We live, in the center of the country, in a world that is very different from the world of the coasts, most particularly of the big cities found there —…
I begin this blog with a heartfelt apology to all middle of the road Democrats whom I have wrongly lumped in with Democratic leadership and with the far left who…
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Today’s contribution will be about our trip to the Ark Encounter, the reproduction of Noah’s Ark in Northern Kentucky. It was a memorable short vacation, for several reasons. We will…
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A week ago my husband and I joined some friends of ours on a weekend trip to the Creation Museum in Petersburg, Kentucky and the The Ark Encounter in Williamstown,…
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I have commented on Facebook about the NFL kneeling controversy, but I have concluded that more time needs to be spent on the subject than is generally allowed by Facebook…
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Pundits on the right and the left are bewailing the lack of restraint by their opponents on the other side. Some of each persuasion have even gone so far as…
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Today’s offering will be just a collection of various thoughts and questions about recent events in the political arena. Not much will be resolved, but sometimes just bringing the subjects…
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Every year the sophomore English classes at Paris High School read Ray Bradbury’s novel, Fahrenheit 451. In the novel, Guy Montag, a fireman, is part of a society where people…
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Growing up in a rural area of north central Missouri, travel overseas was not part of my plans for the future. We were farmers, and had no one in our…
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Almost eight months into Donald Trump’s presidency, one constant is seen — the almost visceral hatred of him by his detractors. My question is simply — where have those who…
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