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Does reading matter? Of course it does. For me, it’s been a lifelong companion. As a kid, I wandered into the Earlville Public Library and found a world I didn’t even know existed. That place...

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Insights from the Latest Webcast Welcome back to The Whittaker Report. This month, I had the pleasure of hosting a webcast titled “Leverage Artificial Intelligence in Economic Development”. W...

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The creative, design, and lifestyle philosophy of minimalism places a strong emphasis on elements’ simplicity, clarity, and reduction to their most basic form. Although it began as an art movem...

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Last month, I wrote about my trip to Badlands National Park. As a continuation of what I’ll call my “National Park Series,”, I want to share some highlights from my time in Zion National Pa...

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Weeding and thinning is often one of the last things I’d like to do. Life’s clutter can feel the same—we need to take time to weed through our stuff, thin it out, and let go of unnecessary ...

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) requires a carefully constructed prompt to perform effectively. There are a few key elements to a strong prompt. First, assign the AI a role—decide what kind of exp...

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If you ever want to feel like you’re on another planet without leaving Earth, visit Badlands National Park. Nestled in southwestern South Dakota, its sprawling prairies, geologic formations, an...

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When someone asks for a moment of your time, they are asking for the most precious thing you have. Time is an irreplaceable asset, and once spent, it can never be reclaimed. What if our lifespan ...

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In the rapidly evolving field of artificial intelligence, large language models have emerged as powerful tools for a myriad of applications. Among these, ChatGPT, GPT-3.5, Perplexity, and Claude....

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Fake news is everywhere, yet social media seems to take the cake when it comes to fabricating and disseminating false information. And now with AI and other tools, it’s become quite easy to mak...

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