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.

Good Dog!

Published November 5, 2010 | By Beth L Barnett

“My daughter has a dog like yours,” the man said as he sat down on the park bench next to me. He held his hand out for Louie to sniff. “Hers barks . . . a lot.”

I laughed. “Don’t… Continue reading →

Pinky says: The Divine Leonardo and La Bella Principessa

Published October 29, 2010 | By Beth L Barnett

We are now faced with the story of the month or the year or the century in the art world. It is the discovery of a drawing under serious consideration as being the work of Leonardo da Vinci. … Continue reading →

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NCJW Study Group: Edith

Published October 22, 2010 | By Beth L Barnett

For fifty years or more, Edith Hellerstein challenged our collective social conscience with ceaseless questions that probed our inner souls. She made us think how we could better the world. Last week, she passed away.

The Friday Study Group began… Continue reading →

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The Symphony

Published October 16, 2010 | By Beth L Barnett

One of the great joys of life is going to the symphony but here’s a question for you. Why does no one in the audience tap their feet to the music . . . or wiggle their fingers . .… Continue reading →

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Kansas City Schools

Published October 9, 2010 | By Beth L Barnett

My grade school, William Cullen Bryant, closed this year. The hundred year old building was in disrepair, the playground crumbling and the old concrete stairs downright dangerous. Worse still, the school’s children failed to meet Adequate Yearly Progress, especially in… Continue reading →

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