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Instead of saying, ‘Say what? – maybe you should say ‘Who?’

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Life in the Moore household is often comical, to say the least. Most of the time, it consists of two senior adults or two senior adults with three young grandchildren, and the conversations can get quite interesting. Just this morning, I walked from the kitchen into the living room, where my wife confronted me with…

How have life spans changed over the course of history?

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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. Archaeologists have developed a significant record from artifacts. The history of these Original Americans is just now being written. In research at Watson Break and Poverty Point, the archaeologists have not…

There’s a baby formula shortage – just like Biden promised

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Thanks again to Joe Biden, there is a baby food shortage in America. This is a serious matter. This has been going on for a huge part of the Biden Presidency. In early May, the out-of-stock percentage of baby food was 31%. In fact, in April states that included Iowa, South Dakota, North Dakota, Missouri,…

Here is my strategic plan to keep me out of ‘purgadoory’

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Many years ago, Jay Leno had a segment on his nightly television show where you could send in a word that you had made up. If he liked it, he would read the word and its definition on air. I tried to get a new word on the show: “purgadoory.” Have you ever locked your…

Did the Garden of Eden in the Scriptures actually exist?

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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. Archaeologists have developed a significant record from artifacts. History is not static. The history of these Original Americans is just now being written. The year is circa 4,000 BCE. Your family…

A practical vacation may be tough in the summer of ‘22

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We haven’t planned a summer vacation for several reasons. After two summers of the Chinese coronavirus pandemic, we really haven’t taken a true vacation in two years. In that time, we have taken a few short trips to South Dakota to visit our daughter, son-in-law and two grandkids but now they are in Tulsa. And…

Airlines need to think outside the box on international flight

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I have a gripe. I hate to start out in such a negative way, but I won’t feel better until I get this off my chest.  It happened several years ago, it was 5:30 in the morning and I was standing at the DFW airline counter with more than 40 students. Suddenly, the lady taking…

How did the original people migrate up the swift rivers?

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We are continuing to pursue the first people in our area from pre-historic time. Archaeologists have developed a significant record from artifacts. History is not static. The history of these Original Americans has not been written. One of our objectives of the archaeology sites survey was to understand how they migrated, when, and why they…

Buying your own home is a lot more expensive these days

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In 1978, I was single and I began saving $50 a week to buy a house. I purchased a house near 29th Street and Harvard Avenue for $36,000 and sold it a little over two years late for $45,000. I think my mortgage rate was about 10%. It was a two-bedroom wood frame house with…