http://www.meridianstar.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:35:00 +0000 http://www.meridianstar.com/opinion/local_story_324003529.html http://www.meridianstar.com/opinion/local_story_324003529.html It was the early 1920’s, and the Meridian Hamasa Shrine experienced a growing spurt. Yes, the city of Meridian was in the middle of the “Golden Age” of prosperity. Schools, parks, public transportation, public works, manufacturing, and all sorts of mercantile experienced a healthy increase of expansion, growth, and excitement. It was at this time that the Hamasa Shrine sought a larger facility to accommodate their needs for the various meetings and ceremonies they conducted. Architect Emile Weil was contracted to design the building. Construction began in 1923 and the Grand Ballroom was completed by November 1924. The Shrine occupied the new facility and conducted their meetings and ceremonies there while the remainder of the building was completed. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:13:00 +0000 http://www.meridianstar.com/opinion/local_story_321231430.html http://www.meridianstar.com/opinion/local_story_321231430.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:13:00 +0000 http://www.meridianstar.com/opinion/local_story_321231331.html http://www.meridianstar.com/opinion/local_story_321231331.html Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:56:00 +0000 http://www.meridianstar.com/opinion/local_story_318235646.html http://www.meridianstar.com/opinion/local_story_318235646.html In today's world of widening waistlines and processed food health disasters, the pressure is mounting to eat simple, homemade meals. But at the same time, shrinking wallets and busy schedules make it harder than ever to eat healthy foods made in your own kitchen. Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:55:00 +0000 http://www.meridianstar.com/opinion/local_story_318235546.html http://www.meridianstar.com/opinion/local_story_318235546.html Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:55:00 +0000 http://www.meridianstar.com/opinion/local_story_318235516.html http://www.meridianstar.com/opinion/local_story_318235516.html Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:54:00 +0000 http://www.meridianstar.com/opinion/local_story_318235448.html http://www.meridianstar.com/opinion/local_story_318235448.html Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:54:00 +0000 http://www.meridianstar.com/opinion/local_story_318235420.html http://www.meridianstar.com/opinion/local_story_318235420.html Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:53:00 +0000 http://www.meridianstar.com/opinion/local_story_318235345.html http://www.meridianstar.com/opinion/local_story_318235345.html Despite the often anti-Microsoft sentiment expressed in the media and even more so in higher education, I am pro-Microsoft. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:35:00 +0000 http://www.meridianstar.com/opinion/local_story_317003537.html http://www.meridianstar.com/opinion/local_story_317003537.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:38:00 +0000 http://www.meridianstar.com/opinion/local_story_314233910.html http://www.meridianstar.com/opinion/local_story_314233910.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:38:00 +0000 http://www.meridianstar.com/opinion/local_story_314233838.html http://www.meridianstar.com/opinion/local_story_314233838.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:49:00 +0000 http://www.meridianstar.com/opinion/local_story_313114955.html http://www.meridianstar.com/opinion/local_story_313114955.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:11:00 +0000 http://www.meridianstar.com/opinion/local_story_312001138.html http://www.meridianstar.com/opinion/local_story_312001138.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:09:00 +0000 http://www.meridianstar.com/opinion/local_story_312001010.html http://www.meridianstar.com/opinion/local_story_312001010.html