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Lasagna Stew tastes like lasagna, but easier to make

January 23, 2022

Soup 2+ pounds ground beef.1-67 ounce Prego Italian Sauce any flavor. We enjoy the fresh mushroom flavor.1-6 ounce jar of sliced mushrooms including the liquid it’s in.1-14.5 ounce can of small diced tomatoes. 1-32 ounce box of unsalted chicken broth.1-tablespoon Italian seasoning. Taste first! You might not require as much.10 Lasagna pasta noodles broken...

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One Small Voice: Critical race theory misunderstood

January 23, 2022

by Lynn Mandaville For several months now I have been irked by one particular meme making the rounds in my liberal circles on Facebook. It says: CRITICAL RACE THEORY = ACTUAL AMERICAN HISTORY The text is usually accompanied by an old fashioned, black and white, wood-block engraving of African slaves...

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Army Bob: Should we allow packing Supreme Court?

January 20, 2022

by Robert M. Traxer The Supreme Court dealt a blow to the current administration when it struck down the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for all businesses with more than 100 employees to require COVID-19 vaccinations and boosters as a condition of remaining employed. Well no kidding! The White House Chief of...

I need attitude adjustment for my ‘Busy of Living’

January 18, 2022

by Denise Dykstra "In the Busy of Living, Remember It’s the Small Moments All Around Us That Make a Life" Sometimes I get so busy that I forget to live life. Does this ever happen to you? It’s Monday night and I have just succumbed to the comfort of the...

Ramblin’ Road: I know why a chicken crossed the road

January 16, 2022

by Phyllis McCrossin King and I have been laying low for the past two weeks. Our daughter tested positive for COVID shortly after New Year’s Eve and quarantined herself. Since no one is exactly sure where she got it, we decided to just play it safe and not go anywhere....

Make crustless chicken pie in crockpot for a busy day

January 16, 2022

Crustless Chicken pot pie crockpot style — The perfect go-to recipe for a busy day that works well to throw together in the morning before you head out. Easy cleanup, and is great served with mashed potatoes, noodles and/or biscuits. Ingredients: 3-4 pounds of raw chicken breasts cubed.Seasoning to taste...

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One Small Voice: I gave Rand a chance. She failed

January 14, 2022

by Lynn Mandaville When I was a teenager of about 17, and my father was a devout Republican and firm believer in the capitalist system, Pop encouraged me to read Ayn Rand. He said it would temper my youthful liberalism and my belief in a more socialistic approach to American...

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Army Bob: Ayn Rand is a bulwork against socialism

January 13, 2022

I recently discovered the philosophy of author, cinematographer, philosopher Alisa Zinov’yevna Rosenbaum, better known and despised by socialists as Ayn Rand. Ayn Rand is known as the greatest promoter of capitalism in history, with total sales of her books approaching 40 million copies. Not bad, as most of her works...

My family and I are living the opposite life of ‘Hygge’

January 12, 2022

by Denise Dykstra I was introduced to the word “Hygge” (which I am never sure I am pronouncing correctly or not) by one of my dear friends. She currently lives in a log cabin in the midst of a pine forest. She loves winter and snow and I have a...

Ramblin’ Road: King and I aren’t really in ‘Nomadland’

January 10, 2022

Phyllis McCrossin by Phyllis McCrossin Since the release of the movie Nomadland last year, I’ve found a lot of people kind of raise their eyebrows when they learn King and I live full-time in our travel trailer. They assume we are destitute or some such thing. The movie, based on...

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