For John E. Moore Jr., switching from from a bustling urban campus to 55 quiet rural acres in north-central Greene County may seem a surprising turn. But he sees it as something of a homecoming.

Author Archives: Mike O'Brien
Mike O'Brien is a longtime newspaper reporter, editor and columnist who had a long career at the Springfield News-Leader. He also is a college journalism educator in Springfield and has produced the Lives Remembered series of feature obituaries for the Daily Citizen. Email him at obriencolumn@sbcglobal.net.