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1. Article · Sep 10, 2026 · By Dr. Kelly Bushéy

   Creating a sense of belonging in children (opens the original)

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   When I was the executive director of the Boys and Girls Club of Alpena back in the '90s, I became the surrogate mother to five resident comet goldfish in an 80-gallon aquarium placed just outside my office. One afternoon, there was a huge uproar. I heard the children shouting. I noticed some were pointing, and other children had their noses pressed against the glass of the aquarium. I heard one of them exclaim, "The fish are floating!" And indeed, the fish were floating. All five of the fish, wh

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2. Article · Aug 12, 2026 · By Dr. Kelly Bushéy

   “You may also like”—algorithms and addiction (opens the original)

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   Some of you are digital subscribers of The Alpena News and are reading this column on your cell phone. Imagine that! You can read your hometown newspaper while you are out of the county or country! Technology is truly something! This week, I Facetimed a friend in Australia. Not only did I get to see her face, but I was able to show her my new cherrywood kitchen floors from a tree I repurposed after the ice storm of 2025. Technology truly has its upside. But there is a downside to technology that

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