I was searching for my childhood copy of Uncle Remus stories, the topic of which had come up lately as part of a conversation about racial divides in this country. It’s hard to find a copy of those stories today that has not been edited to make it more acceptable. I’m told…
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No pictures, please
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Warm days and cool nights had turned into the dead of summer. High humidity and high temperatures were compelling everyone on the street to move a little slower, to conserve energy, to guard their water intake. But recent events in the country, recent racially charged events in the country had already put folks on edge.…
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Easy solutions
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Blazing trails
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Taking aim
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One summer between university classes, I took a job as a counselor for the Campfire Girls. The camp was located near Parkville, Mo., in the deep woods above the Missouri River north of Kansas City. I had been a Brownie and a Girl Scout from elementary through junior high school years but Campfire Girls was…
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Getting control
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Planned obsolescence
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There was a time when I did a short stint at the Omaha headquarters of Northwestern Bell in their corporate public relations department. My parents were ecstatic. Working for the “phone company” was the epitome of stability in terms of both job and benefits. The only place to go was up. How many times had…