Happy Fifteenth Anniversary! To Sadie and Chase: Happy Fifteenth Anniversary! Your wedding song suits you two well. I love how you love each other.

From The Feminine Slant By The Office Cat Here are some snippets Lucia Hamilton wrote in her Feminine Slant column. She started the column in the 1930s and kept it going for decades. Enjoy these from the 1930s….

Remembering 9/11 “These acts shattered steel, but they cannot dent the steel of America’s resolve.” President George W. Bush “When Americans lend a hand to one another, nothing is impossible.

This and That * It’s hoodie time! Don’t ask me if I want to go do spooky stuff, just come get me! * Having a cruise to look forward to is good for your health! * I read where Laura Howard of the Kansas Department of Children says she will not share SNAP data with the USDA after the USDA has requested that information. She serves in an appointed position.

Dear Editor, Every two years, the Institute for Policy and Social Research at the University of Kansas performs a study sponsored by the Kansas Hospital Association, which delves into the importance of the health care sector to the Kansas economy, and then, more specifically, the importance of the health care sector in each county. We received the final Rooks County report, and a press release was in last week's paper detailing some of the headlines of that report (which includes 2023 data) • Hospital direct employment contribution (jobs) – 156 • Physician offices direct employment contribution (jobs) - 26 • Hospital direct labor (wages being paid out into the county) - $10.6 million • Physician offices' direct employment contribution (wages being paid out into the county) - $1.7 million • Combined, 5% of the total jobs in Rooks County, and 12% of the labor income • Multiplier effect of hospital and physician office jobs - 209 • Multiplier effect of direct labor (wages) - $13.2 million • Local sales tax revenue generated by hospital and physician offices - $93,000 This is all economic, numeric data, computed by professors and researchers at KU.

Football Can you smell the crisp fall air softly blowing in the best season of the year? Yes, I mean football!!! Enjoy these quotes! “The difference between a good player and a great one is the discipline to do the little things consistently.” “In life as on the field, success is achieved by staying focused on the goal.” “Victory begins in the heart of the player.” “Respect is earned from hard work and being willing to accept coaching. Remember that.” “Football is like life.

This and That * Yes, it’s true! There is a YouTube video out there that has Lenny Kravitz and Prince performing “American Woman” LIVE! It is worth the search. * I should have known this earlier, but I think my job should’ve been testing out beaches as a career.

This And That * If Superman couldn’t fly, I am sure he would be cruising. * Sydney Sweeney is now on my playlist and the grandkids are getting American Eagle gear for Christmas.

Happy Heavenly Birthday My mom’s birthday is August 7th. I found this poem to celebrate her day, and for those who knew and loved her well, she is forever 36.

This And That I read this and wanted to pass it on…..“When someone leaves a coin on a headstone of a veteran, each coin is a form of remembrance and respect with each denomination symbolizing a different level of connection to the deceased service member. A penny indicates a visit, a nickel means they trained together, a dime signifies they served together, and a quarter means the visitor was present at the time of his death.