by Jacki Wood
Summer + The Great Outdoors + Road Trips = Missouri.
Missouri?
Yes, our beautiful backyard that is the Show-Me State.
I’ve brought back my road trip column with a challenge for you to kick off the summer fun. Or, rather, Gov. Nixon has. And I think it’s a really great idea.
Earlier this year, Missouri was honored by being named the Best Trails State in the country, which led the governor to launch the “100 Missouri Miles” initiative recently. It challenges Missourians to complete 100 miles of outdoor physical activity by the end of the year.
“Whether you run, walk,
Pumpkin Center Charlie’s Girl Ok, so I’m not invincible
by Kay Wilson
We women can get caught up depicting”Super Woman” or “Mega-Mom” while we juggle our households, career and the rest of our life. I’m living proof, we can not live up to that superhero status.
We break. We get sick. And yes, there are times that we require some down-time. Hard to take, believe me. Quite a lifestyle change. But most of all,
by Fred Mares
Nearly 10 years ago, on June 1, 2003, I participated in what was billed as a Mares-A-Thon in my hometown of Denver, CO. I walked. But my brother Don ran. Literally and politically.
Don, then the two-term incumbent city auditor, ran the 14th leg which was a two-mile stretch of northwest Denver neighborhoods campaigning to be the city’s next mayor. Unfortunately, Don lost two days later to political newcomer John Hickenlooper who today is the governor of Colorado!
By Kay Wilson
Our federal government is just plain scary, if you ask me.
There has been abuse of power coming from the Oval Office through several administrations, but tradition doesn’t make it better. During my lifetime, as a child of the 60s, I’ve watched the Kennedy brothers, “Tricky Dick,” and “Slick Willie” all take liberties with the duties of the executive branch of government. And yes, the Bushes were also power-hungry presidents with their minions being abusers of their duties also.
