windy City and catching up with a friend

I’m writing to you from Chicago. When they refer to it as “the Windy City,” they are 100%, ...

Columnists

April Jeppson: Give it a second try; you just might like it

My co-worker brought in a yummy cake to share with everyone. She said it was apple something, and ...

Opinion

April Jeppson: Stop beating yourself up for past actions

I’ve worked customer-facing jobs my entire life. I am familiar with the mostly pleasurable experience that comes from ...

Opinion

Live United: Every story makes a big difference in the community

The walnuts are gone from my driveway. I’ve been watching those squirrels and even a chipmunk or two ...

Opinion

April Jeppson: A deep thought about life for the day

Once there was a wise man. Every day he would sit outside a gas station in his rocking ...

Opinion

April Jeppson: Are you familiar with time-blindness?

I’ve put in some long hours this week. Partly to catch up from my time away while in ...

Opinion

April Jeppson: Refilled and refreshed with conference

As I type this, I’m at a work conference in La Crosse, Wisconsin. I’ve only been to this ...

Opinion

April Jeppson: Always take time to nurture your inner child

I usually skim through my previous week's article to see where I "left off." As I was reading ...

Opinion

April Jeppson: Feel the weight lifted with a little painting

Well folks, I did it. I took the day off. I’m always thinking and even talking about how ...

Opinion

April Jeppson: It was like visiting a village from a game

Last weekend my family went to the Renaissance Festival. I haven’t been to the one in Shakopee for ...

Opinion

April Jeppson: Set yourself up for success with new goals

I set up the standing desk and bought some good quality honey. Only a few hours into using ...

Columnists

April Jeppson: Do you want to live to 100 — and with quality?

I don’t get a lot of alone time. I really don’t get a lot of alone TV time. ...

Opinion

April Jeppson: How do I come up with this each week?

I had someone ask me how I come up with my topics each week. That is a great ...

Opinion

April Jeppson: The cold reminds us to appreciate warmth

And we have another beautiful day here in Minnesota … I said that in my best radio voice. ...

Opinion

April Jeppson: Take time for things that make you happy

Last week I wrote about how I needed to try harder to take care of myself. We shouldn’t ...

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