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Do you have a desire to have a rustic getaway in Missouri? How do you feel about the Amish? If both of those can be answered in the affirmative, I've found the perfect place in Missouri that is really in the heart of Amish country - horse and buggy included.

For good reasons, Hannibal, Missouri loves to claim Mark Twain as their own. The truth is we share his legacy with many other parts of the country, too. One little known example is a tiny town in the California Sierra Mountains that's named after Samuel Clemens.

Would Illinois be better off splitting up into halves or thirds like California may do?

It seems like our country’s traditions are little by little going away. The most recent case in point was this week’s observance of Columbus Day in America.

The year was 1975. The place was a bar in Los Gatos, California. That is where a struggling 38-year-old freelance writer by the name of Gary Dahl was enjoying his favorite beverage when the conversation turned to pets and all the work it is to have them. What happened next is beyond belief.

One of Quincy's long time companies, Hollister Whitney, has announced a purchasing agreement with a California firm.

The year was 1941.  Americans were preoccupied with World War Two going on in Europe.  Nerves were on edge and Americans needed something or someone to do something positive.  That someone turned out to be Joe DiMaggio of the New York Yankees. Baseball was an escape from the pressures of war and people were following both the war and the game that summer especially because of DiMaggio.

Today is "Change Your Password Day".  In a day and age where security is paramount you will be amazed how many people select a popular password for their online accounts.

Thanksgiving is two weeks away. Which means we're also two weeks away from Black Friday. Even thought it's still two weeks away, two California women are in line at a Best Buy in Beaumont,California just to get a great deal on a television.

If you take a quick look at the calendar, you'll notice that Thanksgiving is still over two weeks away, yet that hasn't stopped two California women from lining up for Best Buy's Thanksgiving Day sale.