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Record-breaking storm douses drought-stricken California

Hawaii Tribune-Herald 26 Oct 2021

Despite the problems, the rain and mountain snow were welcome in Northern California, which is so dry that nearly all of it is classified as either experiencing extreme or exceptional drought ... When the storm arrived during the weekend, people joyfully dusted off rain boots and jackets and children stomped in puddles ... RAIN!!! ... .

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The many walks in life

Gulf News 25 Oct 2021

The joyful walk. The joyful walk to fetch a favourite thing, the stomping /marching walk when angry, the pussy-foot walk while indulging in something secretive, the slow, sad walk when reprimanded, the half walk, half run into the arms of the parent when frightened; all add to the joys and travails of growing up.

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South Euless Elementary Students Jump into Learning to Code with Unruly Splats

Killeen Daily Herald 06 Oct 2021

The school's K-6th graders are the first in the district to use Unruly Splats, programmable floor buttons that students code to light up, make sounds, and collect points when stomped on to create their own active games ... They competed to collect the most "yellow stomps" and won with over 184,000 stomps in the month of September!.

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Tony Vagneur: Spending time at the family stomping grounds

Aspen Times 02 Oct 2021

“Gorgeous and perfect day riding in our old stomping grounds with my dad. It was pure joy to be able to share it with Cash .”. This grandfather thing is very important to me, more important than I ever thought possible, but before we get to that, we need to take a look at the “stomping grounds” before we go any further.

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Tom Campbell: Comments from the clip file

Reflector 30 Sep 2021

Every columnist keeps a “clip file” — articles, stories or ideas from which to write future pieces. Sometimes that file becomes so full it’s hard to choose just one topic on which to write ... Let me know how you like it ... We were so tired of being sequestered and restricted that we joyfully stomped on the gas to speed our return to normal ... .

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Column: A few comments from the clip file

McDowell News 27 Sep 2021

TOM CAMPBELL. Every columnist keeps a “clip file” — articles, stories or ideas from which to write future pieces. Sometimes that file becomes so full it’s hard to choose just one topic on which to write ... Let me know how you like it ... We were so tired of being sequestered and restricted that we joyfully stomped on the gas to speed our return to normal ... .

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Tar Heel Voices: My spin on COVID 19, voter ID, gambling and more

The Lexington Dispatch 27 Sep 2021

Every columnist keeps a “clip file”- articles, stories or ideas from which to write future pieces. Sometimes that file becomes so full it’s hard to choose just one topic on which to write ... We were so tired of being sequestered and restricted that we joyfully stomped on the gas to speed our return to normal. We know how that worked out ... .

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Tom Campbell: Health workers, horses, chickens and a showdown

Winston-Salem Journal 26 Sep 2021

Every columnist keeps a “clip file”— articles, stories or ideas from which to write future pieces. Sometimes that file becomes so full it’s hard to choose just one topic ... Let me know how you like it. Filled up, burned out and lonely ... We were so tired of being sequestered and restricted that we joyfully stomped on the gas to speed our return to normal ... .

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COLUMN: Comments from the clip file

Independent Tribune 24 Sep 2021

Every columnist keeps a “clip file”- articles, stories or ideas from which to write future pieces. Sometimes that file becomes so full it’s hard to choose just one topic on which to write ... Let me know how you like it ... We were so tired of being sequestered and restricted that we joyfully stomped on the gas to speed our return to normal ... Tom Campbell ... .

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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang we loathe you

The Independent 03 Sep 2021

Of the sorrows that afflict the writer, none are less likely to win him sympathy than those that attend the publication of his latest book ... I accept this callousness myself as the price I pay for an easy and opinionated life ... There is an upside to this ... Prepared? Reader, they stomped and roared for the joy of it ... The thing is "prolefeed" ... .

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Death’s Door review: Something to crow about

Irish Independent 01 Sep 2021

A crow might seem like the most unlikely hero of all but Death’s Door makes a lionheart of one plucky little bird. As if in a bizarre crossover between Zelda ... Read More ... Yet there’s humour and joy too, from the peculiarly fantastic bosses such as stomping house, to the lithe dodge-roll of the little crow that gets him out of so much danger ... .

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France's Macron tries to slow delta variant, boost vaccines

Moosejaw Today 12 Jul 2021

Other possibilities ... Parisian Laurent Queige called it “a liberation, an immense happiness.” Clubgoer Sophie Anne Descoubès said she was impressed by the rigor of how the club checked her QR code showing she’d been either fully vaccinated or freshly tested, saying, “I don’t have any apprehension, just a great joy and the desire to stomp.” ... ___ ... .

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France’s Macron tries to slow delta variant, boost vaccines

Wtop 12 Jul 2021

Other possibilities ... Parisian Laurent Queige called it “a liberation, an immense happiness.” Clubgoer Sophie Anne Descoubès said she was impressed by the rigor of how the club checked her QR code showing she’d been either fully vaccinated or freshly tested, saying, “I don’t have any apprehension, just a great joy and the desire to stomp.” ... ___.