tschram

tschram

  • Joined: August 30, 2022
  • Articles: 12101

First wife has second thoughts on polygamy

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I are in our 40s. Last year, we decided to make a very big change in our lives. We decided to seek out a second wife (sister wife) for my husband. I was completely on board with it at first. He reached out to a woman he knew years ago and asked if she would consider joining our family. However, I started getting this feeling that she wasn’t the right woman to bring into our family. She ignored many of my in-depth questions about why she wanted to live this type of life.

EJC all-stars spark Missouri sweep

There were familiar faces, opponents turned teammates and great success by a group of Eastern Jackson County all-stars in the annual Mo-Kan All Star Series Monday. Those area senior stars played key roles as the Missouri squad routed its Kansas counterparts 7-0 and 11-2 at the Kansas City Urban Youth Academy.

Are Americans tough enough for tough times?

A week ago today, I was sitting in a lounge chair, soaking up the sun somewhere between Miami Beach and the Bahamas. As a celebration of school being out and summer arriving, my family embarked on a week-long cruise of the Caribbean.

Treasury secretary says inflation could ease soon

WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen acknowledged Tuesday that she and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell “could have used a better word” than “transitory” when describing the expected run of inflation in the U.S. economy. She added that she was hopeful it would soon be on the decline.

Scott Frank Brock (Boyd)

Scott Frank Brock (Boyd), 54, formerly of Independence, Mo., passed away Monday, May 16, 2022, in Pocatello, Idaho. Scott was born to Frances Jane Brock and Eugene Baldwin, Jr. in Cape Girardeau on May 28, 1967. After the family moved to the Kansas City area, Fran married David Boyd, who adopted Scott and his brother in 1974. Scott attended Messiah Lutheran and Blackburn Elementary schools, Bridger Junior High, and Truman High School in Independence, and graduated in 1985. He was a member of the Truman Cross Country team. After graduation, Scott joined the U.S. Army and was stationed in Hohenfels, West Germany and El Paso, Texas.