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It’s highly unlikely many people would mention field mice if they were asked to make a list of Missouri’s most important wild mammals.
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By Francis Skalicky
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11/30/22
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Hearken, America, to what I say,
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By Denise Noe
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11/24/22
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It’s not uncommon for folks with farms or gardens to bring homegrown foods to the Thanksgiving dinner table. It’s also traditional that we, with a connection to the soil, offer heartfelt thanks to God for whatever bounty He provides in any season.
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By Jim Hamilton
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11/24/22
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Studies have linked the attitude of thankfulness with a variety of positive effects.
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By Larry Whiteley
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11/23/22
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November 14, 2022, veterans were honored at Bolivar High School for their service to our country.
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11/23/22
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At Sac River Cowboy Church, there are two flags. The American flag and the Christian flag. They fly side by side from flagpoles outside our church. They hang side by side on one wall inside our church.
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Larry Whiteley
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11/18/22
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I love a good list. I like jotting it down. I like looking it over each day. And I absolutely love marking through completed tasks with an assertive, bold marker scribble – as if my productivity has literally obliterated it.
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By Gwen Rockwood
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11/17/22
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I should not need to break the law to drive safely.
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Jim Hamilton
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11/16/22
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When I get up, brush my teeth, and look in the mirror – there she is. The control freak. Just staring back at me, probably criticizing my technique.
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11/14/22
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Giving deer one less reason to congregate is a good way to slow the spread of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD); a disease that’s spread by deer-to-deer contact. That’s the rationale behind the regulation prohibiting the feeding of deer that’s in effect in parts of Missouri.
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11/12/22
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As a U.S. Air Force veteran — not a war hero or anything close — I appreciate veteran discounts at places such as Freddy’s restaurants and Lowe’s building supply. Though not handicapped, I don’t hesitate to use parking reserved for veterans, either.
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Jim Hamilton
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11/8/22
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The Missouri Department of Conservation’s ongoing search for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is once again in the news as hunters prepare for opening weekend of the November firearms deer season.
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Francis Skalicky
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11/7/22
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Most dog trainers say dogs aren’t hard to teach. Their humans, however, are a different story. Almost any dog can be persuaded with the right reward and repetition. But we humans – with our stubbornness, inconsistency, and bad habits – make most things harder than they should be.
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By Gwen Rockwood
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11/7/22
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We can’t even get the plumber to call us back, so why would God listen to our prayers?
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Larry Whiteley
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11/7/22
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THE ROCKWOOD FILES
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Gwen Rockwood
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10/24/22
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People who made me/Bosses
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Jim Hamilton
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10/24/22
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The Birdhouse
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10/24/22
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The summer after my first year of college found me back in the ditches — connecting water meters for Park Crest Water Co., rather than laying pipe for the water mains. Working directly for Park …
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By Jim Hamilton
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10/21/22
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Picture it. Spring Break. 2018. After a long day, I’m at a fastfood place on Kansas Expressway.I’ve filled my cup with my favorite soda and before I can reach the lid section, I turn …
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By Julia Bartgis
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10/14/22
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I first knew Jim Thomas as the younger of two brothers, Jim and Jerry, with one of the first Chevy Corvettes in Fair Grove. Just a few years older than we high school boys who rallied every morning …
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By Jim Hamilton
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10/13/22
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Few outdoors events put more people's private property in greater numbers than the fall hunting seasons do. We’re in the midst of some hunting seasons and drawing ever nearer to …
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By Francis Skalicky
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10/12/22
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You know how people say you shouldn’t make big decisions after highly emotional events? Because you might not be thinking clearly? Or it might be a knee-jerk reaction you’re hoping will …
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By Gwen Rockwood
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9/30/22
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My daughter Angela was a champion runner. As a freshman in the 1986-87 school year at Buffalo she was a member of Buffalo’s state champion girls 3200 meter relay team.That win in Jefferson City …
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By Jim Hamilton
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9/29/22
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Persimmons have long been associated with forecasting winter weather, but the facts and history associated with these fruits and the trees they grow on are as interesting as the folklore.Persimmon …
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9/23/22
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Once upon a time not so many years ago people wrote letters to family and friends far away. Such was the case with me and a sweet, single lady in faraway Ontario, Canada.Her name was Kathleen, her …
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By Jim Hamilton
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9/22/22
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