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Mt. Rainier High teacher Kari Robins will hold two fundraisers to help defray expenses for her volunteer trip to Haiti.

Des Moines teacher headed to Haiti

Mt. Rainier High School teacher Kari Robins is an avid volunteer. Two summers ago she went on a volunteer vacation to Costa Rica and Panama to help rescue endangered sea turtles and manatees.

This year she has a new mission. Her destination this time is Haiti. More ›

Prized boots slip away after trip to shoe shop

Though I spent most of my boyhood Great Depression years walking through summer barefooted except at Sunday school, I enjoyed some store bought shoes sometimes. More ›

Flummoxed about fish oil?

We can all be misled by slick marketing and propaganda.

I would have thought that couldn't possibly happen to me, critical thinker that I pride myself in being. But I have been seriously misinformed by well-credentialed experts who had my deepest admiration and respect. More ›  |  (1 comment)