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Attention parents & caregivers of preschool-age children! JumpStart Preschool is hosting an open house this Friday!

Happy Groundhog Day!! The annual event has its origin in a German legend about a furry rodent. It roots back to Candlemas Day in Europe with the Christian "festival of lights" that falls on Feb. 2, midway between the start and end of winter. Tradition says Phil seeing his shadow is a sign that the next six weeks will bring wintry weather. If Phil doesn't see his shadow, it means an early spring. Groundhog Day isn't scientific (in fact, Punxsutawney Phil's weather predictions are wrong most of the time). If we're being honest, it even defies common sense. The legend is simple: the groundhog's shadow on Feb. 2 predicts the weather for the next six weeks, until the start of spring.

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer Is Retiring Breyer's exit sets up President Joe Biden to replace him with another liberal-leaning jurist before the midterm elections that could sway the balance of power in Washington, D.C.