By SANDY IRLE (digitalBURG) – Not being a fan of big cities, I have to say that Rome is amazing. I could happily live in Rome. We arrived at the end of December and the temperature was mild, jacket weather. We had rented a room online and, upon arrival, entered through a beautiful tiled driveway… Read more »
By SANDY IRLE – It’s always a great time to visit the river. For our anniversary, my husband Mark and I have often travel a short section of the Great River Road. The GRR is more than 3,000 miles long and takes you through 10 states from New Orleans to Minnesota. This section was an… Read more »
By KAMEL GHOZZI (digitalBURG) – As an Arab American sociologist born and raised in the country of Tunisia, every time my American friends ask for my opinion on the high level of violence that accompanied the “Arab Spring,” I always respond that revolutions are by definition violent events. For they violently interrupt the course of… Read more »
Story by SANDY IRLE (WARRENSBURG, Mo.) – Travel, to me, is a balm. It heals the stresses and obligations of day-to-day life. I enjoy getting lost. I thrill at meeting someone so different from me that we are both surprised by it. I am tickled to see birds and animals that are unfamiliar, and I… Read more »
By JANESE SILVEY Columbia Daily Tribune The general editor of the Missouri Biography Series—a collection of 30-some biographies of notable Missourians—is calling it quits. Bill Foley, a professor emeritus of history from the University of Central Missouri, wrote UM President Tim Wolfe his resignation letter today. It’s a position he’s held since the series began… Read more »
By Whitney Wiegel Agriculture Business Specialist While the drought of 2012 has row crop farmers across the Midwest reeling, it is important for them to maintain sound farm management practices and remember to follow the protocols of their crop insurance providers. Farmers who suspect drought damage or other insurable losses should promptly contact their crop… Read more »
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