Hi, I’m Jo.
A jack of all trades from the Midwest — writing about life, sports, freelancing, and everything in between.
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It was 2008
We were having a birthday party, and my friend began having seizures. I was the only one who thought to call an ambulance. Most of the people at the party were underage, but my friend still needed help. Cops showed up and arrested half of us and took one to the drunk tank; it was…
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Caitlin Clark Has Been the Best Player in Fever History This Season — Injuries and All
I’ve watched a lot of basketball this year, and I keep coming back to the same thought: Caitlin Clark is playing through the kind of season most players never get, and half the conversation around her is still about whether she’s “worth it.” I’m done hedging on this one, same as I don’t hedge on…
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Should You Be Able to Sue the County for Road Damage? I Think Yes — Here’s Why
Published July 2026 | The Redd Blog I have a rock sitting on my desk right now. It’s not decorative. It’s not sentimental. It’s the rock that a Humboldt County road maintainer kicked up while I was driving behind it, and it cracked the transmission pan — the metal housing bolted to the bottom of…
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SAVE MONEY,MAKE MONEY
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They Blamed Me for Being Stalked, So I Left
I worked the same job for over three years. I was good at it. I showed up, I did my job, and I didn’t cause drama. That’s worth saying out loud, because the way things ended, you’d think I was the problem. It started when a woman named Vanessa decided I was a threat. Her…