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Riding Shank’s Mare
Mother and Dad lived at Edmonson, Mo in their first years of marriage and their most frequent touch with civilization was the little country store at the crossroads. …
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Dianne Peck
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4/3/25
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There are some new houses going up and some old houses being remodeled in a number of places in Clinton and Warsaw. I remember when Dr. Finke built his house across from Boring’s on Shady Lane …
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James Mahlon White
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3/27/25
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George and Martha Washington at Mount Vernon After the Presidency – Part II Last week, this column described some of the features of Mount Vernon in 1797 which will be continued this week as …
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Glynna Elliott Morse
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3/27/25
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We Should All Be Kings
Each year at the Ides of March, a sensation seems to overtake even the strongest of mortals and we are found having the desire to perpetrate terrible deeds against our …
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Dianne Peck
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3/27/25
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Aunt Jane died Thursday evening after a series of health setbacks that she fought courageously and with a sense of humor. She had an exuberant spirit that served her well for 94 years. She once …
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James Mahlon White
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3/20/25
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George and Martha Washington at Mount Vernon After the Presidency – Part I Glynna Morse presented the program for the March 8 meeting of the Windsor Historical Society. She reviewed George and …
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Glynna Elliott Morse
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3/20/25
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Number Please!
It’s somewhat amazing the bizarre thoughts one can have while performing repetitious chores. Just yesterday it occurred to me that my cousin Tootie (now passed) was an …
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Dianne Peck
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3/20/25
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Walking over to the Courthouse this morning, I noticed a few blades of green grass poking through. The first day of spring is next Thursday and it won’t be long until the lake is full of …
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James Mahlon White
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3/13/25
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75 Years Ago: Transatlantic Travel by Steamship In the past month, national news media reported that the SS United States, the fastest ocean liner to cross the Atlantic, was headed to the Gulf Coast …
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Glynna Elliott Morse
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3/13/25
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Ride a Good Horse to Death
Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night, stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds. Thus reads the inscription on the …
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Dianne Peck
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3/13/25
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Well, President Trump and President Zelenskyy had a real rabble-rouser at the White House. The conversation became heated and some believe The Donald was disrespectful to Zelenskyy. I don’t see …
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James Mahlon White
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3/6/25
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A Hare of Difference
Down here on the creek we ate a lot of fish and game, including rabbit. Feasting on rabbit was only in the winter and usually during a snowfall. I still recall my Dad …
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Dianne Peck
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3/6/25
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Washington’s Forgotten Birthday On February 17, we celebrated Presidents Day, a day that seems confusing to many people. For many decades, the United States observed February 22 as George …
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Glynna Elliott Morse
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3/6/25
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To The Editor, For nearly 25 years, I’ve been practicing Falun Gong, aka Falun Dafa. This is my faith. Falun Gong is a spiritually-based “cultivation practice.” It consists of three …
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Submitted
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3/6/25
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Well, protests continue against The Donald. It’s understandable of course, because he has some strange ideas. Firefighters should fight fires, police officers should police and immigration …
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James Mahlon White
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2/28/25
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Or do without!
Throughout the decades, women’s apparel has reflected the political, social and economic events of an era, from the movie star glamour of the 1930’s to the wartime …
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Dianne Peck
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2/28/25
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News 100 Years Ago In 1925, radio reception problems were reported as front page news for The Windsor Review.[1] Radio was the newest technology. Missouri’s first radio stations were …
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Glynna Elliott Morse
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2/28/25
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I’d happily trade this week’s bitter cold for a good Missouri heat wave. As you bundle up and head outside, this might warm you up. Tracey Spry says that even though its cold right now, …
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James Mahlon White
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2/19/25
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Well, another cruise ship is having problems. This time it was a big Royal Caribbean liner filled with passengers who came down with the stomach flu. The Radiance of the Seas was traveling from …
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James Mahlon White
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2/15/25
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Sugar Substitutes on the Frontier Missouri became a state in 1821, but for the next two decades most of its citizens still lived on the frontier. Sugar was an expensive commodity that was seldom …
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Glynna Elliott Morse
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2/15/25
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Someone ought to examine my head!
We have all witnessed the intimacy of estrangement that can exist between couples who have nothing left in common but their incompatibility. And once …
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Dianne Peck
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2/15/25
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Took Max (Schnauzer) for a drive around town on Sunday. We passed by the Lay House and it brought to mind a portrait of Robert E. Lee. Years ago my late Cousin Mahlon bid on a big print of General …
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James Mahlon White
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2/6/25
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News Fifty Years Ago January, 1978 started the year with temperatures between 20 and 40 degrees, followed by snow, rain, and sleet on January 3. Editor Howard Cochran produced a newspaper of 8 to 10 …
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Glynna Elliott Morse
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2/6/25
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Belonging to yourself
One day this week, on the way to the mailbox, I paused to hear the moaning wind in the cedars on the ridge above the house. I knew instinctively there was a cold …
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Dianne Peck
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2/6/25
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I happened to be on Old Highway 54 heading across Kansas on Saturday to visit my cousin Frank and his wife Rayleen in Osage City. There are places behind some older farm houses where you can see the …
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James Mahlon White
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1/29/25
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