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Coffee is better than tea

Before writing this, I stopped by Penny’s to get a coffee. Coffee is energizing: It makes most people feel less tired and enhances brain functioning. Coffee helps me focus on my studies and write faster. (The jury’s still out on whether it makes me write better.) Tea supposedly has caffeine in it, but I never...

Winter woes are solved with clothes
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Winter woes are solved with clothes

Wear practical clothes in winter | Pixabay Ladies, it’s cold outside. You don’t have to dress to the nines when it’s nine degrees. Winter in Michigan is neither the time nor the place to wear summer shoes.  Michigan does get all four seasons. A common joke in the state is that “if you don’t like...

Community raises more than $20K for Carrington family
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Community raises more than $20K for Carrington family

More than 200 community members raised $20,230 for the medical expenses of Associate Professor of Politics Adam Carrington in December. “I am overwhelmed by the generosity shown to me and to my family by those who contributed,” Carrington said. “God has worked mercifully and mightily to comfort and provide, both directly and through these dear...

Christmas & Coffee: Top 5 Penny’s winter drinks
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Christmas & Coffee: Top 5 Penny’s winter drinks

I’m back for another tour de Penny’s.  Now that it’s December, even the most miserly *can’t* refuse my holiday cheer. I came up with all things Christmas coffee and am taking you along for the ride.   Cinnamon Roll Latte   Formerly one of Penny’s specials, this is just like it sounds: Liquid cinnamon roll...