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STAFF BLOG CHEF JEFF A Carrot Salad for a Veteran
In about 10 days, between 50 and 100 World War II veterans from the area will embark on a trip to Washington, D.C., to visit the memorial to their wartime service and sacrifice. I'm sure if my dad, Er...
Posted on 4/7/09 at 3:23 AM
WOSTER: Boaters' second happiest day comes with sale of boat
Summer boating fun won’t be the same without Virge.
By Terry Woster , May 17, 2013
PARKER: Tea Party, media strange bedfellows in IRS, AP scandals
Not to overstate, but nothing less than free speech is at stake, about which no one should be confused.
By Kathleen Parker , May 17, 2013
LENTSCH: The unsung heroes of agriculture
May fitting month to celebrate Mother’s Day
By Lucas Lentsch , May 15, 2013
RICE: Can Corn Palace make us rich, or just famous?
Is tourism important for getting Mitchell’s name known and on the map? Yes, it sort of makes us famous. Is tourism making us rich? No, it is not, but it does add something to our economy. I don’t want to see it go away but I am hesitant to spend millions of public dollars with no outlook of payback.
By Steve Rice , May 15, 2013
WOSTER: The Grandma Method
Her ways might be antiquated now, but they worked
By Terry Woster , May 15, 2013
GRAVES: Dispense with the agrarian school calendar
Research shows time has come to extend the academic year
By Joe Graves , May 14, 2013
KIRK: 'The Annoying Neighbor Kid'
Inquiring calves want the scoop when other cows are giving birth
By Amy Kirk , May 13, 2013
MERCER: New regent Sutton has long record of good work
Sutton is only 44 but it seems like he’s been around forever getting things done. His latest role is the newest, and the youngest, member on the state Board of Regents.
By Bob Mercer , May 13, 2013
WOSTER: O, to be a W or Y
Alphabetical discrimination runs rampant in schools
By Terry Woster , May 10, 2013
DVORAK: Why my male babysitter freaks some people out
I wasn't trying be subversive when I hired a male babysitter this month. But it is apparently something that few parents would do.
By Petula Dvorak , May 10, 2013
GUEBERT: Late corn planting in May
The first good corn planting day of spring finally arrived at my central Illinois farmette April 30. Like the month’s previous 29 days, however, no one within 100 miles used it to plant because near-record rains had washed April away.
By Alan Guebert , May 09, 2013
TUPPER: Don’t run, Stephanie
Be the rare public figure who talks about family and means it; or, quit talking about it.
By Seth Tupper , May 09, 2013
WOSTER: Actually, pain does hurt
I should have recorded the conversation, because it may be the only time in my life somebody told me I was working too hard for my own good.
By Terry Woster , May 08, 2013
PARKER: Keep Plan B out of children's hands
A 15-year-old can't get Tylenol at school without parental permission, but we have no hesitation about children taking a far more serious drug without oversight?
By Kathleen Parker , May 06, 2013
O'REILLY: The war on terror: Up close and personal
Living in the shadows of the ongoing war on terror are 1,715 American military people who lost limbs in Iraq and Afghanistan. A few of those brave folks lost all four limbs when bombs blew apart their bodies. In addition, there are now at least 20 new amputee victims because of the brutal terror bombing in Boston.
By Bill O'Reilly , May 05, 2013
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