Once Upon a Time in Moberly for January 17, 2012

Wednesday, January 17, 2007 •With the final filing date for city councilman past, the quiet news is that come April, someone else will be taking the place of Lawrence Rucker as mayor of Moberly. Two seats on the Council are due to expire, that of Rucker and also Mayor Pro Tem Don Burton. Burton has filed for re-election. Other candidates include Mary West, William E. Martin and Herb Lawrence Jr ...

Catnip for dogs? [Life Lines]

A reader asked if there was an herb equivalent to catnip for dogs. In my search for the answer to that question, I came across many articles claiming that although some dogs will actually respond to catnip, aniseed is to dogs what catnip is to cats. Foxhounds will reportedly follow the scent of anise oil in drag hunting and the artificial rabbit that greyhound dogs chase during racing is laced ...

Herbs keep growing in popularity: Here's a bouquet of useful information on them

Herbs bring beauty to your garden and taste to your kitchen.

Gunn names House chairs

JACKSON – House Speaker Phillip Gunn, R-Clinton, awarded his two main Republican competitors with chairmanships of key money committees and named Democrats to chair about one-fourth of all the House’s committees.

The Lowdown On Hopslam: Searching D.C. For This Rare IPA? Good Luck!

The annual release of Hopslam, the super-rare and coveted Imperial IPA from Michigan's Bell's Brewery that often has retailers jacking up their price guns, is upon us again. And, yes, at some outlets, it's already too late to buy some.