R-T Columns
Being all bougie | Mark’s Remarks
Both of my sons are currently living in big cities and we have traveled, of course, to visit them often. During these visits, we’ve seen a lot of neat…
Read MoreThomas and James | Mark’s Remarks
When I was in second grade, my teacher had a bookshelf lined with hardback biographies. They were borderline storybooks but had more of a chapter book feel, and because I…
Read MoreBut we’re a Christian nation | Ott Obervastions
Recently, U.S. Rep. Mary Miller (R-Illinois) texted that she was deeply troubled that a Sikh cleric led a prayer in Congress. She initially misidentified him as Muslim. I guess…
Read MoreChanging 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…
Read MoreYou 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…
Read MoreRating 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…
Read More‘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…
Read MoreThe 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…
Read MoreA 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…
Read MoreFailing 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…
Read MorePools | 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…
Read MoreExterior cracking | Mark’s Remarks
There are days and weeks and months when I am pretty sure I’m going to go full-blown curmudgeon. Michelle would say to me “Don’t look now” as she usually…
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