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By the time you read this I'll have returned from my business trip but as I'm writing ahead of schedule, I haven't left yet. It's kind of like writing about the future!
So, each year, I go to the Romance Writers of America national conference and each year I run around like a chicken with its head cut off because I'm not prepared.
You'd think that with a year to prepare I'd be ready to go but you see, that's not in my personality. I'm the kind of girl who likes ...
July 22, 2009
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Kim
Van Meter
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Local Columns
It is a day I will not soon forget.
July 15, 2009
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Teresa
Hammond
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Local Columns
There were plenty of illegal fireworks bursting in the air Saturday night, July 4 - and a few fires as a result, one of which burned 11 acres at Duck Cove at Woodward Reservoir - but while several illegal fireworks were confiscated, no citations were given within the City of Oakdale, said officials.
July 08, 2009
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Kim
Van Meter
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Local Columns
I am preparing to play my first real golf game. I've been taking private lessons with a pro for a little while and it's time to hit the links. My significant other - who's always itching to play golf - says I'm ready for a round. I'm not sure that I feel ready but I'm going to give it a try anyway. Until now, about the closest I've gotten to playing is driving the cart.
July 08, 2009
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Dawn M.
Henley
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Local Columns
How nice of California to heat up to triple digits just as soon as I returned from a vacation to lush, green, rainy and non-humid upstate New York. What a welcome back.
July 01, 2009
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Marg
Jackson
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Local Columns
Slowly but surely Americans seem to be taking to the 'green' movement. Referred to by some as a 'trendy,' I will openly admit this is one 'trend' I am happy to be a part of.
July 01, 2009
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Teresa
Hammond
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Local Columns
It's felt like forever (10 months between releases is too long in my estimation) but finally, my sixth book will hit the shelves the second week in July and I'm so excited.
June 24, 2009
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Kim
Van Meter
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Local Columns
This column began as a piece about summer; the revival of ones spirit as they smile at the sun, embrace each day and perhaps reminisce on days gone by.
June 17, 2009
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Teresa
Hammond
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Local Columns
I was having a conversation recently with a girlfriend about our upcoming class reunion. We were talking about being in our 30s and lamenting about changes in how we looked - I was actually doing more of the lamenting. Though I'm a lot the same since the last reunion, some things are now definitely different. Instead of just talking about the right dress and a suntan, now it's about the right dress and sun damage.
June 09, 2009
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Dawn M.
Henley
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Local Columns
Thank you for calling the Oakdale Leader.
June 02, 2009
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Teresa
Hammond
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Local Columns
The good news is my 13-year-old is not cut out to be a mother. The bad news is, if she was; I would most likely fail as a grandmother.
June 02, 2009
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Marg
Jackson
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Local Columns
Weeks ago I talked about my sleep apnea and the resultant recommendation for a CPAP machine. Well, the machine has arrived.
May 27, 2009
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Kim
Van Meter
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Local Columns
Navigating Life's Crises
May 26, 2009
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Local Columns
My two children are still very young. This June they will reach the prime ages of two and five. The lessons they still have yet to learn in life, decision-making and heartbreak are all well ahead of them.
May 19, 2009
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Teresa
Hammond
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Local Columns
