President Ronald Wilson Reagan.

WASHINGTON—House Majority Whip Roy Blunt (Mo.) today gave the following remarks on the House floor in honor of President Reagan:

"President Reagan’s optimistic leadership reinvigorated the American spirit and redefined the politics of his time.

"Born in a small Midwestern town, this son of a shoe salesman rose to heights of gigantic proportion - and lifted his countrymen along with him.

"After facing his last great challenge with courage and patience, Ronald Reagan now takes his place where his vision is once again clear, his faith rewarded, and his storied sense of humor returned.

"He placed his faith in God along with economic and personal freedom, and the world is a better place because of those beliefs. President Reagan helped raise individuals up, and helped tear down the Berlin Wall. He inspired us, and was inspired by us.

"President Reagan’s leadership inspired more current Members of our conference than any other figure in the twentieth century. When I became the Majority Whip in this Congress, I named the conference room in the Whip’s Office the Reagan Room for the brief time that I’m able to make that designation. I’d encourage my colleagues to come up to H-326 this week and view the photographs chronicling the life of this remarkable man from his days as a radio announcer to those that foreshadowed the end of the Soviet Union.

"President Reagan said: ‘We’re a powerful force for good. With faith and courage, we can perform great deeds and take freedom’s next step. And we will.’

"America is taking freedom’s next step. And we are doing so in large part because of President Ronald Wilson Reagan.

"America’s light shines a little dimmer because he is gone, but it shines brighter than if he hadn’t been here."

Arts Fair Ends as artCamp Registration Begins.

By Lee Sours, artCentral

The exhibit opening was great fun last Friday night. The Membership Show had entries from over 30 area artists. The exhibit of Stone Sculpture had work with a very high degree of craftsmanship.

Congratulations to Dr. Donia Gobar, Daria Jackson and Jorge Levya on their awards. Many other entries deserved awards but they couldn’t all be chosen.

The cookout was attended by the artists, their friends, the workshop attendees and interested members of the community with a number of people coming from the Joplin area.

A big thanks to the board members for providing the food. Don Knost provided the burgers and brats and was our grill master.

The live music included some fiddle tunes, gospel, Celtic and a sprinkling of old time murder ballads. People seemed to enjoy it no matter what it was.

Thanks to all the people who supported our workshops by their attendance. They all took home improved skills as well as sculpture, hand forged objects and pottery. A huge thanks to instructors Bill Snow, Jack Sours and Joe Davis.

Our next big adventure will be artCamp for kids ages 8-14. The classes offered include, Copper foil, masks, printmaking, Chinese Dragons, Origami, Ancient Americas, Alice in Wonderland, The Mad Hatter, and two French cafes. Classes are $15 per day. You can take one or all ten classes. Sign up soon; class sizes are limited.

HOURS: T – F 11 - 5

Sunday 12 -5 Closed Mon. and Sat.

1110 E 13th • 358-4404

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Request from Nancy Reagan:

Please Ring Church Bells following President Reagan’s Funeral

Friday, June 11, 2004

12:15 p.m.

 

 

 

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Oak Street health & herb

Natural Nutrition

By Mari An Willis

Until we can undo our cravings for sweetness in our diets, the search for the perfect sweetener will continue. We have been brewing our own sweetener from a nice green leafed planted referred to as "sweet-leaf" or stevia for quite some time, but it is unlikely that you will read much about it in the average media. I cannot resist quoting Dr. Andrew Weil’s comment regarding this remarkable plant which cannot be classified as a sweetener. "Stevia is a plant-derived sweetener from the leaves of a shrub native to S. America. It has a licorice-like taste. Sold only as a dietary supplement in the U.S. this non-caloric sweetener is considered by the Food and Drug Administration to be an unapproved food additive, because of controversial evidence that it may cause cell mutation in animal tests. Available as a powder or liquid extract, stevia can be used in cooking or baking, or put on food, but since it’s approx. 300 times sweeter than sugar, it’s best to be dissolved in water and used by dropperfuls."

Dr Weil’s advice: "Stevia is safe for diabetics and people who can’t tolerate sugar. I cannot understand the FDA’s refusal to classify stevia as a safe food additive."

I agree, it is hard for me to understand the approval of many chemical sweet additives which are exposed to including aspertame, saccharin, splenda, and malitol, just to name a few.