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The passage of time is a funny thing. For example, this week feels like it has dragged on for two, but it also seems like it hasn’t been a year since I announced I was starting a weekly column …
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By Nicole Cooke, nicolec@warrensburgstarjournal.com
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8/11/22
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An interesting thing happened between last month’s column and this one. During the extreme heat wave in Great Britain, I heard an interview with British climate activist and writer George …
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By Phil Miller, Contributing Columnist
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8/11/22
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Just in time to save wine lovers from the rapidly increasing price of wine, Italian winemakers have sent over to us a whole series of their popular Rosato (rosé) style of wines and all at …
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By Bennet Bodenstein, Contributing Columnist
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8/11/22
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The challenge of our national denominational leadership that each congregation develop new ways to serve as “Jesus in the Neighborhood” has inspired the members at The Church of the …
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By Barbara Curtis,
Church of the Brethren
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8/8/22
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My 5-year-old wants me to write a story about “fruits and vegetables,” and so I shall.
I come from a long line of fabulous gardeners. My paternal grandmother fed 10 kids (eight …
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By Liz Schleicher,
Contributing Columnist
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8/8/22
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Our contracts professor told us that sometimes, judges decide an answer to a case, and then they just find a way to get there in an opinion that sounds plausible. He called that “bad …
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By Deborah Mitchell,
Contributing Columnist
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8/8/22
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What cheese to serve with what wine is a question that has perplexed, confounded and perhaps even terrified wine lovers for as long as there has been wine to accompany cheese. You do not wish to …
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By Bennet Bodenstein, Contributing Columnist
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8/8/22
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We use a variety of excuses for our sinful behaviors. There’s no end of scapegoats to blame, including God. I know we often say, “the Devil made me do it,” but it’s not …
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By Robin Dale
Pastor, Elm Spring Baptist Church
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8/1/22
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In the last few weeks, I’ve gotten several questions about our Opinion page. How do I contact columnists about a recent column? Can so-and-so write about this particular topic next week? Why …
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By Nicole Cooke, nicolec@warrensburgstarjournal.com
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7/28/22
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It’s 100 degrees outside and the last thing on your mind is starting more seeds as you are just trying to keep what you already have alive. However, now is actually the time to start seeds for …
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By Susan Burch, Contributing Columnist
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7/28/22
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If Riedel Glassware, the primer glassware maker of the wine industry, has designed a glass specifically for Missouri’s own Norton grape wine, then I believe that Missouri wines should be worthy …
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By Bennet Bodenstein, Contributing Columnist
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7/28/22
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A number of weeks ago, another American school was hit by a senseless attack. While there are a number of articles attesting to the attack, I want to focus on a rather asinine comment given by Texas …
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John Paul Suchecki,
Minister, Warrensburg Church of Christ
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7/27/22
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COVID and Monkeypox, by virtue of their highly visible physical symptoms, have received nearly all the attention of the scientific community and the public over the past two years.
But …
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By Liz Schleicher,
Contributing Columnist
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7/21/22
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The drought we are in is taking its toll on our gardens and on us. Keeping up with the watering needs of our gardens and containers is becoming a part-time job.
Remember to water deeply …
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By Susan Burch, Contributing Columnist
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7/21/22
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Have you noticed that as the temperature is rising, so is the price of wine?
I am not going to dwell on anything philosophical, political, intellectual or even religious, but times right …
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By Bennet Bodenstein, Contributing Columnist
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7/21/22
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I hope you and your plants are dealing well with the hot and dry weather we’ve been experiencing this summer.
So far, our garden plants are producing quite well with twice-a-week …
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By Phil Miller, Contributing Columnist
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7/14/22
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There is one thing of absolute certainty, a red wine will make a positive and discernible statement and it is that statement that will determine if you like the wine or not.
White wines do …
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By Bennet Bodenstein, Contributing Columnist
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7/14/22
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My boyfriend and I made our annual trek to Michigan for the Fourth of July weekend. Each summer, the entirety of his dad’s side of the family (we’re talking dozens of people) travels from …
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By Nicole Cooke, nicolec@warrensburgstarjournal.com
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7/14/22
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Amazing creation….have you ever stopped to think about this world we live in and all that was put into place just so that life could exist here? This amazing, world, universe, multiple …
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By Don Smith,
Pastor, Life Church of the Nazarene
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7/11/22
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It feels like the world is on fire these days. No one can agree or find a compromise. Not only is common ground becoming harder and harder to find, but it seems that most people have lost interest in …
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By Nicole Cooke, nicolec@warrensburgstarjournal.com
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7/8/22
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