Tag: Missouri
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Elementary students learn about spinach, food miles and composting
Photo by Daniel Brenner Kelsey Monroe’s third-graders were engaged March 18 at Midway Heights Elementary School. The topic was food, specifically spinach. Yes, spinach, the vegetable that makes Popeye big and strong. Except this spinach didn’t come from a can. Source: Elementary students learn about spinach, food miles and composting – Columbia Daily Tribune |…
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Love INC Reflection
How do you write about poverty? How do you write about addiction? It’s not easy. When I met Latashia, she wasn’t ready to interview. She just came home from Alabama, a place that held not-so-happy memories for her, after visiting a sick grandmother. For the past seven years, Columbia has been her safe haven. Revisiting…
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A Hand Up
Photo by Don Shrubshell Latashia Ringold used to look for love in all the wrong places. After more than 30 years of abuse and addiction, she knew she needed to make a change. There had to be more to life. Source: A Hand Up: Back from the brink, Latashia Ringold gets help from Love INC
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A Taste of Persia: Iranian Community Rings in Nowruz
Photo by Nick Schnelle At 11:30 p.m. on March 19, Iranians from all over the world celebrated the Persian New Year, Nowruz. The word translates into new day, the first day of spring. Source: A Taste of Persia: Iranian Community Rings in Nowruz
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The art of wearing a baby
Babywearing was born out of practicality. Mothers needed a way to go about their daily lives while tending to their babies. It has been practiced in many cultures for hundreds of years and remains popular today. Babywearing is using carriers, wraps or slings to hold the baby close to Mom or Dad while leaving hands…
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