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A name for the nameless
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Down a steep grassy hill and to your left, after you pass through the front gate of the Laurel Hill Cemetery in Weston, Mo., sits the “colored section.” Alonzo Weston


Going rogue and measured for success
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
One summer evening, I saw B.B. King play a concert on an outdoor stage. It was the end of a hot day. Thousands of people had waited through lesser acts. ... Ken Newton


Guest column: Raid was prelude to bloodshed
Sunday, November 15, 2009
By any stretch of the imagination, John Brown could never be considered an ordinary man. If anything, he was probably one of the most significant individuals in 19th century America. ...


Happy cows and logic’s sure export
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Groucho Marx, the great mangler of logic, had a proposition that required a healthy dose of convolution. Ken Newton


Memories of childhood
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Those cinnamon bears were addictive. And in the days of penny candy, every kid knew you got 2 cents for every empty pop bottle you turned in to the grocery ... Alonzo Weston


Day honors those seeking lasting peace
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
No one knows what thoughts of nation stirred in the minds of James Bear or Clark Gilbert or Karl Lange. Ken Newton


Fort Hood shooting begs for some answers
Monday, November 9, 2009
Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan was despondent. He told fellow officers at Fort Hood, Texas, that he didn’t agree with the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and he was on the ... Steve Booher


World's end can show its bright side
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Archaeologists digging in the outback of China made a discovery several years ago that had historical and culinary significance. Ken Newton


New voices in the media
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
The news media has always been a white male dominated field. For years the voices of blacks, Hispanics and women were not heard in TV or in print. Alonzo Weston


A wall falls, but worries soldier on
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
The second-graders in Mrs. White’s class became schooled in the distraction of desk-diving. Ken Newton


Ignore the campaign rumblings; vote your conscience
Monday, November 2, 2009
On Tuesday, some of us will vote on whether to raise the St. Joseph School District tax levy by 63 cents. Most us will cast our votes because either we ... Steve Booher


Confucius says honor is confusing
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Language translation proves a tricky enterprise, one not meant for the dim. Ken Newton


Straight talk about hair
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
A part of my childhood memories smells like burning hair. It’s a smell that comes from when my grandmother, mother and aunts used to take turns straightening each others hair ... Alonzo Weston


Levy allies have week for selling
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Unemployment rates averaged more than 20 percent in 1935, the Great Depression still gripping the United States. Ken Newton


Missouri should rethink policies to keep children safe
Monday, October 26, 2009
For a while this morning, let’s pretend that you’re a Missouri Children’s Division caseworker. One of the many cases that crosses your desk involves a newborn. A relative has called ... Steve Booher