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Life running smoothly
Waving is defined in the dictionary as: “to gesture by moving the hand or arm up and down.” In urban settings the gesture is usually seen in conjunction with red lights …
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Dianne Peck
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2/11/26
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A video taken of President Kennedy’s assassination with a view to the grassy knoll may get released. It’s been under lock and key by the Fed’s since it was taken by Orville Nix on …
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James Mahlon White
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2/4/26
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“Train Problems in the Winter of 1905, Part II”
Trains in the four-county area were affected by huge snow drifts and continued snow storms that had repeatedly hit Missouri and plains states …
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Glynna Elliot Morse
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2/4/26
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“Shapes our attitude”
House numbers and street names rarely hold any significance in small town America. Most residents in such communities just know where everyone lives. If someone does …
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Dianne Peck
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2/4/26
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Snow, icy roads, single digit temperatures, not the best of weekends. As I scrolled through the internet looking at pictures of kids outside playing in the snow, I marveled at their fortitude to …
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Anita Campbell
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1/28/26
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A Lid for every Pot.
Katherine Hepburn was a fiercely independent and willful woman. She wore pants because she hated skirts. Married once, she divorced because she could not submit to taking …
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Dianne Peck
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1/28/26
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All kinds of hurrah over illegal immigration are still in the news. For decades, we’ve been told that nothing could be done about it. I remember when the Republicans wanted a path to legal status …
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James Mahlon White
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1/21/26
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“America’s Centennial Celebration of 1876 In Philadelphia”
The nation’s 1876 Centennial celebration held in Philadelphia was a much larger production than the fifty-year anniversary held …
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Glynna Elliot Morse
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1/21/26
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We Wore Out the Days!
Myrtie Robinson has left a gift to friends and family that is filled with soul! It is her daily journal that she recorded from 1935 to 1946, and in it she paints a picture …
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Dianne Peck
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1/21/26
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America250 Kicks Off the Nation’s 250th Anniversary Celebration
America250, the organization in charge of planning the nation’s 250th anniversary, kicked off festivities in Washington, D.C., …
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Glynna Elliot Morse
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1/15/26
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Minnesota is back in the news after a woman was killed by an ICE Agent during a protest. Renee Good failed to follow the agent’s instructions to step out of her car and took off instead, …
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James Mahlon White
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1/15/26
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Ours to make
Over increasingly large areas of the United States, spring now comes unheralded by the return of the birds, and the early mornings are strangely silent, where once they were filled …
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Dianne Peck
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1/15/26
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Like many of you, I was glued to the tube when Venezuelan dictator Nicholas Maduro was brought to the United States to face drug trafficking charges. Maduro wasn’t running a country, he was …
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James Mahlon White
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1/6/26
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“The sound of wings”
John F. Kennedy spoke of the quality of courage in his 1955 book, “Profiles in Courage.” His subjects were men involved in politics and the challenges they faced to …
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Dianne Peck
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1/6/26
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“Junk Piles on the Farm”
From time to time, this column reviews the writings of Baird Rand. Mr. Rand wrote the “Musings of an Old Timer” column in THE WINDSOR REVIEW from 1960 to 1965. …
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Glynna Elliot Morse
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1/6/26
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As I write this, New Year’s Eve is two days away. It will be spent at parties and night clubs by some and at home by others. Me, I’m going to sister Julie’s house where brother-in-law Steve has …
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James Mahlon White
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12/31/25
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“80 Years Ago:
Christmas in Windsor
After World War II”
The December 27, 1945 WINDSOR REVIEW told of many family Christmas gatherings. …
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Glynna Elliot Morse
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12/31/25
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A Place in the Landscape
As a cold drizzle fell outside the kitchen windows I spotted a large, fluffy, furry tail hanging down from the squirrel feeder. The ravenous critter was gnawing away on …
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Dianne Peck
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12/30/25
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When delving into “Christmas Past,” two churches in Warsaw come to mind.
The first is the Christian Church. It was built in 1842 by a group of southern pioneers. During the Civil War, it was …
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James Mahlon White
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12/22/25
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“Magic & Miracles”
During the Christmas season we all see and hear many touching stories but my all time favorite is “The Gold and Ivory Tablecloth,” written by Pastor Howard Schade. …
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Dianne Peck
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12/22/25
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“Currier & Ives Prints (1835-Present)”
It is the Christmas season, and some of us still send and receive a few Christmas cards. For more than 150 years, Currier & Ives prints have …
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12/22/25
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There was a lot of hurrah over President Trump making English our official language. Several states pushed back against it. Yesterday I found something that my great-great grandfather wrote for the …
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James Mahlon White
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12/17/25
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“The First Christmas Trees in Windsor (1880-1900)”
The Christmas trees used by the first area settlers in the Windsor area would have been an Eastern red cedar which grew in the timbered …
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Glynna Elliot Morse
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12/17/25
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Put him in the barn. A few years ago I discovered a letter to Santa that I had written at about age seven. Reading it I was reminded that even at that age I was a dedicated bibliophile. I requested …
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Dianne Peck
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12/17/25
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Well, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Congresswoman Ilhan Omar are embroiled in a billion dollar welfare scandal. The fraud is linked to meals for underprivileged children. Some Minnesotans asked for …
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James Mahlon White
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12/10/25
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