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The date was Saturday, Sept. 9, 1978. I was a freshman at the University of Missouri in Columbia playing a round of golf for my dormitory on the University’s course as part of an intramural …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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9/15/21
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Many days have been important to history in my 60 plus years of life on this earth. I have no recollection of a large number of these.
On Nov. 22, 1963, Lee Harvey Oswald shot and killed …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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9/9/21
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President Joe Biden’s poll numbers plunged to a dismal 41 percent approval, 55 percent disapproval in a recent national poll. This was before an ISIS-K terrorist bomber killed an estimated 70 …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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9/1/21
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Have you ever thought about what it would be like to be rich? By this, I don’t mean not having to worry about money. I’m talking Thurston Howell III rich. Rich enough to employ servants …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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8/25/21
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Perhaps the most dangerous movement the progressive element of the Democrat party is pushing today in America is critical race theory (CRT).
Before I go any further, let’s define what …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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8/18/21
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For elections to work, we all need to trust the results — both the winner and loser. Former Secretary of State James A. Baker, III has pointed out that the winner of an election can always be …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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8/12/21
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A parade without a marching band is like peanut butter without jelly, Sonny without Cher or Donnie without Marie.That something was missing last Thursday during the Gasconade County Fair Parade …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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8/4/21
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Last Friday, an unidentified homeowner Tweeted a short video of a young boy on a scooter accompanied by a woman — presumably his mother — on a bike. The boy stops to pull a small American flag …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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7/14/21
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I am proud to be an American and I am proud to live in rural Missouri where a significant majority agree with that statement.
Over the weekend, Connie and I attended three 4th of July …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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7/7/21
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In two columns from February 2020, I covered ways politicians and their family members get rich off their name and influence. And it’s all legal.
This is so common among senior-level …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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6/30/21
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Most of my favorite memories growing up include my father and my two grandfathers. They involve hunting, fishing and camping. I remember my parents being there for all my extracurricular achievements …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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6/23/21
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Monday was Flag Day. Celebrated every June 14, it commemorates the adoption of the Stars and Stripes as the official flag of the United States.
The Second Continental Congress, on June 14, …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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6/16/21
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There is no denying it. Coco, the cat, was shot in cold blood. The crime happened towards the middle of the last century, located in a small rural community in central Missouri.
The culprit was a …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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6/9/21
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Democrats and their allies in the national media repeatedly claim that Republicans win close elections because of voter suppression.
The source of the “suppression” are laws in states …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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6/2/21
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Terrapenes, more commonly known as the box turtle, have an average life span of 50 years, with many reaching the centenarian mark. They are found in the wild exclusively in North …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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5/26/21
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Cori Anika Bush represents Missouri’s 1st district in the U.S. House of Representatives after she upset 10-term incumbent Lacy Clay in the 2020 primary election.
She was sworn into office on …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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5/19/21
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I am not going to call President Joe Biden a liar in this column. Let’s say that his advisors and speechwriters gave him wrong advice and he passed it on.
Maybe they are ignorant of the …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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5/12/21
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A quick search on the Internet gives us these ten popular activities to do with your family on Mother’s Day weekend.
Sip Tea
Enjoy brunch at a local restaurant
Hop along a wine …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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5/5/21
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Two weeks ago, I struck a nerve with many Democrats when I dared to judge our current President, Joe Biden, with the same yardstick they beat Donald Trump over the head with for four long …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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4/28/21
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In my formative years, and as a father of two Boy Scouts, I spent many nights away from the comforts of home in a collapsible shelter — more commonly know as a tent.
These shelters have been …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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4/21/21
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