I was reading articles in Amber Waves earlier this week. This e-magazine is published by the USDA Economic Research Service. One of the articles that caught my attention was that related to food loss after harvest. This was based on a February 2014 USDA Publication entitled, "The Estimated Amount, Value, and Calories of Postharvest Food Losses at the Retail and Consumer Levels in the United States. ...

To the Esteemed Editor of the DDD and the Citizens of Southeast Missouri, In the past week, the residents of southeast Missouri have lost one of our finest neighbors. She was not a highly decorated public official, not an individual that commanded inordinate attention, nor had she amassed great financial means. ...

Debbie Wright in My opinion, as well as quite a few other employees here at the Daily Dunklin Democrat, demonstrates a work ethic unlike no-one else here at this office, and I dare say any other office in this Great Company. In the years that I have worked for the Daily Dunklin Democrat, at times I have tried to come in very early to get a jump start on my work. ...

Doctor Perez demonstrates extraordinary professional ability, in depth technical knowledge, and an uncommon perceptiveness in advancing the welfare needs of his patients while at the same time meeting all medical goals and objectives. I am thoroughly convinced that he exemplifies those qualities and traits which made God make him a Doctor...