Opinion

When my son was undergoing a series of allergy tests as a teenager, he once asked me if I thought he was allergic to every plant in the universe.

With apologies to my good friends Betty Hausam, Mary Lee McGuire and Nedra Zimmerschied, my mother, Bonnie Brandes, is the best high school English teacher ever. I say this not only because I sat in her class and diagrammed sentences and wrote paragraphs daily for four years, but because I have statistical and anecdotal evidence:

I attended the council meeting Monday night on the smoking ban for Sedalia.

It has been a tough season for Sedalia’s very own professional indoor football team, the Mid-Missouri Outlaws.

Several years ago, I wrote an article about growing older and enlarging on the fact that I did not plan to do that. I might turn grey and sprout a few wrinkles, but basically I would never lose my zeal for traveling or being a participant in the clubs, and being entertained by all the wonderful outlets in Sedalia and Missouri. I lied. I’m old and time is not supposed to move this rapidly and some things are a blur in my memory.

“The people in Sedalia who make $50,000 and up each year must understand that those who only make $24,000 at a factory job can not afford a $9 breakfast.”

Early Sedalia saw itself as a thriving, “live,” city, “worshipping the new business gospel.” Its prosperity was apparent, according to the 1882 History of Pettis County, in Sedalia’s “fine, broad, paved streets, substantial two- and three-story brick business houses and dwellings, churches, and schools.”

If not for others, do it for yourself. Please stop smoking; it is not healthy.

Last December, the Sedalia Democrat featured the Reading Buddies program at Skyline Elementary. As a parent, I want to share the impact the program had on my two sons who were fortunate enough to see both sides of the program. My sons, Cody and Caleb, were in Mrs. Emery’s Kindergarten class and Mrs. Wise’s fourth-grade class. Although the program is focused on improving literacy and providing good oral reading practice, the social development turned out to be almost as important.

Some parents worship their children. I’ve always thought that it must be tough to be God when you’re only 3 years old and can barely tie your shoe. But some little people have the power to convince their parents into believing that they are capable of doing no wrong.

When I returned home from Afghanistan, I expected that life, my family, and my backyard would welcome me with open arms. Instead, I was greeted with snow, more snow, and work out the wazoo. But I had hope! In April, my husband, Max, and I were to meet friends in Savannah, Ga., where our daughter, Emily, has been working. It would be lovely in Savannah!

Historians frequently confront the issue of disagreement among the authorities. Secondary sources may offer a variety of different interpretations of factual information. More problematic are differences in primary sources. Manuscript census records are sometimes illegible, old tombstones are weatherworn, city directories may give vague addresses, and newspaper accounts sometimes provide incorrect ages or names. These factors make it difficult to locate Moses Harvey.

On May 11, rural and letter carriers from the area including Sedalia, Marshall, Clinton, Knob Noster and Slater participated in the Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive.

The stories I have written lately have shed a new light on what the true meaning of Memorial Day is.

“There are flag poles at the north and south entrances to Crown Hill Cemetery. The American flag should be displayed at both locations.”

Dave Clippert wants to keep others from spending time where he ended up last Saturday — in the emergency room at Bothwell Regional Health Center.

People who have lived through weather disasters never forget them. Usually, they can remember exactly where they were and what they were doing when the disaster struck.

Part of being an exchange student is to see, learn and experience new things. I feel that being a student with American Field Service, I have accomplished these things pretty well.

My wife and I strongly support the comprehensive smoking ban ordinance the Sedalia City Council is considering. We hope the council will see the value in passing and enforcing this ordinance for the welfare of all citizens and visitors.

As a resident of Sedalia, I am excited that the city government is considering a smoke-free ordinance.

I’ve had the opportunity over the last few weeks to have some honest and profitable conversations with readers and community members regarding the future of the Democrat.

“I thought it was against the law to throw your grass clippings in the streets. Take a trip down 16th Street by the fairgrounds and the sidewalks are covered in grass and it is four or five feet into the street. It really looks bad. “

We will be placing a new American flag on all veterans graves in Crown Hill Cemetery at or about 6 a.m. May 25 and then removing them on May 27 at about 6 p.m.

Some of what is being said about the indoor smoking ordinance revolves around the rights of the employer to run his business the way he or she wants. There is a lot of research about whether businesses lose profits or gain profits when a smoking ordinance is put in place. And let’s face it; people are in business to make a profit.