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Shannon Sell's avatar

Love you from the Okaboji Writer’s Retreat.

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Char's avatar

Thanks so much for this story. Esther sounds like a friend to everyone. Your story about a teenager going to the trouble to steal WiFi by sitting on the library’s roof after hours is a gem!

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Ty Rushing's avatar

I got such a kick out that during the meeting!

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Bill meyer's avatar

Thank you so much for this article about Esther. She truly loved her little town of archer. I am so glad you had a great relationship with her as did I. Sincerely her oldest son Bill Meyer

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Ty Rushing's avatar

Thanks, Bill. Your mom was a great lady! The fact that she had things going on with her physically, but would still send a note to see how I was doing meant a lot to me.

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Robert Leonard's avatar

This is a big reason why you are a fantastic journalist. You see and appreciate regular people better than most of us.

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Ty Rushing's avatar

I like to tell people who are new to the industry to try to keep an open mind and be willing to explore. It's how you open yourself up to fall in love with a town like Archer.

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Jim Sayers's avatar

Thank you for sharing this story giving us a view of the personal side of journalism. ❤️

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