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It’s that time of year when we join the bears in stumbling out of hibernation only to realize that, quite suddenly, everything has to be done.
The mower blade needs to be sharpened. …
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Jeanne Sager
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4/4/23
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Ah, dear Readers, we have recently returned from a whirlwind week across the pond. Our destination? Jolly old England! Our traveling party consisted of my granddaughter Adeline, daughter Liz, …
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Kathy Werner
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3/31/23
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Scientists tell us it’s officially Ok to welcome the beginning of spring when the Earth’s equator is aligned directly with the sun on the vernal equinox, a phenomenon that came to pass …
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Jeanne Sager
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3/28/23
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Last Saturday evening, my friends Mary and Bob threw their annual St. Patrick’s Day dinner. They have been kind enough to feed us Mary’s incredibly tasty corned beef and cabbage dinner …
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Kathy Werner
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3/24/23
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“Whoaaaaaaa! We’re going to be in the paper! Can it be the front page?”
If you want to win the heart of a newspaper’s photojournalist, this is your road map.
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Jeanne Sager
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3/21/23
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Want to hear a magic trick? Admit to a small child that you, a grown-up who they do not see on a regular basis or may not even recall seeing, know their name.
As a photojournalist for …
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Jeanne Sager
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3/14/23
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Hey there, cats and kittens! Hope you are all enjoying this wondering end-of-winter weather we’re having.
I was just thinking about all those little signs that tell you that you are …
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Kathy Werner
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3/10/23
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I took my first photo for the Democrat more than two decades ago. I was a high school intern who had absolutely no idea what she was doing, but then that’s the nature of being an intern, …
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Jeanne Sager
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3/7/23
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You know, there are still a lot of us Baby Boomers out here, and we are getting a little tired of all the stairs in our houses.
We are tired of walking upstairs to go to bed, and real tired of …
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Kathy Werner
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3/3/23
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Do you know whose land you're living on?
It's a question that may seem like a trick. If you own your home, it's yours, right? if you rent, it's your landlord's?
Not exactly. Long …
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Jeanne Sager
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2/28/23
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Last weekend was very special for our family as we celebrated the launch of the new Kansas City International Airport, which a team of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) architects, led by my …
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2/24/23
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