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It is that time of the year again, when mornings are a tad more brisk; and let’s face it -- afternoons and evenings too.
Not only am I the new reporter at the Lake County Examiner, I am a new resident of Lakeview and Lake County. Over the past couple of weeks I have come to know more about the new community that I now call home.
An ancient Chinese curse states, “May you live in interesting times.”
For a country built on the basis of free speech, social media has emboldened odd times, creating an uninhibited pathway to hatred and baseless claims. It is been disheartening to see Lake County social life become centralized around Facebook, and the amount of mob-like accusations that follow.
Sometimes it takes stepping back to see the bigger picture and understand just how much progress has been made.
Last week Lakeview, and much of Lake County, was abuzz with speculation and rumor running rampant following threats made via social media towards students at Lakeview High School.
Of the many classic quotes from The Godfather films trilogy, the line, “Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in,” has run on repeat through my head all week.
September is National Preparedness Month. Do you know what to do in a disaster situation? If your house is on fire? If your neighborhood is being evacuated?
It’s certainly an emotional moment, as this is my last Outback Observations for the Lake County Examiner.
As sports are practically in full swing, with pro and college football and the MLB post season being the prominent focus, it’s an exciting time to be a sports team and to be a fan with practically all the county sports teams heading into action this week.
Hard to imagine that in a little over two weeks time, students county-wide will be back in school.
Being that I’m now a first time pet owner, sometimes my dog Ellie does things that send me into panic mode like what happened over the weekend.
Attending the Lake County Community Justice luncheon last week, I really enjoyed listening to Jake Greer’s speech talking about how much he enjoys coming to work each day and how much he values each of his employees and the contributions they make to the team.
Ever since moving to Lake County, I have a greater appreciation for rodeo and it’s something that I will now watch on YouTube when I’m scrolling through looking at various videos.
