Water, Electricity, and Propane—Oh My!
As a homeowner and motorhome owner, there are certain areas of maintenance and repair work that I try to avoid at all costs: plumbing, electrical, and propane. Unfortunately, I have
Is Sen. Claire McCaskill lucky?
That’s the conventional wisdom. “She always seems to be able to draw aces,” former Sen. John Danforth told The New York Times. “She’s a lucky duck,” former Missouri GOP chairman
First Job, Worst Job
My oldest child Alex, soon to be a senior in high school, has a job. An honest-to-goodness, punch-a-timeclock, pay-your-taxes job. Yesterday he was a kindergartener, and today he’s a 6’3”
Guest Column: “Adulting”
I never heard the term until last week when I read an Associated Press story about a bank in Columbia, Missouri, hosting a series of adulting classes. My first thought
Get out of my house
There is a mouse living in my house and his name is Wayne. For the record, I did not invite Wayne to live in my house. In fact, I would
Guest Column: You really matter
Just in case you’re wondering… YOU MATTER! I’m speaking from the heart. It’s plain and simple. Another graduation goes by and all I can think about is the impressions left
Something in the Water
Today is the 163rd and final day of the 2017-2018 academic year for students of the Southern Boone County School District. I had the honor of working 136 of those
This bride is truly the angels best
I will be walking my youngest daughter down the aisle on Saturday, June 2 – but I won’t be giving her away. I “gave away” my oldest daughter at her
Chaos is Life
At the beginning of a new school year, parents and teachers rely on a familiar mantra to get themselves through the hectic days: “In a few weeks, all of this
Grads, caring and greatness
Did anyone see Spring as it whipped through Mid-Missouri at some point in late April? I think it lasted all of about two weeks – maybe less. But now that
