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Reader submitted content: Crocus: A Late Winter Flowering

Reader Jeremy Friesen writes, "Each year I forget the joy crocuses bring. The first to bloom, ever a surprise at where they might sprout. This year, I couldn't help but a poem."

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‘There’s just no sound like it’: HarmonyFest returns Sunday to Three Rivers

HarmonyFest continues the tradition of a free admission Labor Day weekend event with music, family fun, food, and friendship.

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Recap: Fourth annual Watershed Voice Artist Showcase

Saturday's event at The Huss Project featured 10 acts and raised $1,984 for local, independent journalism.

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Photos: Three Rivers Pride Festival

Whether drag queens or their fans, participating organizations or just curious guests, all appreciated a safe, welcoming experience Saturday, June 29.

Aundrea Sayrie: A word & a poem about Women’s History Month

Watershed Voice's Aundrea Sayrie kicks off Women's History Month with an original poem titled "To Every Woman."

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Dick Rowland and the Tulsa race massacre

Black History Month may be over but there's still plenty to learn and reflect upon, regardless of what month it is. Watershed Voice's Aundrea Sayrie tells the story of Dick Rowland and one of the worst incidents of racial violence in American history.

Black History Makers: Henrietta Duterte

Henrietta Duterte was a funeral home owner, philanthropist, and abolitionist from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was the first American woman to own a mortuary, and her business operated as a stop on the Underground Railroad.

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Matt Erspamer: Tainted Love — A skeptic’s streaming guide to Valentine’s Day

Watershed Voice columnist Matt Erspamer watches Gone Girl every Valentine’s Day. Why? “Because it’s a fun, pithy little tradition that also feels like throwing the middle finger at a holiday that I find empty, silly, and annoying.” Read Matt’s guide for more recommendations on what to watch when you’re expecting — Valentine’s Day to suck.

Charles Thomas: Depression and the Wisdom of Not Knowing

Watershed Voice columnist Charles Thomas writes, "While a cure for depression and anxiety remains stubbornly out of reach, becoming an agnostic thinker and questioning the assumptions we make about the world is most certainly good behavioral medicine. While an apple a day is said to keep the doctor away, doubting our negative assumptions each day can be an effective way to keep the therapist away as well."

Charles Thomas: Our Crisis of Loneliness

Watershed Voice columnist Charles Thomas argues, "The solution to the crisis of loneliness couldn’t be more obvious, but just because a solution is obvious doesn’t mean implementing it is."

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