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Summer is zipping by like hell on wheels. Before we know it, the Autumnal Equinox will take place on September 22. Speaking of time, I often think of this region in terms of when the first settlers …
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James Mahlon White
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8/19/26
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Age of innocence
The decade of the 1950s was laced with movie icons and all type of performing legends viewed on the big screen at the drive-in movies that were often referred to as “passion …
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Dianne Peck
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8/19/26
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“Udderly Ridiculous”
For those of you that may not know, August 5 was National Underwear Day. And for those of you that wish to partake in the underwear celebration, you might want to …
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Dianne Peck
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8/12/26
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Nancy Guthrie is back in the news. A criminal psychologist who helped convince OJ Simpson to surrender believes her disappearance was a burglary gone wrong. Al Cowlings also had a hand in getting OJ …
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James Mahlon White
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8/12/26
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Well, here we go again. Iran is denying the President’s claim that new peace talks are underway after he called off the latest attack. Like Hamas, the Iranians will say whatever they have to, and …
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James Mahlon White
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8/5/26
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No walk in the Park
A number of years ago I was riding horses with a girlfriend and in the course of our conversations she had asked me several questions about the little cross roads village of …
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Dianne Peck
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8/5/26
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It’s pretty confusing, isn’t it? Last week I ran across an article predicting an ice age by 2050 and this morning another popped up saying the world is going into a time of extreme heat. If this …
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James Mahlon White
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7/29/26
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Perfect crime I, like many others, greatly enjoy a good old-fashioned murder mystery and nobody before or since could write them quite like Agatha Christie. She ranks among the best-selling novelist …
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Dianne Peck
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7/29/26
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A pleasure to the palette I’d like to talk about an all American food we call chicken and dumplings. As far as I’m concerned it has not been accorded the respect it deserves. The trouble is, I …
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Dianne Peck
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7/22/26
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Monday marked 57 years since man took his first steps on the moon. President Trump says our goal is to set up shop there by 2028. China is nipping out our heels to do the same. Who knows where all of …
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James Mahlon White
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7/22/26
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Sometimes we all have good hunches. Most of us did, when we suspected Iran would never keep up their end of the bargain. Peace is not what Iran is seeking. It’s time to Get ‘Er Done! Some in …
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James Mahlon White
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7/15/26
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Living down here on the creek for about half of my life has given me a greater sense of the difference between noise and sound. Sometimes when I am outside I can hear the interruption of an …
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Dianne Peck
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7/15/26
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LET THERE BE LIGHT! A friend confided that his Dad told him you could pick out the rich farmers in a community in times past. Traveling thru the countryside at night you could see who had lights and …
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Dianne Peck
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7/1/26
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What’s the next thing out to get us? How about digital price tags? Read an article this morning that several BIG retailers are putting them on grocery and other items. Prices can be raised and …
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James Mahlon White
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7/1/26
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Welcome to summer everybody! It opened its door on Sunday, with the longest day of the year. In old Europe, the summer solstice is seen as the middle of summer and referred to as “midsummer.” …
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James Mahlon White
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6/24/26
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We all have those necessary “errand” days. You know, the kind that makes you feel like you’re running a marathon and you come home stressed and exhausted. We all dream that on the next errand …
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Dianne Peck
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6/24/26
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“Look Before You Leap!”
Turn on the television, a radio or pick up any newspaper and you will be inundated with articles about the Strait of Hormuz. All the self confidence dialogue summons …
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Dianne Peck
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6/17/26
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President Trump says we have a peace deal with Iran and to “Let the oil flow” through the Strait of Hormuz. Iran says this is a victory over America. They can spin it any way they want, as long …
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James Mahlon White
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6/17/26
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To The Editor, I recently saw an interview with a transplant surgeon who described a patient needing a heart transplant excitedly relaying how his insurance carrier had called him to suggest he …
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6/10/26
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My childhood was spent on an Ozark dairy farm that nestled up against a tiny crossroads hamlet; it contained a store, gas station and half dozen houses, population twenty. It was a life without many …
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Dianne Peck
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6/10/26
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Ten financial steps to take before and after your wedding day
Getting married is a major decision that comes with a financial to-do list that's arguably more important than choosing a venue or a …
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Rickie Caswell
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6/10/26
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Here we go again. Remember when President Obama said, “You didn’t build that” to a group of entrepreneurs? Marxists can’t give individuals credit for their accomplishments. The State is …
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James Mahlon White
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6/10/26
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Many things in the news are worrisome these days but around here a lot of nice things are happening. Jubilee Days in Warsaw will get underway this week. Flag Day is June 14, the first day …
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James Mahlon White
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6/3/26
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The blue’s but a mist I picked huckleberries once about thirty-five years ago and the experience will definitely last me a lifetime. It was a hot humid midsummer morning and I traipsed behind my …
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Dianne Peck
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6/3/26
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We’re supposedly on the verge of a peace deal with Iran. Sounds good to me, peace in the Middle East! Let’s hope we’re also able to rid Iran of their crazed leaders and give the Iranian people …
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James Mahlon White
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5/27/26
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