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Disney created a musical fantasy, titled “Frozen,” which hit the theatres in 2013. The theme song, “Let it Go,” popped into my head the other day and the words began nudging me, challenging …
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By Julia Bartgis
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8/27/21
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My brother and I were discussing recycling, in addition to the fact that it is already August.He suggested that people could recycle their August 2020 plans that likely were canceled or postponed due …
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By Janet Gordon
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8/27/21
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's recent resignation following allegations of inappropriate behavior with women staffers offers some interesting similarities but also contrasts with the resignation of …
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By Phill Brooks
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8/25/21
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“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.” It’s a verse we can find in Proverbs (NIV version, Chapter 3, Verse 5). I remember being a young woman, a new …
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By Julia Bartgis
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8/13/21
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There are two times in a woman’s life when she needs an epidural to block the certain agony coming her way. The first is the day she gives birth to her sweet baby. The second is the day her sweet …
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By Gwen Rockwood
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8/12/21
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This year was the second time I've seen the power women legislators can have when they are united.The latest was the success of a bi-partisan group of Missouri women senators to force a compromise on …
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By Phill Brooks
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8/12/21
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I would like to say thank you, Bolivar Police Department. You go beyond your appointed and dangerous routines and duties.After the big storm, we discovered a very huge metal patio umbrella in our …
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8/6/21
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Sometimes you get subtle reminders you’re not as young as you used to be — like when you notice the small but insistent ache in your knees while climbing the stairs before it rains. Or the way …
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By Gwen Rockwood
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8/4/21
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I realize we rarely use this phrase these days. In the past, an owner of a business might have said, “mind the store while I’m gone,” meaning to take charge and conduct yourself in a manner …
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By Julia Bartgis
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8/4/21
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There is a fascinating history to Missouri's recent special session to fix the legislature's failure to continue one of the state's most important financial mechanisms that assures adequate funding …
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By Phill Brooks
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7/30/21
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If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it 6,932 times. Nothing in life lasts forever. I mean, there are likely a few exceptions.
And that’s because I generally don’t believe in …
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By JT Strasner
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7/29/21
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The carpet cleaners are coming today. It’ll be expensive and leave us with damp carpet longer than we expect. But it must be done. Otherwise, we’d have to burn down the house, and that seems more …
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By Gwen Rockwood
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7/29/21
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