Spring cleaning for the mind

With spring approaching, Rose Nolen seeks to begin an annual ritual — purging the wastebasket of her mind. She examines some things she’ll probably never change, regardless of the season.
Monday, April 14, 2008 | 10:00 a.m. CDT; updated 12:03 p.m. CDT, Tuesday, July 22, 2008

I have always been grateful for the fact that I spent my early years growing up in a small town, when life in many ways was kinder and gentler. Memories of that particular period are those that my mind seems to reflect on most often.

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