Resolve to be better in 2008
      The end of the old year and the start of a new one is typically a good time to think about our lives - the good and the bad. Do we make resolutions or not? We asked our readers last week what they thought about New Year's resolutions and sixty percent said that resolutions are a good idea, wheth...
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Midwest Memo
Other ways
by Alan Shultz
      After years of avoiding breakfast in general, and oatmeal specifically, I have fallen head over taste buds in love with Quaker Oats. I'm talking instant oatmeal here, pre-measured packets requiring 1/2 cup milk and two short minutes in the microwave. Stirring is not required - imagine that! And it...
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Letters to the Editor
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