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It’s been two years since my column on abortion asked abortion advocates to convince me that the child in a mother’s womb is not human. I’m still waiting. With adjustments to the first …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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10/14/26
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A couple weeks ago, as the weather cooled and the acorns pelted my rooftop, a covey of 15 or 20 quail fed around in my back yard for much of an afternoon. The big oaks are producing a lot of acorns …
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By Larry Dablemont, Contributing Columnist
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10/14/26
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It used to be referred to by a full noun. Telephone. Sometimes ‘phone’. Never ‘cell’. We had telephones in our houses, connected to our walls or sitting on tables. Usually, there was only …
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By Robin Garrison Leach
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10/14/26
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Dear Editor:
On Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026 at about 10:30 a.m. I, an 80-year-old man, did something that I thought I could do but ended up was not able to do and I fell off a stepladder.
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10/7/26
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Dear Editor:
Over the years, with the birth of the Internet, the postal service has decreased in efficiency while never failing to increase postal rates. This process is understandable since the …
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10/7/26
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I n a short 27 days, Missourians will head to the polls for the midterm elections. On the ballot will be Amendment 3 to make abortion more in line with the values of Missouri citizens.
In this …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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10/7/26
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To the Editor:
Missouri has succeeded in making national news for the second time this past month. First, it was the shambolic attempt by Denny Hoskins’, Missouri’s Secretary of State who …
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10/7/26
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A few years back I bought a good-sized place in rural St. Clair county with a big house and two cabins on it, intending to make a retreat for small churches that had a youth group but didn’t have …
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By Larry Dablemont, Contributing Columnist
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10/7/26
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We are required by law to wear seat belts in our cars. But there was a time when Mom was the only seat belt we needed.
In the event of a sudden stop (or even the threat of one), her maternal …
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By Robin Garrison Leach
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10/7/26
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When Missouri adopted its first constitution in 1820, the office of sheriff was explicitly established and required sheriffs to be elected by voters. This constitutional status was maintained …
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By Paul Hamby
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10/7/26
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I have been thinking a lot about my 101-year-old mother-in-law ever since she passed on September 18th. I was blessed to be one of those with her at the end and the last two weeks of her life. What …
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by Bruce H. Heberle
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10/7/26
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Dear Osage County,
This November, Missouri voters will have an important decision to make concerning the Office of Sheriff.
Amendment 8 is simple at its heart: it protects the people’s …
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9/30/26
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H ow you view things depends not only on what you look at, but on where you are looking from. Perspective matters.
Take the price of gasoline, for instance. To Abigail, my daughter, the price of …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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9/30/26
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It’s pretty great being invisible. My disappearance from others’ notice is making my life much easier. And all it took was living long enough.
From the time I became old enough to look …
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By Robin Garrison Leach
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9/30/26
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November 3 is election day.
Missouri Amendment 7 would create the Show-Me Prosperity Investment Fund. This state endowment fund would require that the money collected be used solely to eliminate …
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By Paul Hamby
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9/29/26
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I t may surprise you to learn that President Donald Trump and all Republicans are for gun control. They are also for gun confiscation. With one caveat. Gun control and confiscation for felons and …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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9/23/26
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Trotlines are productive, and they are enjoyable this time of year when the heat makes nighttime activity more acceptable. But trotlines are hard work, and they are dangerous. It has been said that …
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By Larry Dablemont, Contributing Columnist
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9/23/26
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My brothers decided to have their friend, John Graham, over to spend the night. I was 13, and he was my first crush. The boys spent all afternoon in the backyard, and after supper they clomped to my …
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By Robin Garrison Leach
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9/23/26
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I never expected a normal day on my family farm to turn into the longest, most challenging journey of my life. It was a normal Sunday. We finished fixing fence, then we needed to let a mama cow and …
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9/23/26
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Readers of this column may recall that weeks ago I wrote that I was going to have a big sale here on Lightnin’Ridge on September 26. I have decided, because it may be so hot then, to …
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By Larry Dablemont, Contributing Columnist
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9/22/26
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