JKJackie Krawczak

1. Article · Sep 17, 2026 · By Jackie Krawczak

   A choice changes nothing until your actions support it (opens the original)

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   I've traveled quite a bit. Both in-country and overseas. I can't tell you how many times people commented to me about how expensive it must be to travel so much, saying something along the lines of "it must be nice" to have so much free time and money to travel. Anytime I hear those kinds of comments I think, "I don't have any more time than they do, and I certainly don't have more money than most. I just make different choices with how I spend my time and money." I don't have a big, beautiful,

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2. Article · Aug 27, 2026 · By Jackie Krawczak

   Grateful for a smooth permitting process (opens the original)

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   I'm currently involved in assisting with the prep work for setting a new modular house on some property. The process includes transforming the wooded parcel into a suitable lot for a home to completion of the home, including connecting it to all utilities, drilling a well, and installing septic. Heading into the project I was anxious about the permitting process. The only building-related permit I've ever had to secure before was a permit to put in new doors and windows in my house. I knew this

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3. Article · Aug 6, 2026 · By Jackie Krawczak

   An impressive young adult on a bike (opens the original)

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   While driving last week I saw a young adult riding a bicycle. He was probably in his late teens or early twenties. He was on the side of a busy road that didn't have much of a paved shoulder but did have a considerable gravel section. I don't know him or his story, but when I saw him, I felt impressed. I don't know why he was riding a bike. Maybe he didn't have a vehicle because he couldn't afford one, his vehicle was temporarily in the shop, or he had loaned it to a sibling who needed it more t

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4. Article · Jul 16, 2026 · By Jackie Krawczak

   There is always more to the story (opens the original)

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   A significant number of people are getting sick from a parasite that is likely linked to a food or water source. Yuck. I know I want no part of that. But it raises a bigger question: How do we know what information--and which sources--we can trust? It seems to be getting harder to separate the whole story from only part of it. Like many people, I don’t have the time to thoroughly research every issue on my own. When a friend contracted the parasite and was still feeling ill several days later, I

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