Sandra Thomas

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Cows don’t have a Labor Day
By Sandra Thomas
September 4, 2008
When I was a youngster, I always wondered why we didn’t get mail on Labor Day. Of course, as people who lived on a farm, there was always work to be done regardless of holidays or anything else — animals to be fed, cows to be milked, eggs to be gathered and always the fields beckoned the harvester, the plow, the cultivator, the planter.
You say tomato, I say let’s eat
By Sandra Thomas
August 28, 2008
My husband, who normally eschews all contact with green living things, decided to grow tomatoes this year. He has done this a time or two before with my prodding, but this year he got into the whole project with enthusiasm.
Online dangers necessitate education, supervision
By Sandra Thomas
August 21, 2008
Even with the days beginning to grow shorter, the weather is still warm and muggy, but there is a tinge of crispness in the air from time to time. We are rapidly approaching my favorite season of the year — autumn.
Olympic display calls to mind historic sights, progress in China
By Sandra Thomas
August 14, 2008
Yep! I watched the whole thing — the entire opening Beijing 2008 Olympic ceremony as broadcast on television. And I was blown away by the size and scope of the show.
Fairy tale classics can present issues with youngsters
By Sandra Thomas
July 31, 2008
Almost everybody agrees that reading to young children is important, but not everybody agrees on what should be read or should not be read to children. As our country continues to grow in diversity of ethnicity, religion and political views, the literature available for children shows an ever-increasing diversity.
2 medical emergencies, 1 sad message
By Sandra Thomas
July 24, 2008
This is a tale of two people, each with a life-threatening health problem. Only one remains alive.
Home shopping offers convenience, profitability
By Sandra Thomas
July 17, 2008
Although our lives have changed for the better in most ways, there is one thing my mother-in-law enjoyed that we do not have.
Childhood memories of harvests recall happy, hard times on farm
By Sandra Thomas
July 9, 2008
Gamblers and farmers have a great deal in common.
Holiday about more than things that go boom
By Sandra Thomas
July 3, 2008
The Fourth of July celebration is not one I look forward to because I don’t like fireworks. I especially despise the really loud ones. When somebody I care about is setting them off, I get even more nervous. So, I opt for a family celebration and try not to think about the noise in the background.
Smoking ban a boon for public health
By Sandra Thomas
June 26, 2008
When I recently read about the ban on smoking in most of Kansas City, Mo.’s bars and restaurants, I silently cheered. I hope it’s just a matter of time the casinos and the rest of the metropolitan area not under the ban on smoking in public places join the general ban.

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