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Healthy Living: Dream born on Christmas Eve

Healthy Living: Dream born on Christmas Eve

By Carl Hendrickson, For the Call December 10, 2024

I hold both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in business, as well as a law degree.  My parents never attended high school, and my siblings do not have college degrees. I am the “odd duck”...

Be Alert to the Signs of Pancreatic Cancer

Be Alert to the Signs of Pancreatic Cancer

By Carl Hendrickson, For the Call November 28, 2024

 In November of 2019, I was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. The following month I was operated on. I spent Christmas and New Year’s in the hospital. This was followed by months of chemotherapy and...

Be wary of unintended consequences

Be wary of unintended consequences

By Carl Hendrickson, For the Call October 22, 2024

Our youngest granddaughter turned 18 last month. She has registered and is looking forward to casting her first votes next month. As the patriarch of the family, my advice to her is to be wary of unintended...

Communication is an essential skill

Communication is an essential skill

By Carl Hendrickson, For the Call September 27, 2024

I was pleased to learn that our college granddaughter had taken a course in communication. Looking back to my first semester in college, communication was a required course. There are many life skills...

Healthy Living: Always continue to seek wisdom

Healthy Living: Always continue to seek wisdom

By Carl Hendrickson, For the Call August 29, 2024

August is return to school month. Our older grandchildren are in college, and the two youngest are in high school. I hope they all seek wisdom so that in later years, they always make the right choices. Wisdom...

Healthy Living: Be an unsung hero this election season

Healthy Living: Be an unsung hero this election season

By Carl Hendrickson, For the Call July 24, 2024

On July 4 we celebrated the 248th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. Fifty-six brave men put their worldly possessions and even their lives at risk by signing the document....

Healthy Living: The matter of ranked-choice voting

Healthy Living: The matter of ranked-choice voting

June 27, 2024

The Missouri Legislature adjourned last month. It is scheduled to go back into session in September. This is the annual veto session where the legislature has an opportunity to override any of the governor’s...

Healthy Living: A mom’s lessons beyond the comfort zone

Healthy Living: A mom’s lessons beyond the comfort zone

By Carl Hendrickson, For the Call May 22, 2024

In a small community in northern Arizona, there is a cemetery. Within that cemetery lies a tombstone that reads, “Margaret Anne Hendrickson, October 27, 1908 – June 10, 2007.” My mother’s grave. Neither...

Healthy Living: The power and art of storytelling

Healthy Living: The power and art of storytelling

By Carl Hendrickson, For the Call April 27, 2024

April 27 is National Tell A Story Day when people are encouraged to promote the art of storytelling and to share experiences and perspectives. The stories can be fiction or non-fiction, folklore or tall...

Community newspapers are essential to local businesses, politics, connecting community

Community newspapers are essential to local businesses, politics, connecting community

By Carl Hendrickson, For the Call March 21, 2024

Feb. 27 – March 26. The open period for filing as a candidate for political office. All will be candidates on the August ballot. The successful candidates will advance to the ballot in November. In...

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