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How visiting gravesites gives a new perspective
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Nicole Emmons
nicolee@bolivarmonews.com
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8/28/24
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A mere 60 years ago I was a 16-year-old boy about to start my senior year of high school.
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Jim Hamilton
jhamilton000@centurytel.net
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8/28/24
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My heroes used razor blades
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Jim Hamilton
jhamilton000@centurytel.net
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8/21/24
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D.A.V. a blessing
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8/21/24
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A letter to my younger self
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By Gwen Rockwood
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8/16/24
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Or at least the chiggers think so
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Nicole Emmons
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8/16/24
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It’s approaching bedtime as I jot down notes for this column while watching a mystery on television and fighting to stay awake long enough to see it solved.
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8/14/24
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If you enjoy seeing hummingbirds, get ready, the fall feeding frenzy is about to begin.
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By Francis Skalicky
Missouri Department of Conservation
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8/14/24
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The other day, I was at the grocery store. I heard a loud crash. Being nosy, I walked towards the sound, saw some people whispering, and looked to the end of the aisle.
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By Larry Whiteley
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8/14/24
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How to get through election season
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By Gwen Rockwood
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8/9/24
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I’ve no way of knowing as I write this who were the winners in the August primary elections.
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8/7/24
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In the current election season, I seem to receive an incredible amount of junk mail. I’ve wondered if I have thrown things into the paper recycling bin that I shouldn’t have because I didn’t take enough time to really look at it. I almost did that with a letter from the World Wildlife Fund. Enclosed with other information was a small paper entitled “10 Simple Things you can do to Help Protect the Earth” that I wanted to share with you.
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By Janet Gordon
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8/7/24
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Add a spoonful of sugar to help it go down.
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Nicole Emmons
nicolee@bolivarmonews.com
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8/7/24
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Three summertime stories
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By Gwen Rockwood
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8/2/24
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“Even there your hand shall lead me, and your right hand shall hold me” (Psalm 139:10) God will hold us. I love this, don’t you? We can trust Him to hold us through our disappointments, disease, and distress. He holds up our heads and wraps around us like a lifejacket when the waves of life threaten to drown us. His right hand holds ours and walks through the fire with us.
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By Julia Bartgis
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7/31/24
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No one likes to be down - at least most people don’t.
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7/26/24
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I’ve been a paid writer most of my life — 49 of my 76 years.
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7/24/24
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Why our brain does weird stuff
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By Gwen Rockwood
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7/19/24
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Co-Sponsored by the Disabled American Veterans Chapter 66, American Legion Post 183, and Bolivar Elks Lodge 2828.
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7/19/24
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“Twisters”
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Bob Garver
rrg251@nyu.edu
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7/19/24
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The other day I watched a spider build its web. Let me be clear, I am not a spider enthusiast, in fact, I am willing to admit I am arachnophobic. Yet, I sat there and watched him work (I have no clue the gender of said spider, but for the sake of this column, it’s a dude and I named him George).
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Nicole Emmons
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7/17/24
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Writer reports from an ocean away
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By Gwen Rockwood
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7/12/24
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As with everything else, produce prices have gone through the roof. Just a few years ago, I could get grapes and apples for $1 - $1.50 per pound. Now, if I see those prices, I think I have hit the jackpot. No wonder slot machines use three cherries for a win.
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Nicole Emmons
nicolee@bolivarmonews.com
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7/12/24
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Some days I want to give up writing, especially in pleasant seasons when I might otherwise be doing something useful outside.
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Jim Hamilton
jhamilton000@centurytel.net
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7/10/24
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I feel guilty. I’ve done a bad, bad thing. And yet I can’t say I wouldn’t do it all over again given the opportunity.
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By Gwen Rockwood
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7/5/24
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