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It has been an educational few weeks in Australia. We came here so my son could meet his Australian family. As I write, he lies on a play mat in my sister-in-law’s house.

This post was updated Oct. 5 at 7:12 p.m. “Hey! What major are you studying?” This is one of the most common introductory questions students get asked, yet one that many have come to dread.

Referendums are, as we know in this country, powerful things that can change how a society lives and operates. Every so often, a referendum comes along that offers a seismic shift in public attitudes. That happened here with the same-sex marriage referendum, which was welcomed by so many.

WESTERLY — Suzanne Machinski’s fifth-grade students are still adjusting to the changes of jumping from an elementary classroom last spring to Westerly Middle School.

The cost-of-living crisis is not something to which we in Ireland are strangers. The price of goods, electricity and fuel have gone up. Add to that the housing crisis and it would seem we’re in a perfect storm . But we’re not alone.

Journeys can dictate our lives. On them we come to find a new understanding of ourselves. That, at least, has been the way for me. My latest voyage of discovery started last week at Dublin Airport. It was an old road to an old home, but one that has shone a new light on me.

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The Catholic Campus Ministry program, which serves students at the University of Central Arkansas (UCA), Hendrix College, Central Baptist College, along with other college-aged people in the Conway area and

All summer, I’ve been going to check on the cows on the farm. Come rain or shine, I’ve jumped into the 4x4 and driven to the land to check on the stock. They meet me each day in their quiet, unhurried way. They do not mind what time I arrive, and they do not care what other jobs I have to do.