Adams Street downtown was closed Sunday from 11th street to 20th street for The Village on Adams’ fifth annual Adams Street Block Party, hosted from 4 p.m. to 1 a.m.

According to their Facebook page, “the purpose of the Village on Adams is to unify Adams Street with a common vision for promoting the street’s strengths and finding opportunity for imp...

I smoke a lot of weed.

That’s bold, but I really don’t know any other way to say it.

If anyone is to ask, I tell them that I fully support the use of marijuana and have experienced the medical benefits of it.

It wasn’t always like this, though.

I grew up to believe that, “smoke was dope,” and the only people who smoked dope were “dopeheads.”

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 As the new school year begins and the pressure rises, it’s important to not only monitor physical health, but mental health as well. Stress increases while teachers cram students’ schedules with homework, quizzes, projects and exams. 
 Stress is debilitating, produces illness and interferes with daily activities. The year is difficult to keep...