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For Heather Wilder, harness racing is a family affair

For Heather Wilder, harness racing is the family business Family and harness racing go together with the Altmyer and Wilder families at The Meadows. It’s about horses. It’s about love. It’s the family business. While Dan Altmyer is an acclaimed horseman and a top and respected trainer ...

Two hundred fifty years young!

Happy belated birthday, America! You look good for your age, from the purple mountain majesties to the amber waves of grain. Technically, the Rocky Mountains, the alleged purple mountains from the song “America the Beautiful,” formed around 80 million years ago during the Laramide Orogeny ...

Unglued by a snake

The corner space beside the washing machine is where the creepy things are. My fear of those four square feet of floor is such that, when I’m doing laundry, I avoid looking over the side of the washer. Which is stupid because there are glue traps there, placed by my son-in-law the day I saw ...

There is freedom and it comes in a package deal

Hard to believe the 4th of July is upon us, the time for picnics and family gatherings. It is time to celebrate the 250th anniversary of our Independence. That would include all our freedoms and all our rights as American citizens. As often is the case with holidays, Santa and the Easter ...

Should voting age be lowered?

Q. Hi! I am 14 and I wanna know if you think going to vote would be a good choice. Also, my social studies teacher had us debate whether 16-year-olds should have the right to vote. I was given the negative side. I think I did a good job arguing the point that 16-year-olds are too young and ...

Dreading the dentist’s drill

Do you ever feel anxious? Anxiety is strange phenomenon defined as "a natural, future-oriented emotion characterized by feelings of tension, worried thoughts, and physical changes like a racing heart." Another definition says it is the body's natural response to stress. I never thought about ...