November 21, 2009
Erin Wisdom - Lifestyles Reporter
Erin Wisdom is a lifestyles reporter, covering religion and health and also writing stories for the Sunday Diem section.
Originally from Topeka, Kan., she graduated from the University of Kansas in 2006 with degrees in English and journalism.
She has worked for NPG since then, first as a reporter for Miami County Newspapers before coming to the News-Press in 2008.
While working in Miami County, she received awards from the Kansas Press Association, including a first-place award for feature writing, and also received a gold award for feature writing from the Kansas City Press Club.
Recent Stories
Full of thanks
Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009
Maybe you’re contemplating turkey.
Or stuffing and pumpkin pie. Or pilgrims and Indians. Maybe you’re just looking forward to football and a mid-week afternoon nap. But even with all these time-honored traditions, maybe this year’s Thanksgiving also could be about something else — like thinking about what it really means to be thankful.
Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009
Religion in brief for Nov. 21, 2009
Healthcare notes for Nov. 17, 2009Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009
Healthcare notes for Nov. 17, 2009
More people eligible for H1N1 vaccineMonday, Nov. 16, 2009
The group of people eligible to receive the H1N1 vaccine has expanded.
Beauty from bottles and sandSunday, Nov. 15, 2009
Delores Thompson has been getting a head start on Christmas.
She sits with a box of small Christmas bulbs before her, a few of them filled with sand colored white and red and green. They’re so pretty that when one cracked, she repaired it with putty.
Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009
It’s not every day a group of teens large enough to rival the enrollment of a decent-sized college converges upon Kansas City.
But it will happen next week, when more than 20,000 Catholic high-schoolers from around the country come together for the biennial National Catholic Youth Conference (NCYC), which will be at the Kansas City Convention Center and Sprint Center. Among the many in attendance for the Nov. 19 through 21 event will be some of the teens from the youth group at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in St. Joseph.
Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009
Religion in brief for Nov. 14, 2009
Department plans H1N1 clinic for most vulnerableFriday, Nov. 13, 2009
The City of St. Joseph Health Department will conduct an H1N1 vaccination clinic for high-risk individuals this weekend.
A reliable flu fighter?
Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009
Taking Communion this month at Denton (Kan.) United Methodist Church involved three elements instead of two: The bread, the grape juice, the hand sanitizer.
Although pastor Nicole Schwartz, as Communion provider, and the Communion servers have always used sanitizer beforehand, this was the first time it’s been made available to everyone else — a measure many churches are taking in the midst of a seemingly scarier-than-usual flu season.
Monday, Nov. 9, 2009
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