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Nearly fifteen years ago, I introduced a House resolution recognizing the Winston Churchill Memorial and Library on the campus of Westminster College in Fulton, as America’s National Churchill …
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By Blaine Luetkemeyer, 3rd District Congressman
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5/8/24
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About an hour before sunset I maneuvered the big pontoon boat across the wide and windy waters of Stockton Lake. I found a good spot of calm water out of the wind, off an eastern-facing bluff. I …
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By Larry Dablemont, Contributing Columnist
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5/8/24
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T oday marks the birthday of the 33rd President of the United States, Harry S. Truman. Born May 8, 1884, Truman was the only U.S. President from the Show Me State. He served two terms, from 1945 to …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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5/8/24
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The curious activities at the Capitol create an atmosphere of political adventure.
Monday ended the ethics committee persecution of the Speaker of the House. During the last seven months the …
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By State Rep. Bruce Sassmann, Missouri’s 61st District
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5/8/24
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Dear Editor,
I read with interest your article last week, 4-23-24, on the Central Missouri Community Action (CMCA) and other service groups plan to establish a mobile food pantry for Osage …
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5/1/24
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The best time of the year to take a two- or three-day float trip is during early May, if you can plan around the high water and thunderstorms this time of year.
It is usually warm enough during …
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By Larry Dablemont, Contributing Columnist
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5/1/24
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A nti-Israel demonstrators on college campuses around the country are utilizing their First Amendment rights to protest Israel’s war against Hamas.
The common thread in these organized …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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5/1/24
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In a unanimous 150-0 decision, the Missouri House has passed HB 2797, a bill that underscores the state’s commitment to honoring its local heroes by designating various highways and bridges …
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By State Rep. Bruce Sassmann, Missouri’s 61st District
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5/1/24
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CASA programs gather at capitol to engage, educate state legislators of program’s impact on children
Jefferson City — The Missouri Court Appointed Special Advocate Association (Missouri CASA) held “CASA at the Capitol Day” on April 15 at the Missouri Capitol building.
A stated …
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5/1/24
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Tax Day, the height of the year for the IRS, and probably an item on your spring-cleaning list, came and went last Monday, April 15th. As we all scrambled to meet the April 15th deadline, it’s …
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By Blaine Luetkemeyer, 3rd District Congressman
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5/1/24
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It is widely known that Iran is the largest state sponsor of terror on earth. Through its proxies like Hamas and Hezbollah, it funds dozens of attacks on Israel and other U.S. allies every year. Over …
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By Blaine Luetkemeyer, 3rd District Congressman
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4/24/24
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Dear Editor:
Everybody in Congress seems so ‘nice’. They’re so eloquent, using words like “Honorable, Mister, Madam, and so on.” This oozing politeness is in …
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4/24/24
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Dear Editor:
I’m concerned the state legislature is not acting quickly enough to head off a potential disaster coming for our agricultural sector.
Opportunistic trial lawyers are …
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4/24/24
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I t may have been a spring day during my junior year in college, or it could have been late winter. In some ways, I have tried to erase this experience from my memory.
Let me slow down a little …
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4/24/24
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Scott Peterson’s latest attempt to have his conviction for the 2002 double murder of his wife, Laci Peterson, and their unborn son, Conner, overturned have put those heinous crimes back in the …
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By Paul F. Petrick
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4/24/24
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An old man in the rural part of St. Clair County successfully worked to keep wild turkeys plentiful on his place. For 15 years he did a heck of a job! His name was Dan Besser. He bought some …
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By Larry Dablemont, Contributing Columnist
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4/17/24
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J ohn Marshal Harlan, the subject of last week’s column, said in his dissenting opinion of Plessy v. Ferguson — “Our Constitution is color blind, and neither knows nor tolerates …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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4/17/24
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The Oxford Dictionary defines a dream as “a cherished aspiration, ambition, or ideal.”
Six simple words, yet they hold the potential to ignite innovation, progress and personal …
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BY Grant Norfleet, Guest Author, Keynote speaker
at Missouri FFA Convention in Columbia
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4/17/24
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Heather MacDonald has degrees from Yale, Cambridge and Stanford Law School and recently wrote a piece for Hillsdale College on how America is being destroyed, because racial equity has become the …
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4/17/24
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Dear Editor:
I do not know where to start, there is so much going wrong in our country. Obama-Biden are destroying our country, our freedom, our rights. Borders are wide open to illegal …
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4/17/24
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