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Writing is both therapeutic and agonizing. Writing with purpose consistently requires commitment, passion and creativity. These are lessons I have learned every week since January 2009, when I became …
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By Bob Satnan, Contributing Columnist
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8/9/21
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I believe the hardest thing in the world is to go into a store and slap down your hard-earned cash for a bottle of wine and, most of the time, not even knowing what you are getting.
You …
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By Bennet Bodenstein, Contributing Columnist
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7/23/21
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While the rains have put a damper on some activities and a strain on sump pumps everywhere, they have certainly been good for garden growth. The daylilies are blooming profusely with more than 25 …
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By Susan Burch, Contributing Columnist
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7/23/21
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You’re in a big city, walking past a hospital. Someone runs up to you on the street, frantic.
“I need your help! My wife! We have to save her!”
You can tell he’s …
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By Liz Schleicher, Contributing Columnist
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7/23/21
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Sherry is a wine that is very sweet, very flavorful, very popular, very Spanish and also very affordable.
Sherry falls into the class of after-dinner wines where it is served as, with or …
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By Bennet Bodenstein, Contributing Columnist
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7/16/21
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Water, the most important molecule for living things of Earth.
As our Native American friends say, who are working to stop oil pipelines from crossing their land and going under their rivers …
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By Phil Miller, Contributing Columnist
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7/16/21
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I’m not sorry for bringing this up.
The up-front apology – “Sorry, but …” – has become a regular speech pattern for many people. Earlier this week, a friend …
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By Bob Satnan, Contributing Columnist
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7/16/21
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There is a difference between being happy and having joy in your heart.
Happiness comes when things go our way and make life easier or sweeter. It makes me happy when I make a sale at work or when …
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By Stephanie Lefevers, Contributing Columnist
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7/16/21
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I will have to admit that the name of this wine, Kind of Wild, did pique my interest.
After I got past the name, there is even more to discover about these wines.
The first thing of …
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By Bennet Bodenstein, Contributing Columnist
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7/16/21
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Sherry is a wine that is very sweet, very flavorful, very popular, very Spanish and also very affordable.
Sherry falls into the class of after dinner wines where it is served as, with or …
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By Bennet Bodenstein, Contributing Columnist
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7/12/21
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I will have to admit that the name of this wine, Kind of Wild, did pique my interest.
After I got past the name, there is even more to discover about these wines.
The first thing of …
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By Bennet Bodenstein, Contributing Columnist
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7/12/21
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Happy Independence Day! What’s on your Fourth of July playlist?
I consider myself patriotic, and I’m proud of the United States of America. But I’m not much for rah-rah …
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By Liz Schleicher, Contributing Columnist
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7/3/21
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If you have been interested in wine for any length of time the name, Bordeaux must have come up on numerous occasions.
To the serious wine lover, Bordeaux is the epicenter of the wine …
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By Bennet Bodenstein, Contributing Columnist
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7/3/21
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Here’s a phrase I haven’t used in a couple of years: I’m on vacation.
This weekend closes out the first full week of time away from work that I have enjoyed since before the …
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By Bob Satnan, Contributing Columnist
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7/3/21
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6:18 a.m: Awake. Gotta write today. But not yet. I think I can go back to sleep for a while. Maybe an hour?
7:35 a.m: Awake!! There is now a little boy with Mickey Mouse pajamas in my …
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By Liz Schleicher, Contributing Columnist
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7/3/21
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If there was ever a national holiday that is more widely and wildly celebrated in this country, it's Independence Day, the Fourth of July.
It is, to put it simply, the day that Americans …
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By Bennet Bodenstein, Contributing Columnist
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7/3/21
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I still remember Petey. Petey originally belonged to my parents, but when they found out I was on the way, they gave Petey, some sort of shepherd, black with golden brown markings, to Grandpa and …
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By Deborah Mitchell, Contributing Columnist
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7/3/21
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As we continue to emerge from the pandemic, there’s a sense of relief and optimism that things will return to normal. Long-awaited family gatherings, birthday parties and graduation ceremonies …
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By Dean Ridings, CEO, America's Newspapers
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7/3/21
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The one fact that cannot be denied, Missourians love the outdoors.
I believe that if they ever add up all of the walking, bicycle and driving trails in this state, it will probably be the …
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By Bennet Bodenstein, Contributing Columnist
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6/18/21
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A little more attention and some better understanding by motorists will make roadways safer for area cyclists.
A few months ago, I wrote about Sedalian Matt LaCasse and his regular bike rides from …
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By Bob Satnan, Contributing Columnist
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6/18/21
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