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2 weeks ago | 
phelpscountyfocus.com | Hannah Martinez
The high-pitched buzz of sanders mixed with the lower metallic hum of electric drills on April 12, as volunteers gathered to build 20 beds for local children through the charity Sleep in Heavenly Peace (SHP). The event, hosted in the parking lot of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Forum Drive, brought together 22 volunteers from the young single adult congregation and their friends. They worked in an efficient assembly line led by 7 representatives from SHP.
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3 weeks ago | 
bluedotliving.com | Hannah Martinez
Though I have been a graduate student living in Los Angeles for two years now, I never felt further from home than when a cluster of destructive wildfires popped up in early January 2025. I grew up in rural upstate New York, and the closest I’d ever been to wildfires was when smoke from Canadian fires hundreds of miles north reached our town.
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1 month ago | 
phelpscountyfocus.com | Hannah Martinez
The tornado that tore through Rolla on March 14 snapped power lines like matchsticks, leaving around 8,000 homes and businesses without electricity, according to the Phelps County Focus. Among the affected areas was the local meetinghouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, located on Forum Drive, near the middle school that was severely damaged. For more than two weeks the power was out, suspending in-person services.
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Feb 13, 2025 | 
phelpscountyfocus.com | Hannah Martinez
Concerned citizens are the backbone of a compassionate society, and volunteers are at its heart. In Rolla, a youth group of teenage girls and their leaders from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints gathered as volunteers to benefit local survivors of domestic/sexual violence. Their service project included assembling 42 “survivor bags” to be donated to the Russell House.
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Sep 27, 2024 | 
hercampus.com | Hannah Martinez
College and motherhood are two complex worlds, both requiring great attention and care. When these two worlds collide there is potential to be both overwhelmed and lost. Through these journeys there are various strategies that help combat the challenges mothers face while getting their education. Time management is essential not only as a college student, but as a mom. Not only is college time consuming but ensuring your child’s needs are met while maintaining bonding time is essential.
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Aug 8, 2024 | 
mdpi.com | Andrew C. Lamont |Hannah Martinez |E. Cate Wisdom |Michael Rockovich
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May 7, 2024 | 
progressive.org | Lynne Archibald |Hannah Martinez
Princeton professor and climate scientist Michael Oppenheimer didn’t always see partnering with fossil fuel companies to do climate research as a giant red flag. But he eventually came to view those relationships as a conflict of interest and cut ties with industry.
Between 2010 and 2020, the fossil fuel industry funded $700 million worth of energy research on U.S. campuses. At Princeton last year, the funding of research by oil and gas companies increased by 15 percent to more than $4 million.
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Mar 15, 2024 | 
phelpscountyfocus.com | Hannah Martinez
“The story is just so beautiful,” said Nisbett. “That idea of ‘what is beauty?’ We all kind of have this potential for the inner beast within when we’re selfish and unkind and then showing grace to others.” Fine Linen performed “Beauty and the Beast” as a condensed, youth production in 2015, but Nisbett said that even then they planned to eventually perform it as a full-scale production. They are excited to see that vision realized this year.
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Mar 14, 2024 | 
phelpscountyfocus.com | Hannah Martinez
Every year Missouri S&T’s St. Pat’s Board puts out a collection of merchandise: including sweatpants, hats, glassware, several T-shirts, sweatshirts and hoodies. The “regular” sweatshirt is typically a forest green color with a combination of snakes, trees and the year. The other shirts are designed by the St. Pat’s Board sales manager. This year’s “special” sweatshirt is Kelly green, much like the original, vintage sweatshirts were in the 60’s.
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Mar 14, 2024 | 
phelpscountyfocus.com | Hannah Martinez
The talking clocks, rooftop fights, sweeping ballgowns and French patisserie of Beauty and the Beast are coming to Rolla in Fine Linen Theatre’s spring production. The show will be performed at Leach Theatre March 22-30 with matinees at 2 p.m. and evening shows at 7 p.m. Tickets cost $4-$12 for kids and $8-$24 for adults, depending on the date, time and seat.
