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Switch of the Channel Puts New Reflection On Life and Families

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  • Post published:February 5, 2014
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By Randy Gardner Life is funny sometimes and other times it is down right cruel. I just sat down on Monday night in front of my home computer to write…

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The Need to Connect: A Boon or a Curse?

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  • Post published:February 5, 2014
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A Boomer's Journal By Tom Anselm You've seen it before, I am sure.  Several people sitting together. Friends, family.  Not talking. Looking down into their palms, their laps.  Not communicating. …

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Jamestown Mall: Thanks for 40 Years of Memories

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  • Post published:January 22, 2014
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A Boomer's Journal By Tom Anselm For most of my adult life, and certainly all of my married life, Jamestown Mall has always been there. It originally opened in 1973,…

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Sunday’s After Game Sherman Antics Help Manning & Broncos

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  • Post published:January 22, 2014
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Well, the big game is set. It’s the Broncos and the Seahawks as you well know. Going into the games last week there were so many story lines that I…

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No New Year’s Resolution Again This Year, But Some ‘Frivolous Pursuits’

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  • Post published:January 8, 2014
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A Boomer's Journal By Tom Anselm The new year is upon us, ready or not.  And for many, it offers a natural opportunity to make new starts. Everywhere you look, …

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Nothing Like Football To Help Cabin Fever

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By Randy Gardner Sometimes it is hard to find things to write about that have not already been pounded into the ground by everyone but as we start the New…

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A Holiday Tradition with the Dining Divas Always Makes the Season Brighter

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  • Post published:December 18, 2013
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The Dining Divas By Lisa Kampeter This time last year, we were celebrating but somberly.  We were festive but almost ashamedly.  We were charitable but quietly.  The Dining Divas 2012…

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Partridge and a Pear Tree Takes On New Meaning in Winter Dream

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A Boomer's Journal By Tom Anselm These long winter nights under my down comforter do strange things to my brain. Maybe it's oxygen deprivation, I don't know. I have some…

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Rams Surprised Me In A Good Way; Enjoy The Holiday Moments

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By Randy Gardner If you read my column frequently, you know that I am a pretty simple guy. I work, I spend time with my family, I work, I spend…

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Mizzou Got Pounded, But CBS Announcers Seemed Pro-Auburn

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By Randy Gardner In Missouri, we are known as the Show Me State, last weekend we were known as the please show me something state, in terms of football. Let's…

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