My mother, Eleanor Stevens Skinner, was born on November 26, 1917. Through the years her birthday came on Thanksgiving Day every once in a while. This is one such day. My first memory is a political one. (Surprised, right?) She … Continue reading
My brother-in-law Denny Desmond, 1966 graduate of Crystal Lake Central High School, married my sister Ellen, Class of 1970. They moved to Joplin, Missouri in the early 1990’s. The self-effacing guy ended up on the village board of a suburb … Continue reading
$325,000 of taxpayers’ money is missing from Joplin, MO, suburb Leawood. So what? That’s the location of the Hotel Desmond and my brother-in-law Denny Desmond heads its board of trustees. The village has about 1,000 people, so $325,000 is significant … Continue reading
