Here's this week's Political Watch, a quick look at what your local elected officials have been up to this week.
I'm not without faith, but I don't believe in ghosts that torment us by throwing porcelain or china across a room and I'm skeptical of mediums.
My distrust of those who invoke the supernatural does not mean I've never encountered the unexplainable. I have witnessed, in person, the Pentecostal version of demon possession, which is, in my perception, boiled down to either demonic possession or severe mental illness. Either way, compelling is compelling. But, watching bits of dust reflect faint light on a night-vision/infrared setup and referring to them as spiritual orbs is not.
Or is it? Because I can say, with no hesitation, out of the hundreds of pieces of dust I watched on a computer monitor over the course of Saturday evening, a handful actually did seem to be emitting their own light. And these orbs of light acted with personality. And curiosity.
Boonville High School held its annual awards ceremony for students on Monday evening at 7 p.m. Parents, administrators, teachers, armed service members and city leaders were on hand to take part in the event.
Smiles beamed from proud parents, grandparents, extended family and friends of the recipients. With a full house, cameras flashed and hands clapped.
Mr. Jeff Brackman, principal at BHS, began the evening by welcoming attendees.
After 38 years without a "real" classroom, Linda Wells, a special reading teacher at David Barton Elementary, saw a win-win situation for her and her kids.
Her new classroom, albeit much larger than her old one, was sparsely decorated. Coincidentally, she enjoys quilting.
And as one of her students described in a presentation Tuesday morning at David Barton, 814 Locust St., "(Wells) just had to do something with that great big wall space."
Friday's issue will be packed with lots of great local information!
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