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There is a remote little gravel bar along the river where I love to camp, quite a walk from the road. I parked my pickup and headed down there, determined to see it as a new year comes, in a bleak, …
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By Larry Dablemont, Contributing Columnist
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1/7/26
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Corruption, like a virus, can spread until it devours its host. It comes in many forms, including bribery, embezzlement, nepotism, and fraud for personal gain. It is theft. Theft from the pubic and …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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1/7/26
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I haven’t seen many ducks but it is duck season and I can’t wait to go out with my Lab to try to find some. If you have never owned a Labrador, you have missed out on one of the greatest things …
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By Larry Dablemont, Contributing Columnist
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1/6/26
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Letter to the Editor:
As I sit here, I ponder the news of the day: a horrible shooting of Hanukkah-celebrating Jews in Australia, shooting of students at Brown University, shooting of an MIT …
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1/6/26
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We laughed when Mom sprayed Raid bug spray under her arms by mistake. She flapped around the bathroom like a frantic chicken while my brothers and I watched the show, clicking the cameras of our …
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By Robin Garrison Leach
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1/5/26
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Too often, Missouri state legislators are faced with what sounds like a good idea, so they file a bill for a new law, a new subsidy, a new tax credit or a new regulation.
When the government …
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By Paul Hamby
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1/5/26
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It’s been a bruising year to be a Missouri Democrat.
Even setting aside the broader tumult of Trump 2.0, life inside the Missouri Capitol has been especially unforgiving for Democrats.
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by Jason Hancook; Missouri independent
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1/5/26
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T he Declaration of Independence marks the beginning of our heritage. It has been the source of our nation’s strength. It serves as the backbone of the ideals we all live by. It holds the deed to …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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1/5/26
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“Yes, indeed!
“Virginia, your little friends are wrong. They have been affected by the skepticism of a skeptical age — they do not believe except what they see — they think that nothing …
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12/24/25
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It’s a number to celebrate: 3.9 million. That’s the likely number of Americans saved from lung cancer since 1970 with efforts to curb cigarette smoking. Seen another way, this translates to over …
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by Dr. Graham Colditz, Siteman Cancer Center
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12/24/25
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Missouri lawmakers are concerned about artificial intelligence (AI). Most Missouri citizens interact with AI daily — though it’s rarely disclosed that you are communicating with a computer rather …
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By Paul Hamby
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12/24/25
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When I was in kindergarten, my father developed rheumatic fever. As Christmas got closer, Mom looked sadder every day. She was also on the phone a lot. I didn’t see the embarrassment in her smile …
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By Robin Garrison Leach
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12/24/25
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F rancis B. Church, editor of the New York Sun in 1897, printed his reply to a little girl’s question, “Is there a Santa Claus?” And “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus!” was born.
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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12/24/25
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Right now in the Ozarks, there are eagles everywhere, and each spring more and more of them nest here. If you spend a lot of time outdoors, you know where eagles nest, and it is very easy to see …
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By Larry Dablemont, Contributing Columnist
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12/23/25
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Francis B. Church, editor of the New York Sun in 1897, printed his reply to a little girl’s question, “Is there a Santa Claus?” And “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus!” was …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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12/23/25
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Right now in the Ozarks, there are eagles everywhere, and each spring more and more of them nest here. If you spend a lot of time outdoors, you know where eagles nest, and it is very easy to see …
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By Larry Dablemont, Contributing Columnist
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12/17/25
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My grandfather, wise man that he was, offered me one of the finest tidbits of wisdom for which I am forever grateful. The fact that he gave it to me at the ripe old age of eight, and that I had no …
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By award-winning author, Carew Papritz
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12/17/25
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When Thanksgiving is over and the refrigerator is full of foil-wrapped food, my thoughts turn to what I’ve been craving all year.
It’s time to order my fruitcake.
Yes. I love fruitcake, …
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By Robin Garrison Leach
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12/17/25
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Having come in, the angel said to her, “Rejoice, you highly favored one! The Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women!”
But when she saw him, she was greatly troubled at the saying, and …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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12/17/25
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OSAGE COUNTY — Artificial intelligence is getting very good at sounding confident. Too good, sometimes. That’s what struck me during a recent late-night exchange with the AI assistant I …
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By Elise Brochu, Staff Writer
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12/10/25
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