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Vicki McClure Davidson | January 22, 2012

  Girl Scout cookie-selling time is revving up, so of course, crime reports of cookie and cookie money thefts are back in the news. What vermin. In Missouri, reported by Kansas City Star, St. Joe woman charged with stealing Girl Scout Cookie money: St. Joseph | A 23-year-old woman was charged with felony stealing for [...]

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Vicki McClure Davidson | January 20, 2012

At a dinner party, one should eat wisely but not too well, and talk well but not too wisely. ~ W. Somerset Maugham TGIF! FOOD. GLORIOUS FOOD. Like clockwork, Friday has rolled around again. Time to block out the aggravations of the week, settle back comfortably, and enjoy the fabulous food photos and recipes. When [...]

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Vicki McClure Davidson | December 29, 2011

  For seven years, I served as a Girl Scout troop leader, and have many happy, enriching memories of our troop visiting the police station, the fire station, conducting charity food drives, going on outdoor encampments, marching in parades, selling cookies — my co-leaders and I were blessed to be involved and to help nurture [...]

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