Ispent the first year of my life in the forgettable state of South Dakota, a place people know for a few things: farming, Mount Rushmore, Native-American history and snow. South Dakota is, in all meanings...

For most of my life, I believed I was just like the kids around me. Maybe I was a little more sensitive and a little more emotional than my peers, but I thought that was just my personality. I had days riddled with bad temper and unhappiness, but everyone has hard times, right? 

I awoke to the sun breaking through my blinds, pressing against my eyelids and casting a red glow onto my retinas. I sighed and supposed that, with the timing and angle of the sun, something must want...

The boys’ swim and dive team competed in the Cape Rock Invitational in Cape Girardeau Sept. 7, finishing eighth overall.