Skincare has become the new diet culture, and young teens are the greatest victims of it. If you’ve been online at all this past month, there’s a strong chance you’ve heard about “Sephora kids.” First brought up on TikTok, the phrase describes the wave of tweens running into beauty stores, like makeup retailer Sephora, to...
Opinion: Universal chargers won’t solve e-waste, but they’re good for consumers
Apple is shifting to a universal charging port to comply with a new EU requirement. Courtesy | Ben Miller/Wikimedia Commons Apple’s shift toward a universal charging port for its devices will make charging easier for consumers, but will not result in a substantial decrease in e-waste. Starting with the iPhone 15, Apple products will now...
Being single on Valentine’s Day can be a blessing
I asked my first boyfriend out on Valentine’s Day, 2017. Since then, I’ve spent only one alone. It was 2021, and it was dreadful. As of May, I’ll hopefully never spend Valentine’s Day alone again, which is nice. But, it also means I’ll never learn about myself in the way you get to when you’re...
Kimball Camp throws first ever women’s crafting retreat
Kimball Camp hosts crafting retreat in February. Courtesy | Facebook Women seeking a break from the hustle of everyday life can come to Kimball Camp’s first-ever women’s crafting retreat, Food Service Director Shari Presnell said. Kimball Camp was established in 1938 by Ora C. and Edna Kimball as a Christian camp for kids, according to...
Go to Hell: visit Michigan’s oddest town
After being pronounced dead in the Vietnam War, veteran John Colone escaped death, but sent himself to Hell — the one in Michigan, that is. “I was shot four times, toe tag on, and put in a body bag and sent back to the morgue. They said I was dead and put me on the...




