Back-to-school stress can be washed off. Take your kids to the river this weekend before the upcoming cooldown next week! Here's a swimming hole near Springfield MO
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And all God's people said? AMEN.

For two years, my son and I have wandered the city like lone wolves. Empty parks. Quiet playgrounds. And a whole lot of "where is everybody?"

I wrote about the eerie stillness of modern childhood:
The daycare fence and the silence beyond

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Tucked within the Ozark National Forest, Glory Hole Falls is a marvel where Dismal Creek pierces through rock, creating a 30-foot waterfall inside a cavern. A hidden gem for adventurers and photographers alike.​

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I've driven past this place many times on the way to Nixa. It was fun to read about it's origins!
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This was a fascinating read about restoring prairie lands through fire in the Ozarks. (But not today, of course. CRAZY wind out there.)
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I can't tell you how many times ChatGPT has told me to "soften my tone" after it reviews a piece of my writing. 😅

No, no, no…. 😭😭 My former colleagues are posting pictures of the fire from Chula Vista. After the destruction in LA, my heart is sinking.

I think Neil deGrasse Tyson overestimated how much I would know about astrophysics in his astrophysics for dummies book. 🫠

Mexican and Italian fusion is something I would never have guessed I needed, but now I must try.

If you haven't discovered it yet, @sgfcitizen.bsky.social publishes a once-a-month history deep dive called Ozarks Echoes. Author Kaitlyn McConnell is a rare treasure — the brain of a historian, the heart and soul of a writer.

Was this story a result of my own cabin fever? Why yes. Yes it was. @sgfcitizen.bsky.social
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I continue to wonder what AI use will do to news sites that rely heavily on referral traffic from Google. I'd love to see local news stop relying on referral sites for reader awareness and instead show up PHYSICALLY in our town.

"The only other sound’s the sweep
Of easy wind and downy flake.
The woods are lovely, dark and deep,
But I have promises to keep..."

Whether you're young or young at heart, there are plenty of ways to get outdoors and have some fun on a snow day. Sony Hocklander has five suggestions for you.

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Fight off the winter blues and cozy up your home with a get-together. Juliana Goodwin has five easy suggestions, including a "clean out the pantry/freezer" party and a Mardi Gras celebration.

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Sometimes to say something true, to say something helpful, it might come at the cost of your likability. But sometimes it won’t. In a world full of people pleasers, I value more and more people who don’t filter what they think just because they imagine I might disagree. Tell me what you THINK.

Using AI is kind of like getting your hands on a cheat code, exuberantly using it and then completely losing interest in the game.

Walks and hikes in Springfield are SO MUCH BETTER during the winter. No poison ivy, no bugs, and you can actually see the wildlife through the trees. I'm obsessed with Sony's suggestions.