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The Sage Pod: Hear, There, and Everywhere Episode 4 – Valentine’s Day
Isabella Bernabeo
,
Leah Ertel
and
Juliette D’Eliseo
◊
Feb 13, 2023
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Cards have been a simple yet meaningful gift to give with sweet messages scribed on the inside as well as the outside." data-ratio="0" class="unscaled" /> </div> <div class='catlist-textarea-with-media'> <h2> <a href='https://TheSageNews.com/18879/opinion-editorial/is-st-valentines-day-worth-celebrating/' class='homeheadline' title='Permanent Link to Story'> Is St. Valentine’s Day Worth Celebrating? </a> </h2> <div class='catlist-meta'> <span class='catlist-writer'> <a href="https://TheSageNews.com/staff_name/leah-ertel/" class="creditline">Leah Ertel</a>, Staff Reporter</span> ◊ <span class="catlist-date"><span class="time-wrapper"> Feb 11, 2022</span></span> </div> <div class='catlist-teaser'> <p>Valentine’s Day is a special holiday that celebrates love: the love that you have for someone special in your life. Many people believe that Valentine’s Day is only for people who have a significant...</p> </div> <div class='continue'> <span class='continue-link'> Continue Reading </span> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> </div> <div class="clear"></div> <div class="sno-infinite-scroll-insertion"></div> <div class="clear"></div> <div class="sno-infinite-scroll-button sno-infinite-scroll-button-active" data-paged="0" data-category="" data-tag="self-love" data-taxonomy="" data-term="" data-year="0" data-month="0" data-template="catlist_sidebar">Load More Stories</div> </div> </div> <div id="sidebar" class="sidebar-template"><section> <div class="widgetwrap sno-animate sno-category-251 sno-story-list-widget" style=" margin-bottom: 0px;"> <div class="widget6 widgettitle" role="heading" aria-level="2"> <a href="https://TheSageNews.com/category/news/?list">News</a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> <div class="widgetbody6 widgetbody"> <!-- widget displayed from cache --> <style>.sno-category-251 .widgetbody { padding: 15px; }</style><div class="list-widget-primary-area story-widget-inner-wrap " style=""><div class='sno-story-card fw1-panel' style=' background: #eeeeee; margin-bottom: 15px; '><div class='sno-story-card-photo-wrap' style=' height: 200px; width: 300px; margin-bottom: 15px; float: left; width: 100%;'><img class='enlarge-effect' style='' src='https://TheSageNews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/California-National-Guard-1200x800.jpg' alt='The 340th Brigade Support Battalion of the California National Guard doing field training at Camp San Luis Obispo. 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