Features

Multimedia mixes with jazz at Marysville concert

By Laura van der Meer/A-D Web Editor

Sam Allen taught his son how to read music and play piano, and now his son is grown up and telling his father’s life story through jazz. John Allen will perform “An Evening with John Allen and Friends – More than Just Jazz” o... Full story

Fun books teach adaptability

Positive themes inspire confidence

By Kendal A. Rautzhan/For the Appeal-Democrat

An unknown sage once wrote: "Change is often desirable, frequently necessary and always inevitable." That's a powerful statement of truth. An inability or unwillingness to adapt to change is based primarily in fear. While familiarity brings comfort,... Full story

Keepers of the faith

Women who work to become nuns

By Mark Barna/Freedom News Service

Giving up the pleasures of this world for a life of prayer, silence and communal living is rare. Yet women do choose the narrow path and walk away from their careers, independence and material possessions to become Benedictine sisters. After six ye... Full story

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