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Minimum Wage Workers
By Erin Cox I believe in being rude to the 3.8 million minimum wage workers who provide me a service. Those people working the check out lines and making my food signed up for a position where their...
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This I Believe: Impact
My mother, Tracy Anne Reed, fixing a bird toy for her birds in her trailer home. This is the last picture of my mother before her death. Photo provided. By Stephan Reed I believe that you don’t have to...
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I Believe In Impossible Things
By Kelsey Klein Alice laughed. “There’s no use trying,” she said: “one can’t believe impossible things.” “I daresay you haven’t had much practice,” said the Queen. “When I was your age, I always did...
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A Bond Stronger Than Blood
By Sarah Bailey My parents have always been there for me. Dance recitals, auditions, award ceremonies. Every little moment, whether happy, sad, funny or dull, I spent with the best parents someone...
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Living Independently
By Ryan Satkowiak I believe that growing up on my own has prepared me for real life. Going to college exactly 2,392 miles away from home has given me a new perspective on things. As cool as it is to...
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This I Believe – Strength through distance
By Tyler Buchanan For us, love has been neither patient nor kind. It was raining the evening Lauren’s car slid off the road into a brick wall. Her car totaled, we walked away unscathed. It was raining...
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This I Believe – A stranger’s smile
By Tia Woodel There is something about a simple smile that instantly makes a rough day better. I can’t remember one instance in which a stranger smiled at me and I didn’t return the gesture. A smile...
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Change Often
This I Believe – Change Often As I lie on the bench face down, I hear a switch clicked on followed by a consistent buzzing sound. A buzzing sound that makes my body tighten and my hands clammy. The...
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Understanding Jay
To most people, being a twin means everything is the same whether its being dressed the same, playing with the same toys or being interested in the same things. At first that’s how it was with Jay. I...
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Local governments turn to green energy
In 1995, Daryl Stockberger was faced with a decision which would affect the environmental course of Bowling Green, Ohio for generations. In his eighth year as Utilities Director for the city,...
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A blooming problem in Lake Erie
By Stephan Reed During summer 2011, Robert Michael McKay, director of Bowling Green State University’s marine program, set sail on a research vessel on Lake Erie. The combination of no air conditioning...
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The future of vehicles has arrived
Electric car charging stations bring a new source of energy to Bowling Green By Sarah Bailey Bowling Green residents and BGSU students may notice people plugging their cars into a different source of...
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Sustainability in the classroom: teaching green
by: Nikia Washington Environmental Education is currently waiting to be introduced to the United States education system. Recent awareness has drawn national attention and legislation is underway, with...
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Reduce, Reuse, Rethink
By Kelsey Klein Quick: what’s the most recent thing you’ve done for the environment? Chances are, you just thought that time two days ago when you tossed a plastic bottle or piece of paper into a...
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Flowers of the future bloom in Ohio
By Erin Cox The flowers of the future. A wind turbine. Photo by Erin Cox. A 257-foot tall stem with three white petals spinning round in the wind and a generator in the center. The wind is strong today...
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Small farms fight for farm bill equality
By Ryan Satkowiak Located along OH-53 just outside of Tiffin, Ohio, the Riehm Farm looks just like an average small, family-owned farm. There is no driveway, just a 20-square-foot gravel patch located...
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Taking a closer look at a fluid difference
By Max Filby FROM PLANT TO TAP For Chad Johnson, water is typically his only company while on the job. As Johnson makes his hourly rounds, the smell of chlorine and other chemicals is as constant as...
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Local governments turn to green energy
In 1995, Daryl Stockberger was faced with a decision that would affect the environmental course of Bowling Green, Ohio for generations. In his eighth year as Utilities Director for the city,...
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