Beth L Barnett

I am a native mid-westerner but graduated of Mills College in Oakland CA, Am an x-ray technologist and have sold major x-ray equipment internationally. Now write novels and blog for fun. Member of Kansas City Writers Group and KC Ebooks. Love all kinds of movies, dining out, cooking in, reading, certain causes (environmental, animals and women), politics, bridge, friends, and family.

PINKY SAYS: FUN FACTS AND OPINIONS ABOUT THE KAUFFMAN CENTER

Published April 29, 2011 | By Beth L Barnett

The opening date for the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts is literally no longer beyond our ken. It is time to consider what we can visibly see on the horizon and what we see can only be described… Continue reading →

The Eagles Nest

Published April 22, 2011 | By Beth L Barnett

I am having a hard time getting anything done these days because I am so enthralled with the eagles.

If you haven’t been watching the eagle’s nest in Decorah Iowa, you’ve been missing one of the greatest shows of spring.… Continue reading →

The Tipping Point: Are We There Yet?

Published April 15, 2011 | By Beth L Barnett

At a family dinner last weekend, seventeen year old Samantha said, “In class we discussed how radiation from the Fukushima Japan nuclear plant has already drifted over Kansas.” A degree of anxiety showed in her eyes.

“Not enough to hurt… Continue reading →

Beth Ripley Lyon

Published April 8, 2011 | By Beth L Barnett

I never remember seeing my mother in the kitchen. I do remember seeing her crawl under a car to change the oil during a course she took after she joined The Red Cross Motor Corps.

The year was 1944.… Continue reading →

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Illegal Immigrants

Published April 1, 2011 | By Beth L Barnett

The year:1938

The place: Berlin

A beautiful young woman with long, dark hair drives carefully down Neue Donigstrasse. One of Hitler’s storm troopers sees her and pulls her over. He motions her out of her car… Continue reading →

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