Monthly Archives: March 2016

March is National Reading Month

The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.   So said Theodor Seuss Geisel, aka “Dr. Seuss,” children’s book author and illustrator of numerous favorite stories such as “The … Continue reading

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A new jail for Benton County, Mo. (?)

This writer first highlighted the sorry state of the Benton County, Mo. jail in November 2014 in another [currently inactive] blogsite (that may someday be revived). The article, including photos taken at the time: History is Rich, Conditions are Poor at Benton County, Mo. … Continue reading

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A Man of Muscle and Grit

Arnold Schwarzenegger took a 6,132-mile leap from the obscurity of Thal, Austria to the riches and glamour of Hollywood, California in pursuit of his childhood dream to strike it rich and famous in the bodybuilding world of America. Remarkably, fulfilling … Continue reading

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