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The Left vs. The Right: Individualism and Wearing Masks by Dr. Gary Welton “Ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country.” President John F. Kennedy’s 1961 quote requires no citation for those in my age bracket. These are, in fact, the only words from any…

By: Jennifer Schutter, Field Specialist in Horticulture, University of Missouri Extension Vegetables: If hot, dry weather is making it difficult to grow vegetables, provide plenty of moisture and use straw mulch around plants. Keep gardens weeded so weeds are not competing with vegetable plants and flowers for moisture. Weeds attract insects, so another good reason…

On July 9, 1850, after only 16 days in office, President Zachary Taylor died following a brief illness. On July 4, President Taylor had attended Independence Day festivities in Washington, D.C., on the grounds on which the Washington Monument was to be erected. It was an extremely hot day, and upon returning to the White…

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Sympathy to the family and friends of Paul Zimmerman, Sr. (July 25, 1930-July 3, 2020). Danny and Bonnie Bland of Kampsville, IL and Ed and Kosta Camden of North Carrolton, IL stayed a week visiting with Sherry Findley. Victor Childers granddaughter, Madison Childers-West, came and joined Patrick West, Hannah Throap, and Ben Wilson for a…

by Pamela Perry Blaine  We have been in the midst of a pandemic for several months and it has been difficult for everyone and some more than others with loss of work, the stress for medical workers, and the hardship for businesses. Some have been working from home and using the internet to communicate during…

by Carolyn L. Primm I just got off the phone with a customer service representative who was nothing but nice to me.  I, however, found myself becoming more and more frustrated as she spoke.  The representative was explaining why I had not received a package which “should have been there, but is still in transit.”…

by Terry Rush I think that the temptation is always steady to just make it through another day. That can be the tendency; but I wish to join you all in hitting the daily jackpot of finding the gold in each and every twenty-four hour segment. Let us find that we are bursting with life!…

Summer has arrived, gardens are producing, and summer activities are going strong (at a healthy distance of course). Parmejean here to tell you of the wonders of living in the community in rural Missouri that I call home. I have recently become the manager of Skyhouse, our onsite boarding house, and I am quite pleased…