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“Teachin or Preachin?”
Beethoven once said “Nature has an etiquette all her own”. I used to ponder that when I rode my horse in the bottom land and along the creek. One of my favorite …
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Dianne Peck
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5/27/26
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“Stirring my knees!” I was born into a family of naturally good cooks. When the women in my family raised the lids on their cook pots, the tantalizing aromas could cause people to visibly …
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Dianne Peck
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5/20/26
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This year is zipping along. Memorial Day weekend will open its door on Friday and summer officially begins on June 21. Memorial Day was originally on May 30. Then they decided to change some holiday …
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James Mahlon White
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5/20/26
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Common sense & Plain Dealing:
As we head toward mid-term elections we’ll soon be inundated by political ads. Each election appears to start off pleasant enough but as time lessens, each …
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Dianne Peck
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5/13/26
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Iran continues to string us along. Time to resume Project Freedom and empty the stranded ships in the Straight. Keep the blockade for any ships transiting to or from Iranian ports, then resume …
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James Mahlon White
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5/13/26
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Our world continues to be a less civil place and Saturday saw another assassination attempt on President Trump. This one took place during the White House Correspondents Dinner. The gunman was a 31 …
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4/29/26
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“They suit our fancy” Stepping out my back door, I can feel the caress of balmy, warm breezes out of the south. That reminds me, we are almost through the month of April, and the Ruby-throated …
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4/29/26
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“Only holdin the sack!” About one hundred years ago, the outspoken Editor of our local paper printed a vehement statement on the front page. In it he fumed and boiled about the brash audacity of …
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4/22/26
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Relatives of Iranian officials living in the United States are being sent back to Iran. Makes sense to me. On Friday the son of General Qasem Soleimani was sent packing. Soleimani was more terrorist …
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4/16/26
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Too big for your britches.
If you haven’t experienced it, you will. That sickening feeling when the button and buttonhole won’t reach or a new notch is sought on the belt. It may be from …
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4/16/26
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The rescue of the missing F-15 crew member from Iran over Easter weekend was a miracle. It was also EXTRAORDINARY! This brave officer was wounded and still climbed 1.3 miles up a mountain and used a …
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James Mahlon White
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4/7/26
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They Leave the Hide!
Tucked away inside an ancient cigar box, I discovered the tax receipts of my Great-great Grandfather George Chehaski. They were as old …
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Dianne Peck
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4/7/26
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There is all kinds of chaos in our airports with long security lines. A large percentage of TSA agents haven’t shown up to work, because they’re not getting paid. Can’t argue with that. Sister …
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James Mahlon White
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3/25/26
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Turn out the light.
For all the “early to bed, early to rise” folks, light pollution is a subject they may have vaguely heard about, but dismissed. We nocturnal creatures are painfully aware …
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Dianne Peck
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3/25/26
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Sunday night was bitterly cold and my mind jumped to a hot day back in the early 1980’s. It was spent at my grandparent’s house in Fairway, Kansas. I walked to the city pool with two kids …
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James Mahlon White
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3/19/26
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As children we all had foods that we found distasteful but with age we often overcome the aversion and acquire a fondness for some flavors that we once shunned. I have actually grown to savor turnips …
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Dianne Peck
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3/19/26
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Iran has become a game of whac-a-mole. The Ayatollah’s son has been named the new supreme leader. Here we are with another one that wishes death to America. Let’s hope this war doesn’t …
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James Mahlon White
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3/10/26
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“Small Potatoes”
Down on the creek, in the middle of March, everybody was cutting up seed potatoes and preparing to plant either on St Patrick’s Day or Good Friday. The decision depending …
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Dianne Peck
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3/10/26
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Walking over to the Courthouse this morning, I noticed a few blades of green grass poking through. It won’t be long until we hear the hum of lawn mowers again. Don’t forget this Sunday we will …
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James Mahlon White
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3/4/26
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A thing of excellence
When I was about four years old I accompanied my father when he delivered a load of firewood he had cut for Oscar and Emma Fajen. The couple operated Fajen’s store in …
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3/4/26
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Our world is increasingly violent. Saturday there was another attempt on The Donald’s life. How did a 21 year old develop so much hate that he would want to kill the President? Bet the …
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James Mahlon White
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2/25/26
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“Child of the Devil”
Will Rogers wisely observed that only a fool argues with a mule, the cook or a skunk. Skunks seem to be very aware of the respect it enjoys and will rarely run from a …
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Dianne Peck
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2/25/26
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Well, well, well. The House finally passed a bill that requires voters to show an ID before casting a ballot. Makes sense to most of us, but it won’t pass the Senate. What could a Senator have …
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James Mahlon White
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2/19/26
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Ain’t no joke
I recently read where an individual observed the American home is getting dirtier because people have better things to do with their time than to clean. That may be so and I …
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Dianne Peck
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2/19/26
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The disappearance of the Nancy Guthrie has been fascinating to follow. Lord only knows the anguish her family has been through. Last night there was BREAKING NEWS and investigators were searching the …
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James Mahlon White
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2/11/26
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