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Color me impressed

The International Regional Magazine Association’s (IRMA) 28th annual conference was held at Halifax and Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, from October 2 through 8, hosted this year by Saltscapes magazine, and introduced the attendees to the sights, sounds, and tastes of the region. At the conference, Missouri Life was named Magazine of the Year and received gold for Best Overall Art Direction, along with six other awards for writing, photograph…... Read more >

The middle of no where

There are still spots in Missouri that can be considered "the middle of no where." Over Labor Day weekend, I had a brush with just such a spot. For the better part of thirty years, I have frequented Bull Shoals Lake, which straddles the Missouri and Arkansas border.  As a teenager, my friends and I often spent summer days around Theodosia, and now my family makes several trips a year to a spot just around the corner from there,...... Read more >

Nail biters

The Beijing Olympics have been a real nail-biter this year, but the United States has proved a strong force in the pool, women’s all-around gymnastics, and women’s fencing to name a few. We’ve talked about some of the Missouri athletes that strived at the Trials to make the team and compete in Beijing—Patrick Stroupe and Leah Pierce, but one Missourian made it and claimed silver on Friday. Christian Cantwell of Eldon, Missouri, finished seco…... Read more >

A box of possibility

Summer’s end is upon us. Fall sports practices begin in a couple of weeks, and the kids have started looking a new shoes. It always reminds me of when I was a kid. I enjoy watching them pick out their new school supplies and clothes. They seem so excited, briefly forgetting that this new beginning means the end of their days of freedom. When I was a kid, part of me hated to see summer end, but part of me couldn’t wait for the first day of sch…... Read more >