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Benton County Letters, May 2, 2012

May 2, 2012 Benton County Letters

Reply Dear Editor: A recent contributor was anxious to hear from me and I hate to disappoint. If you want nothing from the 1 percent, that’s fine. So, if they pay far less of a tax percentage than you, support cutting your Social Security and Medicare benefits, gutting public education and public services while getting [...]

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Sour Grapes, May 2, 2012

May 2, 2012 Journal Tribune

My GPS was off by one block last week when I was talking about the Thursday night jam session in Marengo. The location is Only Motor, not Whitey’s Oil. So, please, don’t show up at Whitey’s with mandolins and guitars. It could be confusing. Thanks. *    *    * Appearances are important. In two [...]

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Crystal Ball, May 2, 2012

May 2, 2012 Crystal Ball

Just don’t call me late for supper Melissa?” the nurse at the doctor’s office smiled hopefully into the waiting room.  I sat quietly. I knew exactly where this was going. Getting no response, she called out again, “Melissa . . . Witchman?” I sighed. After 46 years of being called Melissa you’d think I’d be [...]

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If only there were directions for raising kids

May 1, 2012 Frankly, I'd Rather Be Fishing

I’ve finally come to a conclusion about having kids. You might call this one of those “DUH” moments. Just wish there was some kind of book on raising kids – like Robert’s Rules of Order or something. Here’s the story from my angle, and I’m going to stick with it. My wife and I were [...]

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Trespassing in the lighting aisle

May 1, 2012 On The Road Again

“You are trespassing,” a voice from the Heavens said as Debbie and I walked through the outdoor lighting section at Menards on Saturday. Looking around, my brain felt like it was trespassing as I searched and found the elusive voice among the hundreds of sensor-controlled lights going on and off. It reminded me of an [...]

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Sour Grapes, April 25, 2012

April 25, 2012 Sour Grapes

Yes. It’s been over a month. We miss Dad. Not a day goes by that someone doesn’t mention how much they liked him, liked working with him, and share a story about him. The best story involves mowing the lawn. It’s something my mother is getting to learn how to do. She has the push [...]

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Benton County Letters, April 25, 2012

April 25, 2012 Benton County Letters

Teach your child to save April 24, 2012, is National Teach Children to Save Day. Saving is a basic and crucial life skill that many children are not exposed to in the classroom. As a bank, MidWestOne is committed to teaching children to save by sending our bankers into area classrooms throughout the month of [...]

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Crystal Ball, April 25, 2012

April 25, 2012 Crystal Ball

Raining? Yep, it’s nationals I spent last week at the 2012 American Belgian Malinois Club’s national specialty at Purina Farm near Gray Summit, Mo. This was my third national in three years with Phoenix and I feel fortunate to have been able to attend all of them. Usually, the annual event travels in a three-year rotation [...]

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Old postcards are pictures to the past

April 24, 2012 On The Road Again

Among the many items I enjoy collecting from cigar boxes to salt and pepper shakers, old postcards are one of my favorites. I have amassed quite a few postcards in the last few years and enjoy the ones with writing on them. Some tell a story of a time gone by while others share about [...]

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Am I a veteran of the U.S. military or not?

April 24, 2012 Frankly, I'd Rather Be Fishing

I wrote an open letter to the American Legion national office in this space a little bit ago. If you happened to read it, I was a little upset. Seems even though I’m a veteran of the United States Army, I’m not eligible to be a member of the American Legion because my service dates [...]

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