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Cyndi Perkins
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Story magnet with a schoolgirl's heart and a novelist's eye. Author of More Than You Think You Know.
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Today's story: A brilliant soon-to-be graduate who knows way more about wealth management than I do tells me why there's no reason to freak out over stock market volatility ↙️ 💰
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A student in finance sits at a desk in front of a ledger with another student, back to the camera, during a buy report session in the Michigan Tech College of Business. A College of Business at Michigan Tech finance student gets into the vibe, wearing a suit, hands in pockets, on Wall Street in the lower Manhattan financial district. A Husky from Michigan Tech College of Business smiles as he visits Wall Street as part of his learning experience in Tech's Applied Portfolio Management Program.
December 5, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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Today's story: Just in time for lavender season, let's sniff the scent of success as our researchers perfect a robot prototype designed to help small- and mid-sized farms:
www.mtu.edu/magazine/202...
A Husky robot rolls through a lavender patch at The Lucky Clover Farms in Gaylord, Michigan. A student researcher at the controls of Husky the Lavender-harvesting robot, manipulating it between flowering rows in Gaylord, Michigan. The Michigan Tech Research team at a lavender farm where they tested their robot prototype with a blue sky above and lavender everywhere!
July 11, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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Today's story: the rains fell hard here in June 2025—but not with the heartbreaking force of June 2018. This is the story I wrote about the courage, power, and persistence—what we call Sisu here on the Keweenaw Peninsula—of my Copper Country Strong friends and neighbors.
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Copper Country Strong
Historic flash floods ripped through the Keweenaw in June. Nature’s show of strength was met by another force to be reckoned with. Finns call it Sisu. Huskies call it tenacity. Our community calls it ...
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July 4, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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Today's story: Came across this wonderful review of my novel, More Than You Think You Know, by the co-founder of Good Old Boat Magazine. It blew me away then and still does! Thanks, Karen!
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January 29, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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Today's story: A snowbird special complete with Anclote Key seashells, Christmas dinner on the Sponge Docks, and a Tarpon Springs Epiphany.
#liveaboard #sailing #tarponsprings #Epiphany #anclotekey #spongedocks #oldflorida #amwriting
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December 31, 2024 at 2:55 PM
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I love the quiet feeling of this image.
stevenbrigode.bsky.social Steven Thomas Photography @stevenbrigode.bsky.social · Dec 13
May a visit from a Northern Cardinal bring you comfort from your past. Taken by yours truly using canon gear
#cardinal #birds #teamcanon #wildlifephotography
December 27, 2024 at 4:02 AM
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Today's story: A holiday reminder that you deserve the gifts of the season, too.
Wisdom from my vintage uplift blog Beautiful Groovy Awesome Great where I shared everyday spiritual practice.
#selfcaretips #relax #timeforyou #namaste
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Twelve Days of Christmas? How about 12 days for you?
Cyndi’s got some groovy advice: make a list and check it twice of things you can do for yourself that are nice! #cheesypoetry #merrychristmas
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December 27, 2024 at 1:44 PM
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Today's story: A woman who sailed around the world with her new husband though she knew nothing about sailing.
Meet Mattie, Henry, and 2 Extreme.
#sailing #writing #travel

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December 15, 2024 at 2:16 PM
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Isle Royale stories trending. Meet Jack, who heads to the remote island to be part of the wolf-moose project Winter Study team after he graduates in December.
Jack's self-inquiry into how he operates as a leader emerged as an important theme during our interview.
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November 27, 2024 at 4:39 PM
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Today's story ... I feel so lucky to have Isle Royale as my beat after sailing there for over a decade.
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Take a Walk on the Wild Side Through the Lens of an Isle Royale Researcher
Fieldwork and photography go hand-in-hand for Isle Royale wolf-moose study co-leader Sarah Hoy.
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November 26, 2024 at 2:03 AM
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A poem for my last day working at the writing center for the semester (by Joseph Fasano)
November 23, 2024 at 2:09 AM
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Jesus was at Walgreen’s again.
November 23, 2024 at 5:15 PM
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November 23, 2024 at 2:33 AM
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Books are as necessary as bread but have no expiration date.
thesurrealari.bsky.social A. A. Rubin @thesurrealari.bsky.social · Nov 23
A classic is neither late nor early. It arrives exactly when it was meant to…
November 23, 2024 at 11:24 PM
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Here's a good deer season story. I didn't realize the lead in traditional ammo is killing eagles and other predators until I met this Michigan Tech Public Safety Officer who rehabilitates raptors in her "spare" time. www.mtu.edu/stories/2022...
MTU Police Sergeant Helps Huskies and Rescues Raptors
When she’s not keeping an eagle eye on Husky Nation, MTU Public Safety Patrol Sergeant Beth Maatta watches over birds of prey as the only certified raptor rehabilitator in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
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November 23, 2024 at 11:13 PM