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  • Amanda Stone 2012.jpg Amanda Stone: Radishes go well in salads

    I was once asked this question: If you could only eat a food based on its texture, what would it be? My first thought was radishes.

    May 15, 2013 1 Photo

  • 051513_wraps5.jpg Joplin couple opens restaurant that pairs smoked meats in wraps

    David Reed and Nathan Born have worked together for about six years, most recently mowing lawns. When Reed and his wife, Melanie, decided to open a restaurant, he knew he wanted Nathan and his brother, Chris, to be on the staff.

    May 15, 2013 2 Photos

  • images_sizedimage_033103148 Dave Woods: Hamner-Barber veterans tribute raises bar

    Dave Hamner and Jim Barber's variety show is filled with magic, music, ventriloquism and, near the end of the show, a veterans tribute like none I had seen before. It brought me to tears and raised the Branson veterans tribute bar for me.

    May 13, 2013 1 Photo

  • images_sizedimage_115194906 Benji Tunnell: Downey, Black reunite to improve 'Iron Man'

    Jon Favreau, director of the first two films, steps aside this time and turns over the reins to co-writer/director Shane Black, allowing a reunion between Black and his "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" star Robert Downey Jr., reprising his role as Tony Stark.

    May 13, 2013 1 Photo

  • Jermiah-Tucker-020812.jpg Jeremiah Tucker: Now easier than ever to find new music online

    Listening to hours of music every day used to mean turning on the radio and subjecting yourself to programming formats bloated with songs so overplayed that they are the auditory equivalent of putting a wad of pre-chewed gum in your mouth.

    May 13, 2013 1 Photo

  • Joe Hadsall Joe Hadsall: 'Orphan Black' features great story, performance

    The central story arc of one of the most brilliant shows to hit TV was revealed early in its third episode. Jokes about "Clone Club" and "Attack of the Clones" are running rampant in media coverage of the show, so there's no point in holding that tidbit back, or treating this column with a spoiler alert warning.

    May 13, 2013 1 Photo

  • 051113-Faith-1.jpg Prayers credited with increase in FCA members at Carthage Middle School

    Travis Bolin believes in prayer, especially when it comes to Carthage Middle School. The CMS counselor and Fellowship of Christian Athletes coach points to the dramatic increase in FCA membership at the Carthage school as proof of the power of prayer.

    May 13, 2013 1 Photo

  • Terry Mattingly: Zombies, spirituality intertwined

    But anyone who is interested in the worldview of zombie life must come to grips with the cable-television parables offered in the AMC series "The Walking Dead." This phenomenon, said Beard, has become so influential that it cannot be ignored by clergy.

    May 13, 2013

  • 091108-Frankie-Meyer_c.jpg Frankie Meyer: Prepare for holiday visits to cemeteries

    Memorial Day weekend is the ideal time to not only decorate the graves of loved ones, but also learn the location of unmarked graves -- and learn about relatives who are buried nearby. That weekend is also a great time to contact living relatives.

    May 13, 2013 1 Photo

  • images_sizedimage_032123610 Patty Crane: Mystery series should appeal to Reacher fans

    In the novel "Taken" by Robert Crais, a bajadores is a predator that kidnaps people being smuggled into the country. The bajadores, the Syrian, demands ransom from families of the people he kidnaps. His ransom demands are low, and as long as the families pay, the demands continue.

    May 13, 2013 1 Photo

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