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“You have to love a nation that celebrates its independence every July 4, not with a parade of guns, tanks, and soldiers who file by the White House in a show of strength and muscle, but with family picnics where kids throw Frisbees, the potato salad gets iffy, and the flies die from happiness.  You may think you have overeaten, but it is patriotism.”  ~Erma Bombeck

“In the truest sense, freedom cannot be bestowed; it must be achieved.”  ~Franklin D. Roosevelt

Most of us are staying home for the holiday…
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The day before we celebrate our nation’s independence, 3 Americans are celebrating their personal independence.
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John McCain is making changes to help him compete better against Barack Obama.
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The number of passengers flying from Springfield-Branson National Airport took its biggest drop since right after 9/11.
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The former Doctor’s Hospital will NOT become a not-for-profit hospital.
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“There is sweet joy in feeling that God knows all and notwithstanding loves us still.”  -J. Hudson Taylor

A babysitter may be in a little trouble after leaving a 1-year-old and 6-month-old in a hot car.
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Starbucks is a business that has doubled since 2004, and is about to shrink now.
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A man on a motorcycle tried to outrun police this morning. That was a bad move.
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7 of the 9 fatal accidents in Springfield this year have involved motorcyclists.
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More than 800 people have gotten sick from the salmonella outbreak that FDA investigators now say may not’ve been from tomatoes.
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“Grumbling brings grief, gratefulness brings grace.”  -Shawn Moir

“So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God.  I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”  -Isaiah 41:10

“Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in Him.  He will be like a tree planted by the water.”  -Jeremiah 17:7-8

“We serve a gracious Master who knows how to overrule even our mistakes to His glory and our own advantage.”  -John Newton

“She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come.  She speaks with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue.”  -Proverbs 31:25-26

“I have never committed the least matter to God, that I have not had reason for infinite praise.”  -Anna Shipton

“God loves each one of us as if there were only one of us to love.”  -Augustine of Hippo

“All I have seen teaches me to trust the Creator for all I have not seen.”  -Ralph Waldo Emerson

“When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive— to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.” —Marcus Aurelius, Roman emperor

Last week, 88.3 The Wind was invited to participate in the Media Day activities for the Outdoor Fitness Festival put on by Bass Pro and the Springfield-Greene County Parks Board .

Ben Birdsong and I represented the station in the Media Canoe Challenge. We went into it thinking "just have fun" and… Read the rest of this entry »

“Ask yourself what you want people to do for you, then grab the initiative and do it for them.”  -Matthew 7:12 MSG

“If we are striving, if we are working, if we are trying, to the best of our ability, to improve day by day, then we are in the line of our duty.” ?—Heber J. Grant, church president

“The best thing we can do for ourselves and the people in our lives is to love them unconditionally, forgive them without reservation and to accept them exactly as they are.” —Iyanla Vanzant, inspirational speaker and author

“People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” —Bonnie Jean Wasmund

“Your attitude is capable of changing your life. Have a positive attitude.” —M.K. Soni, author