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Changing of the guard | Mark’s Remarks
I am so grateful to be around people who are way smarter than I. I am equally grateful that there are mentally healthy friends, older than I am, who have…
You hurt my feelings | Mark’s Remarks
Have you ever been around someone who is so sensitive that you simply can’t avoid hurting their feelings? I talked to someone not long ago about this topic, and it…
Rating your favorite summer drink | For Your Health
By Dr. Graham A. Colditz Siteman Cancer Center For something so simple, there can be something surprisingly enjoyable about a cold drink on a hot day. It can quench our…
‘If you can keep it’ | Ott Observations
Recently I read an editorial by Solomon Stevens, author of the book “Religion, Politics, and the Law.” In his view, representative democracy can be so frustrating it draws us to…
The bike | Mark’s Remarks
How important was your bike when you were growing up? To most kids growing up in the 1970s and 80s, the bike was like an extra limb. I live in…
A drink at the skating rink | Mark’s Remarks
I received a lot of flak in the past for writing about poor service, cleanliness, and so on at area restaurants. My sons, who began working fast food when they…
Failing econ 51 | Ott Observations
When I attended the University of Missouri, there was a famous class primarily due to a dynamic professor that made a boring subject interesting. Econ 51 was the foundational economics…
Pools | Mark’s Remarks
Pools and summer. My earliest recollection of being in a swimming pool is when I accompanied my older cousins to the city pool as a kid. I was probably…