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Associated Press Jakin Doornbos, 3, plays with his toy trucks while his mother, Carrie Doornbos, packs up the family's belongings on Glen Haven beach in the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Professor Stephen Leatherman, also known as 'Dr. Beach,' picked Sleeping Bear Dunes as the top Great Lakes' beach.
‘Dr. Beach’ picks top 5 Great Lakes beaches
by JOHN FLESHER Associated Press GLEN HAVEN, Mich. — A gentle breeze ripples Lake Michigan’s deep blue surface as a gull circles lazily overhead. The sun is bright, the temperature is a comfy...
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Red, White & Bluegrass


It’s the celebration of the red, white and blue this weekend. It’s a tip of the hat to Independence Day, when our fair country — war-weary — declared we were an entity all our own. Quite often i...
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Growing up and older comes on all too suddenly
When did we get old? I pose this question to those of us who grew up in the ’80s, when mp3 was as foreign as the concept of downloading, apps and Facebooking. The realization that time has r...
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Births
Burnett — Ali Jo Burnett, daughter of A.J. and Amy (Deweese) Burnett of Paducah, May 18, Western Baptist Hospital. Grandparents are Jimmy and Nancy Deweese of Paducah and Terry and Linda Burnett of...
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LANCE DENNEE | The Sun William Joyce talks to his wife while standing outside his Lydon Road home outside Paducah on Wednesday. He and his family made a plan how to move out items as water rose during the flood.
Consider keepsakes
Flood victims treasure what they could save By Rebecca Feldhaus rfeldhaus@paducahsun.com Through the decades, the centuries even, the items people hold dear in the face of disaster rema...
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Designers incorporate vintage objects into their jewelry lines
By Melissa Magsaysay McClatchy-Tribune News Service Cow bones, car parts and old toggle buttons don’t sound like the most glamorous materials to use in jewelry. But some designers are managin...
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McClatchy-Tribune News Service A high school reunion can offer some people a sense of vindication, or prove a dreaded reckoning. But for the most part, reunions provide many a chance to catch up with their former schoolmates.
School reunion regression
By Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz McClatchy-Tribune News Service CHICAGO — As Tara Hoffman gears up for her 20th high school reunion this summer, she’s looking forward less to memory lane than to shedd...
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McClatchy-Tribune News Service Natalie Redding, owner of Namaste Farms in Temecula, Calif., shears sheep and goats and produces hand-spun yarn.
Popular fabrics at a glance
By Susan Carpenter McClatchy-Tribune News Service Cotton Prized for: Soft feel and easy maintenance; wide availability Percentage of clothes sold in the U.S. that incorporate cotton: ...
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Her own spin on it: Luxurious and colorful yarns
By Adam Tschorn McClatchy-Tribune News Service LOS ANGELES — Whether it’s a luxury automobile, a couture gown or a special vintage of wine, even those who aren’t collectors and connoisseurs r...
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Associated Press John Roesch, 76, a member of the First United Methodist Church in Aurora, Ill. walks down the aisle of the church on June 15. Today, the 140-year-old church is set to close after a final service. The church's 27 members voted earlier this year to close after seeing their congregation's size shrink from 876 in the early 1960s to barely double digits.
Spotlight: Church closes doors after 140 years
BY MARIE WILSON Associated Press AURORA, Ill. — First United Methodist Church in Aurora has been the site of every religious milestone in John Roesch’s life. It’s where the 76-year-old Au...
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