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And then God was the decider

During the early years of the 1950s, the parishioners of the Central Presbyterian Church were in a heated debate over the costly repairs needed for ... Read more

by Peggy Keener, Friday, February 17, 2023 5:47 pm

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Peggy Keener: The birth of a church

The scene: the outskirts of Oakland, MN, July 31, 1856. A group of worshipers is gathered under the shade of a widespread tree. They are ... Read more

by Peggy Keener, Friday, February 3, 2023 5:51 pm

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Peggy Keener: Going out on a high note

To be the organist of Austin’s Central Presbyterian Church in the 1950s, one had to be recognizably talented, but also quick on the draw. You ... Read more

by Peggy Keener, Friday, January 20, 2023 5:25 pm

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Peggy Keener: Memories from the dresser drawer

Some 50 years ago, we were living in Maryland sandwiched between our last home in Bangkok and our next home in Tokyo. It was the ... Read more

by Peggy Keener, Tuesday, January 10, 2023 3:48 pm

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Peggy Keener: Virgin Christmas shoppers

Do you recall the first Christmas that the child in you became generous? I mean the first time you realized that Christmas was not all ... Read more

by Peggy Keener, Friday, December 23, 2022 4:53 pm

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Peggy Keener: Tingle jingle tingle time

I have a story to tell. A true story. A significant emotional event that bears witness to the kind of power a teacher holds within ... Read more

by Peggy Keener, Friday, December 16, 2022 5:45 pm

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Peggy Keener: The secret lives of carols

Christmas carols. We all know them and love them, but do we know the story behind them? Take “Jingle Bells” for example. With Santa and ... Read more

by Peggy Keener, Friday, December 9, 2022 6:03 pm

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Peggy Keener: The rejected hero

Shavarsh Karapetyan was making the final push of a 13-mile run. With a 45-pound bag of sand strapped to his back, he was fueled by ... Read more

by Peggy Keener, Friday, November 25, 2022 5:49 pm

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Peggy Keener: Random thoughtful thoughts

My mind is adrift as I sit at my laptop. What to confront you with in this column? Zap! Zap! … ideas whirl past my ... Read more

by Peggy Keener, Friday, November 11, 2022 5:53 pm

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Peggy Keener: A girl’s bust friend

In my last column I featured my Warner’s long line girdle. I don’t wear it anymore, preferring now to have my flesh in free fall. ... Read more

by Peggy Keener, Friday, October 28, 2022 5:45 pm

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Peggy Keener: Ode to the tummy tourniquet

In my lifetime, many things have sadly gone by the wayside—typewriters, dial phones, car bench seats and glass milk bottles with the cream on top. ... Read more

by Peggy Keener, Friday, October 14, 2022 5:22 pm

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Peggy Keener: The sad/happy story of Big Cheeks

Big Cheeks led a life of misery. As the grandson of a slave, he was born in 1901 to a 16-year-old mother in a very ... Read more

by Peggy Keener, Friday, September 30, 2022 4:57 pm

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Peggy Keener: It’s happened again

The high school class reunion—the only event in our lives when we know the age of everyone in the room. But, to be clear, this ... Read more

by Peggy Keener, Friday, September 16, 2022 9:30 pm

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Peggy Keener: A philosopher for the people

Aristotle he was not. Neither was he Plato nor Socrates. And yet — known to us all — he was one of the finest philosophers ... Read more

by Peggy Keener, Friday, September 2, 2022 5:03 pm

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Peggy Keener: Despair was his middle name

Twelve-year-old Addie felt out of place at his sister’s teenage party even though he was in his own home. More than anything, he felt like ... Read more

by Peggy Keener, Friday, August 19, 2022 6:25 pm

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