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Now that life in Missouri is back to normal, I have so enjoyed being able to get out in the district and interact with constituents again in recent months. Getting your direct feedback and being able …
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By Blaine Luektemeyer
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6/9/21
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As the rate of Covid-19 cases has begun to decrease and the number of vaccinated individuals continues to rise, many are heading back out into the world — unsure of what to expect and what lies …
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6/9/21
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We don’t often think that how the U.S. conducts itself at home has much impact on how we face the world, but it does.
You’d be amazed at how closely people in countries all over the globe …
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By Lee Hamilton
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6/9/21
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Criteria for election to an American political office, should require love of this country, adherence to the constitution, bill of rights, man’s laws, knowledge of “true” history, business …
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by Charlotte Schnieders, Jefferson City
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6/9/21
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Baseball is a magnificent game. From the bright lights, rich traditions and smell of hot dogs found at a big league stadium to the loud pop of a mitt in the backyard, the sport is ingrained in all of …
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BY Garrett Hawkins
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6/9/21
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To the Editor:
Not much in the world stands still. Things morph… people, priorities, political parties, and sometimes, we’re afraid, even principles. Language changes over time, too. Take the …
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BY Garrett Hawkins
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6/9/21
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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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This Memorial Day Weekend, up to 500,000 people from far and wide are expected to travel to Lake of the Ozarks for a few days of boating, fishing, barbequing, supporting local businesses and visiting …
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By Blaine Luektemeyer
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6/2/21
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“In the Missouri Senate, there are show horses and work horses. I consider myself the latter and will continue to let others be the former.”
— State Sen. Caleb Rowden, R-Columbia, majority …
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By Jason Hancock, Missouri Independent
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6/2/21
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Sadly, the Fatima Comets’ loss of the district championship to Blair Oaks ended an exciting chapter in many of our lives. Bleachers, umbrellas, coolers, chairs, cheers, sun, rain, wins, losses, …
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By Kim Verslues
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6/2/21
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President Biden has delivered more for the pandemic than Ex-President Trump did in his last year. I cannot understand is how one can praise Ex-President Trump for his warp speed program, and now be …
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Frank J. Thomeczek, Columbia
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6/2/21
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Leaders are the life-blood of small towns and rural communities. The success or failure of community development efforts often rests with the degree of leadership local residents are willing to …
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By Jordan Feyerherm, Community Development Manager Center for Rural Affairs
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6/2/21
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Less than a year after the pandemic began, Americans had access to three highly effective vaccines that are paving the way forward and away from Covid-19, and that number could soon rise, as the FDA …
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By Kenneth E. Thorpe
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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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During my first five months in the Missouri House of Representatives, I voted on hundreds of bills.
However, two pieces of legislation especially perked my interest: HB 369, and HB 574. Both bills …
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By State Representative Bruce Sassmann
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5/26/21
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With thousands of miles of shoreline along the Lake of the Ozarks, Mississippi River, Missouri River, and Osage River, Missouri’s Third District has seen more than our fair share of flooding over …
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By Blaine Luektemeyer
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5/26/21
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Medicare for All just won’t die. More than 100 House Democrats have signed onto new legislation that would outlaw all private insurance and put all Americans on a federally-run insurance plan …
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By Sally C. Pipes
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5/26/21
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George Soros told Steve Kroft of 60 minutes, he had the money and know how to economically destroy America, as he had done to 15 previous countries. With Obama’s help, he set up over 200 …
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By Charlotte Schnieders, Jefferson City
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5/26/21
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To the Editor:
There’s a vulgar expression involving urination, headwear and precipitation that pretty much sums up the GOP attitude toward its base and the truth. Recently, staunch Republican …
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By Gasconade County Democrat Committee
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5/26/21
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