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Wild Night on the Roads to Diva Destinations

  • Post author:independentnws
  • Post published:December 23, 2020
  • Post category:Columnists/Dining Out/Entertainment / Travel/Florissant/Hazelwood/ILLINOIS

  The Dining Divas Continued Their Holiday Games & Giving Traditions, But Separately By Lisa Kampeter   2020 obviously affected our Dining Divas outings, and the holiday season was no…

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The Light will Guide us

  • Post author:independentnws
  • Post published:December 17, 2020
  • Post category:Columnists

A Boomer's Journal... Out of the Darkness There Comes a Great Light In the Creation account, the earth came first. And, on this first day, to dispel the darkness, so…

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Where has the Time Gone?

  • Post author:independentnws
  • Post published:December 1, 2020
  • Post category:Columnists/Entertainment / Travel/Florissant

Boomer's Journal: The Older I Get, The Faster Things Go! I was filling up my medicine thingie the other day, you know, the one with SMTWThFS on it. And I…

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A Thanksgiving to Remember

  • Post author:independentnws
  • Post published:November 20, 2020
  • Post category:Columnists/Entertainment / Travel/Health / Seniors

A THANKSGIVING LIKE NO OTHER But We Still Have Each Other Umm, thanks. I realize that may sound a bit non-plused, but it’s the best I can do today. I…

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Dining Divas at 58hundred

  • Post author:independentnws
  • Post published:November 17, 2020
  • Post category:Columnists/Dining Out/Entertainment / Travel/Features/Missouri

At 58hundred, Dining Divas Find a Little Outside Dining Normalcy It was a pleasant November evening the last time the Dining Divas were able to gather together again, and we…

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Dining Divas: Farotto’s

  • Post author:independentnws
  • Post published:November 3, 2020
  • Post category:Columnists/Dining Out/Entertainment / Travel/Missouri

The Dining Divas Enjoy the Open Air and Dinner at Farotto’s The Dining Divas have become the Patio Dining Divas the past few months, and our last outing was no…

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Too Little Prayer?

  • Post author:independentnws
  • Post published:November 3, 2020
  • Post category:Columnists/Entertainment / Travel/Florissant/Missouri

A Boomer's Journal: Sometimes it All Comes Down to Prayer Remember the song by Jackie De Shannon from 1965, "What the World Needs Now?" The answer to that was "love,…

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Commentary on Nov. 5th ballot issue

  • Post author:independentnws
  • Post published:October 19, 2020
  • Post category:Columnists/Florissant/Missouri

  Vote ‘No' on GOP’s Constitutional Amendment That Would Redistrict State Legislative Districts                 By Tom Schneider During the 2020 Missouri legislative session the Republicans put a constitutional amendment on…

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Positive Thoughts on a Perfect Patio

  • Post author:independentnws
  • Post published:October 15, 2020
  • Post category:Columnists/Dining Out/Entertainment / Travel

Dining Divas Discover Another Perfect Patio at Favazzas, But Wonder about Winter Dining For almost two decades (or is it more than that already?), the Dining Divas have been supporting…

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Enjoy October’s Traits

  • Post author:independentnws
  • Post published:October 15, 2020
  • Post category:Columnists/Entertainment / Travel

A Boomer’s Journal: Awesomeness of the Tenth Month And so, October comes. Wait, WHAT!? October? Are you even kidding me? How could that be, and what happened to September? (Parenthetically,…

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