Women’s History Month: of haircuts, Mrs. Henry and Hebrew translations By Jacki Wood Anecdote #1: I once heard a woman complaining about how difficult it was to care for her nearly waist-length hair. Her friend asked why she didn’t cut it shorter and she replied her husband wouldn’t approve. I was probably five or six at
Help us save more lives By Bridget Kenny, RN, BSN, Mosaic Medical Center – Maryville community outreach You’re simply too busy or maybe you are thinking that others are pulling the weight. What I can tell you is that all donors are needed and valuable. What if you were the parents whose teenager has been
Do we have the courage to be humble? That might seem like an unusual question to consider. Why would we need courage for humility? Or, why would we even want to be humble? In “Could a lack of humility be at the root of what ails America?” Frank McAndrew, Knox College psychology professor, said: “There
Enforcement makes the heart grow fonder It’s a bit unusual for the gal who drives 67 mph on the highway, most of the time, to call for more enforcement. Yes, I usually bend the speed limit rule of 65 as it seems so slow. Sixty-seven is just right. And I can’t eat my chili too
‘We can only be human together’ By Jacki Wood The year is done. I spread the past three hundred sixty-five days before me on the living room carpet… I fold the good days up and place them in my back pocket for safekeeping. Draw the match. Cremate the unnecessary… I pour myself a glass of
Our recent elections should tell us much By Larry W. Anderson The dust is settling from recent gubernatorial elections in Virginia and New Jersey where there were some pleasant surprises for those of us on the right and some unhappiness for those on the left now laboring to spin their way to a new degree
Are we returning to normal? By Gordon Hill When I began writing this, the House was preparing to vote on the $1.2 trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure bill which many pundits predicted would fail due to opposition by some Democrats. Supporting its passage, I was not hopeful. To my delight, the six Democrats who voted against it
Speaking to the American Premise By Gordon Hill In 1960, I cast my first vote for president. Whether it was for Kennedy or Nixon is less important than that I voted. It counted. Since then I have voted every two years and at other times in county or city elections on different schedules. My success
By Kathryn Rice Camp Appleseed will hold its first open house at 6 pm, Sunday, June 27 at 1598 State Highway 2, Bedford, IA 50833. Any and all ages are invited to tour the orchard and camp, boat on the four acre lake, enjoy the fellowship and the Christian worship. Wainwright requested attendees to bring
It is now bordering on disaster By Larry W. Anderson You may recall the horrible, awful Donald J. Trump was bringing our southern border under firm control at last, but his determination dismayed liberals. Joe Biden’s administration has eerily followed Trump’s when it comes to those hurrying over the border, but the distinction lies in
