Franklin Roosevelt of course had Missy LeHand who had been his secretary as his mistress. I discovered he had had an affair with his wife’s secretary, Lucy Page Mercer.

•  To all creators of art in all its dimensions and classifications for their important contributions to the Carthage economy by focusing the public spotlight upon our community. May their focus upon excellence never falter.

You can't let people build you down.

How long does it take to identify smell?

While reading the online edition of The Carthage Press Thursday, I was not surprised to see another headline involving the budget crunch at Missouri Southern.

The measure of good, the full extent of compassion, the amazing dimensions of love in its finest expression in any community is difficult to the threshold of the impossible in many communities and most especially in the neighborhood that embraces Carthage and surrounding area.

While researching the First Ladies I began wondering about the 43 sitting Presidents and what kind of lives they had lived, so I went digging. There are 137 named and known mistresses of presidents and again, only 43 presidents!

• To every eligible voter who has diligently checked registration status and studied the qualifications and personal standards of every candidate for public office and is prepared to take action responsibly at the polls in ways that will help insure every office is filled by a trustworthy and fully qualified person.

On Sunday, Aug. 17, 2008, Col. Val Gene Mathews passed away.

It was a moment of hate s vicious victory  but also the launching pad for one of the greatest successes of love, good will and compassion in all of history.

Herbert Hoover met Lou Henry in a geology lab at Stanford.

 • To all those who have given special attention to means of reclaiming and continuing much of the original design of the Maple Leaf Festival as a step toward future greater than ever achievements.

When my husband died in January 2004, my car was 18 months old.

Out of sight, out of mind to most of the sheltered persons whose resources may have limits but who mange two or three meals per day and a sheltered cover for the night-time repose, but, noticed or not, the homeless are always with us.

For those who don't know, I work in a pharmacy.