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Obviously, I am a dog person. The great thing about being a dog trainer is that I get to enjoy all kinds of dogs besides… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close

My wife, Debbie, and I were in Branson right after Thanksgiving Day and we watched “The Miracle of Christmas” at the Sight and Sound Theatre.… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close

America will soon be plunged into a libertarian moment. Are you prepared?Libertarianism is a political ideology – a belief system – that contrasts sharply with… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close

Eighty years ago this week, Adolf Hitler launched his last military attempt to end World War II in the western European theater. Known in the American and Allied press ever after as the Battle of the Bulge, it proved the evil man's costly last gamble, costly to all sides in the conflict.Hitler planned to use elite military units to split the Allied armies and retake the port of Antwerp.

When I was growing up, going to grandma's for Christmas dinner was the highlight of the day. Even more exciting than opening the box that contained Chatty Kathy or the year I got Clackers (which proved to be more dangerous than learning to drive a car), it promised to be packed full of fun with cousins, aunts, uncles and grandparents who made it their job to make the day special.Mom would dress me up in itchy clothes, saved especially for Christmas (wool skirt, no less), and we'd head that way, even though it didn't take us long, since my grandparents only lived 10 houses away.

There’s no single engagement in the Kansas-Missouri Border War quite like Quantrill’s Massacre, which took place Aug. 21, 1863. I am not referencing the notoriety… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close

The holiday season has arrived and soon we will be turning the page on 2024. In January, two new members will be joining the Leavenworth… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close

I still have my very first pocketknife, a Henckels three-bladed stockman with a red bone handle. It’s safely stowed in a drawer now because its… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close

I remember the room so clearly. It was a small conference space in the Concord Monitor newspaper office in New Hampshire, scarcely big enough for two people.