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Thomas Smugala
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A Man Of Passion
We at the 573 Magazine hang on to a worthy cause — optimism and passion. Traditionally people have looked upon words like ‘passion’ and...


Thomas Smugala
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Human All Year
What does it really mean to be human? To me, it is the hard truth that we are all the same. No matter what anyone tells you, we are all...


Thomas Smugala
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The Ozark Trail
The Ozark Trail in southern Missouri is one of the most wondrous places on Earth. With nearly 400 miles of trails running through...


Thomas Smugala
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An Era Of Artistry
The visionary works of M. Charles Rhinehart are collected nationally and internationally and are shown in galleries throughout the United...


Thomas Smugala
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All Ground Up
Some one thousand one hundred sixty years ago, an Ethiopian goat herder noticed one of his goats acting unusually. He watched the animal...


Thomas Smugala
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Idea Of The Year
Recently we were invited to witness an exercise in humility. Make a group of kids spend the night in cardboard boxes and eat their...


Thomas Smugala
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Springs Road Trip
Ellington is a town in Reynolds County on Highway 21 south of Ironton. The population is just over 1000. In 1925, the infamous Tri-State...


Thomas Smugala
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Pickle Creek At Hawn State Park
Starting at the lower picnic area, Pickle Creek Trail, you guessed it, follows along Pickle Creek, which is a beautiful sandy-bottom...


Thomas Smugala
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Taytro's
Taytro’s Bistro is a New Orleans style restaurant in Festus. Luke Tetrault, one of the owners, recently welcomed the 573 Magazine to...


Thomas Smugala
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Gabriel’s Latest Efforts
At the beginning of 2018, 573 Magazine presented Gabriel with its most Passionate Person of the Year Award. Well, Gabriel hasn’t let us...


Thomas Smugala
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Pickle
When you have lived in the same area for a while, maybe even your whole life, you might think you have seen everything there is to see in...


Thomas Smugala
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Sweet
It’s a warm and sunny day. You’re walking around the waterfront in Cape, and suddenly the sweet, smell of vanilla drifts in on a light...


Thomas Smugala
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Mixing Things Up
In 2014 is it even possible to have too much of anything? It it possible to have too many tattoos, or wear too many necklaces, or have...


Thomas Smugala
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Fall Fashion
What do a hair salon in Farmington, a small town girl from Sedgewickville, a makeup artist from Cape, an online clothing store owner from...


Thomas Smugala
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Fall-anthropy
Fall is an amazing time of year. Changes all around us will bring Fall’s chilly winds. Wind is romantic. It can take your breath away....


Thomas Smugala
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Rocker
Recently, I heard a radio interview of a female country music star. Okay, I admit county music isn’t my baby, but the interview was...


Thomas Smugala
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The Barber Of Perryville
Once there was a lovely young woman named Jona... Unlike other young women of the village, Jona knew things about men. Things others knew...


Thomas Smugala
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An American Dream
A few years ago 573 Magazine did a story on Pho8, a Vietnamese noodle shop in Cape... You can’t tell me the American Dream is not alive....


Thomas Smugala
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History
Mary Ann and Bert Kellerman have been committed to historic preservation and art since 1971. I met the Kellermans a few years ago when...


Thomas Smugala
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A Raisin In The Sun
A Raisin in the Sun is a play that addresses family relationships and the American dream through an intimate look at an African-American...
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