Jeff Fox: Blue Springs Chamber hands out awards
The Blue Springs Chamber of Commerce annual banquet is a celebration of a community’s progress. Last Friday’s event included honoring local businesses and not-for-profits.
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Sandy Turner: It’s not easy being green, but you can try
The signs are encouraging as young people seem to be embracing life as it was before technology glued cell phones to our ears and we let the internet do all the thinking.
Ken Garten: A lawyer’s actions during trial are a basis for appeals
The common law, as it is called, is the law made by courts and judges in decisions and rulings.
Sandy Turner: The view is a lot better from the slow lane
Taking advantage of this “fake” fall weather, I’ve been running errands I’d been putting off for a day that wasn’t full of humidity and heat.
Diane Mack: The most vital accessory comes with … baggage
What size is appropriate for a lady’s purse? What do you think?
Sandy Turner: Nature speaks if we but listen, right?
A bird has been trying to fly through a shut window. What's really weird, besides the fact that it keeps doing it over and over again, is that it’s happened each morning for the last two weeks at 8:40 am.
Bob Buckley: An important lesson in undisclosed agendas
A month ago, I wrote my column about malignant mesothelioma, a cancer caused by asbestos. I described one of the cases I had been involved in over 20 years ago that introduced me to this horrific disease. I have represented three families who lost loved ones from the disease. The exposures came through asbestos insulation and asbestos in brakes.
Sandy Turner: A nap and cookies can cure anything
I still don't understand her obsession with wearing purple polyester pants but the time has come to admit she was right about most everything else. Mom said this day would come, and it's too bad she isn't here to witness it.
Diane Mack: Not sure, but I may have a shopping problem
Does anyone like to shop? I do and I think it’s hereditary.
Bob Buckley: Seeing toll mesothelioma takes on families makes the work worth it
Mesothelioma is a cancer thought to be related to asbestos exposure. Asbestos is a natural mineral, and its fibers are strong and resistant to heat, which makes them useful in a wide variety of applications, such as insulation, brakes, shingles and flooring.