But here’s what stirs me most about this realization: if commencement speeches represent such valuable distillations of experience, why limit this kind of knowledge-sharing to graduation ceremonies?

Diana F. Uttech, age 86, of Merrill, passed away on Monday, June 30, 2025, at the Aspirus Hospital in Stevens Point, WI. Diana was born on April 26, 1939 to the late Robert H. and Lydia (Bonke) ...