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Archive for September, 2009

CB&Q Railroad’s (Burlington Route) Mark Twain Zephyr “Injun Joe,” as photographed in July 1957 in Macon, Mo. Photo from the Phil Roberts Collection. I’ve always been more than a little interested in trains. Maybe that’s because the railroad is in my blood. My grandfather on my mother’s side, Benjamin T. Miller (1882-1963), spent much of [...]

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Hopefully those who were so outspokenly critical of President Barack Obama’s plan to speak to school students on Tuesday, Sept. 8, are, after hearing what he had to say, smart enough to be a bit embarrassed by their overblown, premature criticism of his speech. It was a case of, as they say, much ado about [...]

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Note from Phil Roberts: Following is a guest blog written by my friend, Brian Allen of KSFY-TV, Sioux Falls. His message is so good I asked him if I could post it. It’s sometimes odd what occurs to you in the middle of the night when you cannot sleep. I am a notoriously bad sleeper. There [...]

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