By Kay Wilson “The newspaper offers something very different from Google’s aggregators. It offers a value system, an idea of what matters in the world. Newspapers need to start articulating that value.” Evgeny Morozov During the Christmas chaos, I had time to read some history about our county from the book “Past and Present, Nodaway
By Christina Rice Have you been feeling sick and doctors keep telling you that you are fine; that it is in your head? Do you feel like you have lost your personality? Could you be reacting to mold or have Lyme disease? If you had told me six years ago that all my ailments stemmed
“December 7, 1941 – a date which will live in infamy … No matter how long it may take us to overcome this premeditated invasion, the American people will, through their righteous might, win through to absolute victory.” President Franklin D. Roosevelt As I pen this column, it is the 75th anniversary of the attack
By Jacki Wood I find myself feeling a bit cynical right after Thanksgiving each year. I’m not sure why since it doesn’t make much sense logically. We spend time with family and give thanks as we kick off the holiday season and prepare for Christmas, a time of year that I love. It might have
While the annual Thanksgiving ritual involves a shopping visit to the mall for some Black Friday spending, I hope that come Saturday, some of the Christmas lists will be filled from our local merchants. The Saturday after Thanksgiving is actually referred to as Small Business Saturday. National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) and American Express
By Kay Wilson To say this fall has been chaotic could possibly be the understatement of the century. But now the post-election life should bring calm. Not so much. While I’m not a Muslim, black American, Hispanic or a special needs person, I have not been immune to some of the challenges that face a
There are so many historic axioms that were broken with the election results. Some were good, some should prove an eye-opening wake-up call and some will force the political wizards to toss out all of the books. First of all, let me add my congratulations to all of the winners of the ballot tally. Campaigning
By Kay Wilson One of the beauties of the news biz, there is never a dull moment. Getting bored is not a personnel issue here at the Nodaway News Leader. My column last week addressed the possiblity of saving the silo at Mozingo Lake Golf Course. It seemed to strike a nerve of several individuals
by Kay Wilson This week’s reporting of the Mozingo Advisory Board made me smile. The smile was not generated because the board’s request for Maryville city staff to figure out a way to spend some dollars toward the purchase and placement of rip-rap along the shoreline of Mozingo Lake. However, I did find great pleasure
by Kay Wilson One of my parents’ goals for the farmstead, which now we own and occupy, was to have a “good-sized” pond. My folks bought the beginning acreage of the family farm in the early 1950s. They were able to add a pond within the first decade, but Dad was not happy. It was
