Webster-Kirkwood Times: Dwight Bitikofer http://www.websterkirkwoodtimes.com linear publishing/rss generator 2.0 Fri, 17 May 13 08:05:%s est Rock Hill City Administrator George Liyeos was quoted in last week's Webster-Kirkwood Times. http://www.websterkirkwoodtimes.com/Articles-Columnists-i-2013-05-10-186500.114137-Chagrined-By-Crazy.html http://www.websterkirkwoodtimes.com/Articles-Columnists-i-2013-05-10-186500.114137-Chagrined-By-Crazy.html Fri, 10 May 13 00:00:00 est I am feeling a little bit queasy about a proposed merger between the not-for-profit radio station that brings me much of my news and a not-for-profit online newspaper. http://www.websterkirkwoodtimes.com/Articles-Columnists-i-2013-04-26-186215.114137-Diluting-My-Station.html http://www.websterkirkwoodtimes.com/Articles-Columnists-i-2013-04-26-186215.114137-Diluting-My-Station.html Fri, 26 Apr 13 00:00:00 est A couple of months ago, at a neighborhood grocery store down the street from my office, I remarked to the cashier that she has worked there for a long time. http://www.websterkirkwoodtimes.com/Articles-Columnists-i-2013-04-12-186060.114137-Middle-of-April.html http://www.websterkirkwoodtimes.com/Articles-Columnists-i-2013-04-12-186060.114137-Middle-of-April.html Fri, 12 Apr 13 00:00:00 est A couple of years ago, Debbie Weltman of Affton had a dream. She wanted to make a Camino Pilgrimage. http://www.websterkirkwoodtimes.com/Articles-Columnists-i-2013-03-29-185829.114137-Big-Dreams-and-More.html http://www.websterkirkwoodtimes.com/Articles-Columnists-i-2013-03-29-185829.114137-Big-Dreams-and-More.html Fri, 29 Mar 13 00:00:00 est This past Saturday I met in Las Vegas with publishers and managers of other free community newspapers from around the U.S. and Canada. http://www.websterkirkwoodtimes.com/Articles-Columnists-i-2013-03-01-185265.114137-Newspapers-Still-Live.html http://www.websterkirkwoodtimes.com/Articles-Columnists-i-2013-03-01-185265.114137-Newspapers-Still-Live.html Fri, 01 Mar 13 00:00:00 est When you see the name of someone you know in the newspaper, let them know. It's kind of like "Like" on Facebook - less immediate, but more direct. I will help you along by listing the names of some people you may know. http://www.websterkirkwoodtimes.com/Articles-Columnists-i-2013-02-15-185084.114137-Like-These-Names.html http://www.websterkirkwoodtimes.com/Articles-Columnists-i-2013-02-15-185084.114137-Like-These-Names.html Fri, 15 Feb 13 00:00:00 est Last week I was shuffling some of the detritus that has collected on top of my dresser. These are things that come out of pockets and seem as though they may be too important to discard, but lack any spot in which they might belong. http://www.websterkirkwoodtimes.com/Articles-Columnists-i-2013-02-01-184881.114137-Flarf-and-Bark-and-Such.html http://www.websterkirkwoodtimes.com/Articles-Columnists-i-2013-02-01-184881.114137-Flarf-and-Bark-and-Such.html Fri, 01 Feb 13 00:00:00 est There is an exhibit wrapping up its stay at Laumeier Sculpture Park in Sunset Hills this weekend. In the exhibit, artist Juan William Chavez focuses on an unlikely urban forest. http://www.websterkirkwoodtimes.com/Articles-Columnists-i-2013-01-18-184683.114137-Unplanned-Renewal.html http://www.websterkirkwoodtimes.com/Articles-Columnists-i-2013-01-18-184683.114137-Unplanned-Renewal.html Fri, 18 Jan 13 00:00:00 est Dec. 31, 2012, 3:45 p.m. I begin this week's column. It is snowing. My daughter is crossing the country, flown by some obscure airline. President Obama says an agreement to avoid the so-called "fiscal cliff" is in sight, but that the deal is not yet done. http://www.websterkirkwoodtimes.com/Articles-Columnists-i-2013-01-04-184495.114137-Into-The-Cliffs-Of-13.html http://www.websterkirkwoodtimes.com/Articles-Columnists-i-2013-01-04-184495.114137-Into-The-Cliffs-Of-13.html Fri, 04 Jan 13 00:00:00 est Whatever else has gone on in the world during the past week has been eclipsed by one terrible story of a gunman who killed 20 first graders plus six adults in a Connecticut school. http://www.websterkirkwoodtimes.com/Articles-Columnists-i-2012-12-21-184406.114137-For-The-Kids.html http://www.websterkirkwoodtimes.com/Articles-Columnists-i-2012-12-21-184406.114137-For-The-Kids.html Fri, 21 Dec 12 00:00:00 est