JEFFERSON CITY – The owner of a Lake of the Ozarks-area gun store has been indicted by a federal grand jury accusing him of illegally selling firearms to undercover agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
Lunches provided by area community centers during the week of Dec. 27.
Merry Christmas! Christmas is a perfect time to be thankful for all we have while reflecting on the past. This, too, is an excellent time to remember those less fortunate or our soldiers serving overseas.
First, I want to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas. The Kansas City Chiefs helped our holiday spirits with an exciting win over the Chargers Sunday.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Kansas City Chiefs had no additional positive COVID-19 tests Wednesday, one day after seven players were added to the reserve list, a promising sign that an outbreak that infected 16 players in all may have subsided.
Dear Abby: A dear friend of mine, “Dirk,” died by suicide a couple of years ago. We were very close when we were young but saw each other only occasionally as adults. However, on the occasions we did get together, it always felt like we picked up where we left off.
What a pain in my backside! Have you been spending a little too long sitting on the floor wrapping gifts? Or maybe a few too many long hours sitting at your desk at work? Or even standing in one position in a never ending line at the mall. Sitting or standing in one position for a prolonged amount of time can cause strain and pain from your neck all the way down your backside into your legs.
Why are many of us still drawn to paper calendars in this digital age? h Karen Hernandez, senior product manager at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, has theories. h First, we can feel “more intimately tied to our plans, and get increased joy out of organizing our to-dos, when we can track them physically on analog calendars,” she says. h Also, “these calendars can express our style and bring beauty to otherwise monotonous days. Not only does the act of writing the event down stick in our minds more permanently, we’re also able to use the calendar for creative self-expression.” h There are a variety of beautiful and creative calendars on tap at bookstores and online sites to mark the months or weeks of 2022 with photos, artwork, quotes, cartoons, puzzles and more. Added bonus: You can frame your favorite images after each month is done.
Weeks, months, and probably years from now, if there is one thing that you may remember about the Fijian archipelago, it is the stunning clarity of its water. If such a thing is possible, the water is clearer than glass, its facets sparkling more brilliantly than scads of diamonds and more reflectively than millions of mirrors. All of that clarity, yet it still manages in its relatively shallow, iridescent depths to reflect gemstone shades of silver, turquoise, emerald and a serenade of blue, from sapphire to cobalt to aquamarine to robin’s egg.
According to Alexander Pope, “Hope springs eternal,” but that spring often gets plugged at this time of year. In ancient times, enemy combatants would use stones to stop up the wells and springs of a city under siege. In this way, they could force their adversaries to abandon their strategic advantage and become vulnerable.