Articles by Karen Randolph Rogers
Karen is passionate about parenting, public policy, food, her Christian faith and the University of Missouri, not necessarily in that order. Born in a small town, she has gravitated to numerous college towns including Columbia, Missouri; Charlottesville, Virginia; and Austin, Texas. Now she makes her home in Kansas City with her husband, Doug, and toddler son, Alex. She has been practicing law for almost ten years, specializing in representing school districts.
Given a choice between cleaning up spilled merlot or spilled milk at a party, I’ll take the merlot, despite the much-higher risk of a lasting stain on the carpet. Why? It means I’m …
One of my favorite Cosby Show episodes was the one in which Claire called out Cliff for his addiction to expensive kitchen appliances that gathered dust in a cabinet somewhere. He is giddy about …
It took having a son for me to appreciate the fun-loving kid living inside my husband.
My husband, Doug, is the guy you see racing the go-carts at a wildly unsafe speed. He played video games long before the more socially …
It’s July, and gardens all across America are groaning with healthful and delicious produce. If you’re like my family members, you plant not only for the enjoyment of the food itself but for the …


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