Daily Dunklin Democrat: Columns: Bud Hunt

One Terry(i) too many in the Rotary Club (11/15/09)
Unintentional funny Last week I mentioned Terry Berry running off to Washington to straighten out the politics of the country. It was also noted that Terry found some time to do a little early Christmas shopping. One item in particular caught her eye, the Hope Diamond...

A tribute with class and dignity (11/08/09)
All's well Last week the local Rotary Club got word that things will be improving quickly in the country. Rotarian Terry Berry journeyed to the nation's capitol last week with a pretty full agenda. We're not sure of all the things she said and did, but the local club is optimistic government will be squared away in a very short time...

It could always be worse (11/01/09)
Enough already I doubt there are any among us who are concerned about drought conditions in southeast Missouri or northeast Arkansas right now. One farmer, who shall remain nameless to protect the guilty, made the comment last week that it occurred to him he had been watching a lot more college football this year than he could remember in the past. Then it also dawned on him why that was the case...

Another quarantine looming? (10/25/09)
Not my fault The third annual Kennett Cup was played at the local course last Sunday. The event is held as a benefit for the Delta Children's Home. We've covered it in the newspaper and KAIT television station actually found its way here for a good news story...

She's a potential Gold Glove champion (10/18/09)
Sucker punched A couple of weeks ago my wife and I were sitting at Captain Tony's enjoying dinner with our friends, Daryl and Vicky Wilcoxson. Out of nowhere came a blow to my ribs that knocked the wind out of me and almost put me on the floor...

Less a dollar (10/04/09)
The local Rotary club finally had a winner in its weekly attendance drawing. The winner is determined by drawing the "joker" card from the deck (Lions and Kiwanians can make their own comments about a Rotarian drawing a "joker" but I suspect there are traditions in those organizations as well that have a certain amount of irony to them)...

Call up (09/27/09)
With the conclusion of the Memphis Redbirds' season several players from the St. Louis Cardinals' Triple-A team were added to the major league club's roster. One familiar name is back on the roster, Pagnozzi. Specifically, Matt Pagnozzi, nephew of former Cards' catcher, Tom Pagnozzi. ...

'It's no problem, mon... just a situation' (09/20/09)
The wife and I slipped off for a few days last week to visit Jamaica and that, for the most part, is why there was no column last week. Several years ago we stopped in Montego Bay, Jamaica and spent the day there as part of a cruise we took with the kids when Adam graduated college and Haylee graduated high school. This trip was just the two of us and we stayed at an all-inclusive resort on the western side of the island nation in Negril...

Fall is an 'event'-ful time (09/06/09)
Garage sale czar If you're planning a garage sale or organizing a church bazaar, you'd best beware: You could be breaking a new federal law. As part of a campaign Resale Roundup, the federal government is cracking down on the secondhand sales of dangerous and defective products...

Questions to ponder as summer winds die down (08/30/09)
Did Mike Mowrer actually turn down the job as Head Pooper Scooper at the White House because he's been holding in hopes of being named Pet Czar? Will Randy Morgan ever learn not to use a weed eater in a sand burr patch? Why did Tyler Williams start walking his beloved little puppy in the back yard?...

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Bud Hunt