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Waylon Jennings told Willie Nelson in song “If you see me gettin’ smaller, I’m leavin’/Don’t be grieving/Just got to get away from here/If you see me gettin’ …
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Alli Patton
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You probably know grandchildren have the energy of a hummingbird, particularly if they are under 10 years old. It doesn’t seem fair but it is fun to try to keep up.
The 8-year-old …
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Ned Luce
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7/29/21
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The financial effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and related shutdowns continue to reverberate in our community. As of early July, the PUD had more than 1,100 customers with delinquent power or water …
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Jeff Randall
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7/29/21
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After a war has ended, historians, elected officials, and faith leaders, no less than the people involved, often raise doubts over whether the outcomes were worth the many horrific costs.But mourning …
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Marc Pilisuk
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7/29/21
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Call me naïve, but I’ve never quite gotten why some politicians want to limit voters’ ability to cast their ballots. Sure, I know that plenty of people like to flip the classic …
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Lee Hamilton
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7/29/21
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More short items from the Mann with a short attention span:
— Tomatoes, Tomahtoes: A friend from Northern California recently moved to Kala Point. And she soon learned that her …
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This week's toon by Nhatt Nichols.
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Nhatt Nichols
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7/28/21
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My wife BJ and I are pretty friendly people. We enjoy most others and make an effort to enlist their trust and friendship.
However, some of our friends will tell you there is a real price to …
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Ned Luce
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7/21/21
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As a rural community, our ability to respond to emergencies and recover from disaster is dependent on the networks and relationships we build in advance. Knowing where and how to connect to …
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Megan Claflin
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7/21/21
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This week's toon by Nhatt Nichols.
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Well, you would think the pandemic is over. Frankly, here in Jefferson County it is just about over for any citizen who got vaccinated.
Probably not so much in Southwestern Missouri where …
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Ned Luce
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7/21/21
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Facing Full Faces: As the man said when opening a can of fish eyes: Things are looking up.
The grocery stores no longer require masks, nor do many other stores and restaurants. Theaters may …
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