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oxymoron. We need to speak more loudly for truth, and for nuance.

Through this, we’ll discover things that aren’t achievable with surface level, Facebook quality opinions. And the nuanced, deep dive truth about the situation we currently fi nd ourselves in is — there are systemic problems with the way police departments operate in this country.

What’s also true is you can be a patriotic, police supporter with a thin blue line bumper sticker to boot, and still agree that changes need to be made. Recognizing there are issues in the system doesn’t make you anti-cop. We need to support police in this country, but we also need to admit their system is fundamentally fl awed. We can do both.

The only way to fi x this problem is to listen. Listen to the communities that have been the victims of these policies for decades.

I talk a lot. Too much really. Erin sometimes accuses me of enjoying arguments (guilty). But now’s not my time to talk, nor is it the police departments’ time to talk. It’s our time to listen to people of color all across this country and think deeply about how we can support the change that so badly needs to happen — that’s just the truth.

C.L. Sill can be reached at editor@osceolasun.com

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a lot of drawing with her Turkish friends and was always looking for ways to improve her artistic habits.

Being in a different country also broadened her understanding of the world.

“It gave me a more global perspective,” Beeves said. “It also put me in the shoes of being a minority and a foreigner.”

Living in an all-Muslim area, she was often targeted for being an American and a Christian, which helped her empathize a lot more with minority groups.

“I also made a lot of friends, and there were people who really stood up for me,” she said. “Which is why I want to help advocate and be a voice for others.”

Taking that perspective back to America, she put her love for others into practice, working in group homes, crisis shelters, rehab programs, and other areas in the helping fi eld.

During high school, Beeves’ passion for art took off as she experimented with different mediums and used her creative ingenuity to craft masterpieces that refl ected her inner thoughts and feelings.

“If I’m having a hard time, art is how I cope with stress and anxiety,” Beeves said. “And these are stress and anxiety-provoking times, so I’ve been doing lots and lots of art.”

Recently, she has been selling her art online, especially her handmade jewelry.

“My art is really based on what I’m feeling at the time,” she said. “I use epoxy resin, and I use dried botanicals within the resin.” She has also recently been enjoying watercolor and mixed media drawing.

Beeves graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Stout with a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a minor in studio art. She delved into the psychology behind art and studied why it’s so powerful.

“When you look at the psychological aspect of art, it can be really healing because it allows different parts of your brain to work together that normally wouldn’t,” Beeves said. “While those connections are being made inside of your brain, it’s easier for people to process trauma and talk about things that they normally wouldn’t be able to talk about.”

Her goal is to be an art therapist and help people process mental health with the creative process. Although she isn’t an art therapist yet, she’s incorporated art groups into almost every one of her jobs.

Because Beeves is a Christian, her faith motivates her to love others in every part of her life. And, although she doesn’t often incorporate biblical themes in her artwork, the passion for beauty and communicating love and solidarity with others is a primary factor.

“A lot of times I’ll, like, pray while I’m doing art,” Beeves said. “The project I started recently that’s really faith-driven [is] the positivity package project. And when I write out messages for people, I’m not always writing Scripture verses or things like that, but it’s more of the action of letting people know that they’re cared about.”

While the positivity packages aren’t necessarily Christian-focused, she expects them to be openings for meaningful conversations.

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It seems the news is not getting any better, even though it’s summer here in St. Croix Valley — no more beautiful spot in the world than right here. Where can you fi nd a river as great as the St. Croix that fl ows into the equally great Mississippi? We took that lovely drive down to where they meet last week one day. So far the protesters haven’t found it yet. If Columnist they did, I think they wouldn’t feel Pat Willits like protesting so much. Well it’s good that someone is holding the authorities accountable. It has gone on too long with no one suggesting that things change. I know it was a long time ago, but we were taught that the policeman was your friend and to ask him for help if ever you were lost or hurt. Perhaps it will be that way again one day. We do need somebody in charge, just need them to be more helpful too, not add to the unrest. But I still believe that the majority of those in authority are good helpful people who care about our citizens and our country. Take heart everyone, life is good and we live in one of the best spots in our nation.

Starting when the quarantine measures took effect in midMarch, Beeves has created over 160 of the packages so far and hopes to send out a lot more.

“I’ve sent them to kids, I’ve sent them to elderly in the nursing home,” Beeves said. “I think one was in New York, which is really cool.”

People with a loved one who needs encouragement can send Beeves that person’s address and the package will be delivered with an optional donation for postage.

Donations for the project have come from all over. Strangers have been giving money to help spread some positivity to people who are lonely and stressed. All of the donations go directly to postage costs, and Beeves doesn’t receive any profi t.

“I feel like this is how I can help right now,” she said. “Like, I’m just using what I know how to do.”

For anyone who wants to send a positivity package to someone they know, or to support the project through donations, Beeves can be reached through email at hannahbeevesart@gmail.com.

Beeves wants others to know that whoever they are and whatever their circumstances look like, they are unique and loved. Struggling with anxieties about the pandemic and transitioning into a new “normal” herself, her goal is to help everyone know they’re not alone, and we’re all in this together.

I haven’t heard anything about Music at the Overlook, but am assuming it too has been canceled. That was always a pleasant evening for us. But we will manage and hopefully there will be fun times again later this summer and there’s always next year. Jerry and I go for a golf cart ride most nice evenings; this past week we really enjoyed that gorgeous full moon. It was a huggable evening!

Take care folks and when we can get together again, let’s live it up!

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