My first taste of a fried morel mushroom was a revelation. I was in my chemistry class at Fulton High School (go, Hornets!), and Mr. Simpson, our teacher, cooked up a batch over a Bunsen burner in the lab. The earthy, delicate …
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Funeral services were held this week for Roger Ebert, journalist, film critic and extraordinary human being. In spite of physical challenges, including a battle with thyroid and salivary gland cancer that eventually left him unable to talk or eat, Ebert continued …
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Not all mystery-lovers want blood and gore, thank you very much. Some of us prefer to follow amateur detectives relying more on wits than weapons and look for books written in the style of Agatha Christie. An organization called Malice …
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We use the word kin pretty loosely. Personally, I come from a large, blended family and have a network of very close friends, all of whom I consider family or kin. But what is kinship? In today’s world of reproductive …
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The lives of the rich and famous hold great fascination for us regular folks. Yes, I love to watch the movie stars on the red carpet and critique gowns and suits. When it comes to books, I sometimes take similar …
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Google is an incredibly powerful search engine. Type in a keyword or phrase and Google returns results in a fraction of a second. “Sandwiches Columbia Missouri” will give you a list of possible places where you can grab a quick …
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