Articles from the January 15, 2014 edition


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  • The Spanish-American War Nurses

    K.B. Schaller|Updated Jan 19, 2014

    As the 1800s drew to an end, tribal women began to enter the armed forces as nurses. In 1898, the Daughters of the American Revolution Hospital Corps contracted four Native American Indian Catholic nuns as nurses to serve in the Spanish-American War. Beginning in the spring of 1898 and lasting fewer than four months, it was the first war involving the United States in which nurses were assigned as a special, quasi-military unit. All four Native American nurses were members of...

  • Native Cooking

    Dale Carson|Updated Jan 19, 2014

    HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL! Now we can tell our stories and hunker down inside, warm and cozy. I hope you are hungry, too. I think a lot about comfort food now because it is slow food, lovingly prepared and filled with memories or memories to be. Good time to make things that require some stirring and attention now and then like chili, pot pies, stews, soups. While these things are cooking, there will be time to bake breads, make popovers, and other things that will comfort you all...

  • What do you want to overcome this year?

    Updated Jan 19, 2014

    If you’ve read Hattie Kauffman’s story, you know that she had to overcome a lot. Growing up in poverty and the chaos it creates is not easy. But Creator opened incredible doors for her. As she says, God didn’t have to search for her because He knew where she was all the time. You know what? The same is true for you. God knows where you’re at and what you’re going through. He wants to be a part of your life. You can invite Him in. Here’s how to ask Jesus into your life: •Tell God that you want to accept His way to know true...

  • The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug

    A Film Review by Willie Krischke|Updated Jan 19, 2014

    Now that we're two-thirds of the way through it, The Hobbit trilogy is forming up to be Middle Earth-lite. It's an entertaining series of movies for any and all who thought Lord of the Rings was far too serious and grim. Though it occasionally takes stabs at being "epic," these Hobbit movies are far more interested in just having fun in an imaginary world. With that in mind, I'm going to run through The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug with an eye for its goofiness and fun-loving...