As of Jan. 1, 2023, I am six years sober from alcohol, and have been on a journey of change ever since. While the overall
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Mental Health Moment: You CAN let it go, don’t overanalyze
It’s no surprise to people who know me well that I have an incredibly hard time letting a thought go. I overanalyze everything ⏤ even
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Mental Health Moment: You ARE okay
I won’t lie to you. I have to just tell myself that I’m okay at least a few times a week. If I don’t, I’ll
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MHM: You WILL change people’s minds (just not everyone’s mind)
Lately, I’ve found myself remembering and analyzing an old quote that has rattled around in the back of my mind since childhood: ‘I don’t give
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Medical examiner cites increased overdose deaths for third time in 2022
KENOSHA – For the third time this year, Kenosha County Medical Examiner Patrice Hall is alerting residents to an increase in overdose deaths. According to
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Mental Health Moment: You CAN make a difference
In our society currently, it can feel like one is simply screaming out into the abyss with most things they try ⏤ without seemingly any
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County Public Health hosting monkeypox vaccination clinic at 3 today (Thursday)
KENOSHA ⏤ Kenosha County Public Health announced early this morning (Sept. 8) that it would hold a monkeypox (MPV) vaccination clinic today starting at 3
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Mental Health Moment: You CAN follow through
I’ll be completely honest with you guys, most days the thought that repeats in my head is, “I don’t want to do this.” However, every
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Thompson’s Take: Mental health, drug addiction and a need to do more
Lately, when I consider the Observer, why I founded it and my experiences professionally and in life, I think I started on the wrong foot,
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Inside the Mind: ‘Where have you been?’
KENOSHA ⏤ It has been a long time since I’ve let you inside my mind, my friends. For that, I do sincerely apologize. However, I’d
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‘Framing and Sobriety’: An observation on how one affects another (podcast)
KENOSHA ⏤ As of Jan. 1, 2022, I am officially five years sober from alcohol, after roughly also a decade of alcoholism/binge drinking. However, while
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Observer Captures Kenosha (photos): Spirit Shakers, Lunar Lizard and Earthmother at Fusion
KENOSHA ⏤ Fusion hosted one of the best music lineups possible in the city last Saturday, Oct. 30: Spirit Shakers, Lunar Lizard and Earthmother. The
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Kenosha County Opioid Task Force warns against wide presence of fentanyl
KENOSHA ⏤ The Kenosha County Opioid Task Force is warning residents of the presence of fentanyl in “many illegal drugs and counterfeit prescriptions” locally. In
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Update: KCSD names suspect in Bristol deputy-involved shooting
BRISTOL ⏤ The Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department has identified the suspect in a Thursday deputy-involved shooting in Bristol as Allen M. Brown, 33, of Countryside,
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Deputies shoot suspect after he shoots sheriff’s department K9
BRISTOL ⏤ Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department deputies shot a fleeing suspect after he shot the department’s K9 officer at a gas station in Bristol Thursday.
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UPDATE: KCSD identifies Milwaukee driver killed in I-94 crash
KENOSHA COUNTY ⏤ The Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department (KCSD) has identified the driver killed in a Tuesday I-94 crash as Dr. Mirza Ahmad, 35, of
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Sheriff’s department investigating fatal crash on I-94
KENOSHA COUNTY ⏤ The Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department continues to investigate a fatal crash that took place on Interstate 94 Tuesday. According to a release
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County Public Health hosting COVID-19 booster dose clinic Friday
KENOSHA COUNTY ⏤ Kenosha County Public Health will host a COVID-19 booster dose clinic this Friday, Oct. 8, at the Kenosha County Job Center. The
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Observer Conversations: James Simmons for Kenosha County Sheriff
Editor’s note: As the Observer wishes to be fair to all candidates, if there is another sheriff candidate who would also like to sit down
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In the Kenosha Crowd: Photos in the city June – August, part 1
If you’ve noticed a green hat bobbing through a crowd at a local music, government or creative arts event, you’ve seen me take photos of
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