She’s a quiet woman, shy and unobtrusive and definitely not wanting to call attention to herself – except in her artwork. “I like to paint big – big canvas, big watercolors, big subjects, big brush strokes – the bigger the better!” says Kerry Hansen, a Wyoming transplant who lives and paints in her ...
Always Look for Side Trips Along the Way
A few years ago, I traveled to western Kansas upon the invitation of Gov. Sam Brownback and the Kansas Ringneck Classic, in order to participate in my first-ever wild pheasant hunt. The hunt raises money for youth hunting and conservation projects in Kansas. My friend, Julie Golob, who is a ...
WW2 POW Says Life Was Like ‘Hogan’s Heroes’ at Times
I met Marvin Guthrie in the spring of 2007. He lived down the street from my parents in Arizona. They told me he had a story to tell. Little did I know ... If you've ever watched reruns of "Hogan's Heroes," you'll see some similarities. Throughout the years, I have been honored to interview men who ...
Richard Bullock’s Memoirs, Part 2
This is the second part of a two-part series on the life of Dr. Richard Bullock, originally written in 2003. At that time, Dr. Bullock held the Robert H. Quenon Chair of Mining Engineering at UMR. Dr. Bullock's life journey took him from being an Ozarks boy to a worldly mining engineer, culminating ...
Richard Bullock’s Memoirs, Part 1
This is a column that I wrote in 2003 for the "St. James Leader Journal" and "Rolla Daily News." It features Dr. Richard Bullock's memoirs, from back in the day when he was entertaining the idea of writing a book or two. From farm boy in the Ozarks to endowed professor and distinguished member of ...
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