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Columns Harry Rediger Looking ahead to 2014 projects in Cape Girardeau The year 2013 is rapidly coming to a close and this would be a good time to look into 2014 and comment on some of the plans and strategies for the year ahead. We have had, in my opinion, a very successful 2013 and have set the stage for 2014 to be an exciting year... Susan McClanahan Christmas treats for friends, family; a Crockpot casserole I love making treats to give away to friends and family at Christmas, and I have a couple of new recipes I want to try. Peanut clusters are a Christmas favorite, but making them in the crock pot is a fairly new idea to me. I have that recipe for you, as well as a couple of cookie recipes and even a breakfast casserole made in the crock pot. A Christmas variety of recipes to kick off these couple of busy weeks before Christmas. Enjoy!... Joe Sullivan Cold work, and a cat ad that goes way, way too far This is about an ad campaign that has me scratching my head. But first let's give credit where credit is more than due. In the wake of last week's snow/sleet/ice storm, getting from here to there was a challenge. In some parts of Southeast Missouri, power outages added to the misery and inconvenience... Susan McClanahan Christmastime is here, happiness and cheer - and dessert Dessert anyone? When planning a menu for Christmas, it is nearly impossible for me to narrow down the dessert choices to just a few. I try to offer a variety that might include a pie (or two), a cake, cheesecake, a fruit choice, something chocolate and then fill in with bar cookies or homemade candy. ... Paul Schnare Keeping the green in fresh holiday greenery When Marilyn and I had our first Christmas together in our trailer, we got a fresh Christmas tree to celebrate with. After all, a forestry student wouldn't dream of having anything but a live Christmas tree to adorn the corner of the living area. We both were pretty excited about putting it up and decorating it... Joe Sullivan If you figure this out, please explain it to the rest of us There are some puzzles that are best suited for coffee shops. This is where most of the world's problems are solved and where questions with no real answers are asked. I've been wrestling with a few topics of my own recently. Maybe you already know the answers. That happens sometimes, when we get bogged down on something and can't see a simple solution, but everyone around us can explain it to us... Barbara Lohr Several Christmas festivities to be held in Jackson I hope you had a blessed Thanksgiving and a bountiful feast that included sharing with family and friends. In the rush to get to the Christmas season, we sometimes forget how thankful we should be to live in America -- and especially the heartland... Joe Sullivan If at first you don't succeed, try something not so ad hoc Albino deer in Cape Girardeau have touched off a wave of emotional discourse. Some participants in the discussion go so far as to suggest special protection for the animals. Given the fact not everyone is a deer lover, albino or not, there doesn't seem to be a quick fix for the Let's Save Everything With Pink Eyes Alliance... Susan McClanahan Holiday menu recipes with parsnips, artichokes and squash - Oh, my! I have received so many great recipes the past few days from friends, and I can't wait to try them. As many as I have received, it may take me a very long time to work my way through them, but I am willing to try, as long as my family can tolerate having new and different recipes. ... Susan McClanahan Selection of side dishes for the Thanksgiving buffet Every Thanksgiving I am asked about side dishes to serve on the Thanksgiving buffet. Most people know what they plan to do for the meat and dessert, but sometimes side dish recipes are hard to decide on. Today I am sharing a few side dish recipes to get your thought process going as to what to serve at your own Thanksgiving meal. Be creative and change up the vegetables from ordinary mashed potatoes and corn... Tom Harte Authentic Thanksgiving dessert from Native Americans "When you look at the big picture," pastry chef Bill Yosses and restaurant critic Bryan Miller, co-authors of "Desserts for Dummies," maintain, "Native Americans in the 16th and 17th centuries probably made a big mistake by teaching Europeans anything at all that helped them survive in the wilderness -- especially anything about cooking." Had the Indians simply ignored the colonists, these authors suggest, the Europeans might very well have gone back home... Joe Sullivan A slice of time, half a century later PREFACE: Everyone of a certain age has a frozen memory of events that occurred 50 years ago today. These events changed the world, but not for the last time. My memory is no better than anyone else's, and everyone who was old enough to remember the day President Kennedy was shot can tell his or her own story. The story I am telling today is the story I know best: my own slice of time...

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