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What should you plant in your back yard garden in ‘22?

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For about the past dozen years or so, we have planted a garden in our back yard. We planted it mostly to learn how to grow fruits, vegetables and flowers. We didn’t plant because we needed to grow food to eat. The way things are going in this world, we may need to change that…

Other than technology, were ancient people so different?

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[Why our area has its unique political and religious attitudes.] We are continuing to pursue the first people in our area from pre-historic time. Pre-history simply means before a written history. Nevertheless, archaeologists have developed a significant record from artifacts. We have the early great civilization of the world, Mississippi River Basin, setting up along…

What Chinese coronavirus changes will be permanent?

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Are we back to normal in terms of the Chinese coronavirus infection? Not really. Life may never be exactly the same again. We have learned some lessons: We can’t trust government health officials like we used to. Just because a “scientist” declares a fact does not mean it will be a “fact” two weeks from…

How could a young boy get into every ‘nook and cranny?’

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Throughout my childhood, my parents said things I didn’t understand. Whenever we had guests, my mother wanted to make sure the house was presentable. About an hour before their arrival, she’d hand me a rag and a bottle of Lemon Pledge, admonishing me to make sure I got into every nook and cranny. I did…

Babylonian, Israeli and American histories intertwined

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[Why our area has its unique political and religious attitudes.] We are continuing to pursue the first people in our area from pre-historic time. Pre-history simply means before a written history. Nevertheless, archaeologists have developed a significant record from artifacts. What have we found so far about the relationship of the ancient Babylonian culture to…

The Reformed Progressive on climate change

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As embarrassing as it is to admit, I was deep into the climate change cult. As a former journalist with a discerning mind, I kept my head above water (so to speak) on the issue until around 2012, wherein social media became a driving force of human opinion, “community,” and crowd-sourced truth. In my mind…

Here is why Biden’s energy policy makes no sense at all

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On the surface, this doesn’t make sense. America has an energy crisis. Gas prices are at historic highs. The international market for oil and gas is tightening. Some of America’s worst enemies – Russia, Venezuela, Iran and others – are prospering due to the lessening of exploration and production in the United States. Eight percent…

There is nothing quite a birthday with the one you love most

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Recently, Cohen the Goodhearted turned 6. Each year his heart and desire to help others has grown. He is stepping into his name. I have been to all his birthdays, but this year I had to go out of town to speak at a conference. He was going to have an indoor swimming party with…

My trusty Underwood typewriter was handy 50 years ago

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When I graduated from Hale High School in 1972, my brother Ben gave me a reconditioned Underwood typewriter as a graduation gift. While at Hale, I took one semester of typing (and one semester of drivers’ education). I actually got to be a good typist. I could do 40 words a minute with few errors….

Like my Dad, I have my own Pioneer Cafe family of friends

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I was born in Marshall, Missouri. Soon afterward, my family moved to Kansas City, and later, across the state. When my grandparents died, my parents decided to take up farming again on the old home place in Marshall. Every trip we made to town included a stop at the Pioneer Café. Whether you stopped in…