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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

January 2024. A new month. The beginning of a new year. It is the month in which many of us make resolutions to lose weight, to eat better, to exercise more, to become a better money manager. For some...

As a child growing up in a mining camp in the territory of Alaska, the only way to obtain Christmas gifts was through the Sears Roebuck catalog. I would leave the catalog where my parents could find...

Apfelstrudel – German apple strudel – a favorite dessert of my maternal grandmother. It was Thanksgiving 1946. Gathered around the table were my parents, my brother and me along with my maternal grandparents,...