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PIONEER PERSPECTIVES

It’s not just the loss of a tree, but the memories. After a fallen tree is cut and moved, you might see little tracks where the ground was worn because children had used a swing that hung from it.
Digging into a few of the important character-building lessons this season has been teaching me.
One short week ago, I made a semi-impromptu weekend trip to Sioux Falls, S.D., and came across a massive stainless-steel sculpture spanning the length of a football field.
Now that five years have passed since the COVID lockdown, it's interesting to note which memories from quarantine have stuck with me and which ones have faded away with time.

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Four years may not seem like a long time to some people, but for me, the past four years have been monumental in creating the person I am today.
I’ve noticed that I can no longer just sit and watch television, or rather, just sit and do nothing without my phone calling for me to pick it up -- as if it were a baby needing comforting. Yet, it seems I’m the one who needs comforting. Perhaps a generational curse, my phone has become my safety blanket, my comfort zone.
A recent joke about house plants being “useless” was made within my earshot the other day and got me thinking about how useful plants really are. It sent me on an internet hunt to see what the benefits of these bits of petals, leaves and roots really are.
If this year’s taught me anything, it’s to appreciate the history unfolding right in front of you.
Moving forward, journalists and non-journalists alike must remain aware of the importance of the truth, especially as more misinformation is shared on social media.
The year 2020 is summed up in six-word stories by Pioneer reporter Dennis Doeden.
Our editor sends out a schedule well in advance to let everyone in the newsroom know when our Pioneer Perspectives columns will publish.
My fascination toward being a good neighbor began with construction paper May Day baskets.
BEMIDJI -- “Leave it better than how you found it,” is a saying that most of us have heard before. But are we leaving everything better than how we found it -- like the earth?
Staying at home more has definitely gotten to many of us.
My husband Nathan and I had been married five years before adding our first addition to the family. It was a lot of responsibility adding something new to the mix.

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