Today I went out to the garden to see how it is going. First, let me explain that growing the garden is Larry’s job. I am only a spectator at this point, even though I did help with the planting. My part won’t kick in until it comes time to harvest the produce and can [...]
Entries from May 2009
May 12, 2009
Missouri’s Third Rail: Why The Hancock Amendment Should Be Repealed
By Brenda J. Kilby
May, 2009
How the Hancock Amendment Became Law
The 1970s was a period of massive inflation in the United States, when the price of groceries, durable goods and gasoline skyrocketed. Wages went up too, but not as fast as property values and the tax bill. Property values in Missouri and other states that were [...]
May 5, 2009
Scottish Shortbread
My mother-in-law was a daughter of Scotland, twice removed. Her great-grandparents, surname Craigg, moved to the United States from Scotland, and settled back East, then moved west to Missouri, where they raised their children and raised crops on the prairie, in Macon County. Then the Civil War broke Missouri apart, and Thomas and his bride, [...]
