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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I read a quote once that I absolutely love. It said, “Be a noticer.” It’s a simple statement but something I try and remind myself of often. As we go throughout our day there are so …
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Kelly Mauck
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9/21/22
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