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    Marli Murphy

    Boomer Angst: Indecision can paint you into the corner

    Counseling? Group therapy? Spiritual trek to a Tibetan guru? Meditation? Journaling? A gallon of interior latex in Spring Fern or Cranberry Crush?

    Lauren Chapin

    Habashi House: A great Shawarma

    When Moody Habashi wanted to master the art of shawarma, a Middle Eastern version of the gyro, he went to the source: the restaurant Reem Shawarma, in Ribad, the place to get the grilled meat in Jordan.

    Jill Wendholt Silva

    Read the labels and choose a brand of trans-fat free panko.

    Dahling, did you know not all bread crumbs are created equal? Yes, I was having a good laugh as I thumbed through the pithy, know-it-all entries in The Food Snob’s Dictionary (Broadway), by David Kamp and Marion Rosenfeld, when I came across this illuminating entry for panko:

    Hearne Christopher Jr.

    COMMENTARY

    Same light-rail song but different tunes

    They might have made beautiful music together … Only last year, KC Mayor Mark Funkhouser tendered an olive branch to light-rail proponent Clay Chastain: Join forces on a regional plan rather than going with Chastain’s voter-approved, soon-to-be-City Council-nixed plan, and a depot would be named after Chastain.

    Bill Tammeus

    Heroes keep the interfaith

    W ho are the heroes or heroines in your faith tradition? As a Christian, I would quickly name German Lutheran martyr Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Sojourner Truth — each representing great vision and commitment to a high purpose, but each flawed in his or her own way.

    Angela Curry

    AT YOUR SERVICE

    Refurbished TV to serve as replacement

    We bought a 42-inch Samsung TV on March 18, 2006, at a Sears in Jefferson City. The price was $2,299.

    Cindy Hoedel

    Cindy’s House: Reader reactions sprout from a few seeds of ideas

    Dog feet and people feet. Of all the thoughts I’ve un-spooled on this page the last five years, those two sparked the most energetic response. The muddy paws column began:

    Allen Holder

    Canceled flights call for quick action

    I had just stepped inside a souvenir shop in New Orleans’ French Quarter when the cell phone rang.

    Jeneé Osterheldt

    An I-can-do-that spirit leads to a creative business

    It all started a few years ago when she saw a girl wearing a pricey, oversized necklace. Cool to look at, she thought. But with a price tag above $20, Brenda Gutierrez couldn’t afford it. But being an arts-and-crafts girl, she decided to make her own trinkets.

    Ann Spivak

    Starlight, star bright with gala’s help

    S ometimes a fundraising gala can lead to bigger things than raising money and having a good time. Just ask Bob Rohlf, outgoing president and executive producer of Starlight Theatre, who is busy putting the finishing touches on Saturday’s 22nd annual benefit gala for the outdoor theater.

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