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A t a funeral I attended a couple of years ago, the priest commented in his homily that “simple ordinary goodness does not make the news.” I’m here to set the record straight.
In today’s …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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8/19/26
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In July, President Trump made an address to the nation re-asserting that the 2020 presidential election was stolen. He said he had new evidence that he released on July 17 proving this. His smoking …
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By Paul Hamby
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8/19/26
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They arrive in late summer, lurking within paper bags and tattered cardboard boxes. It’s an old menace — one that finds its way to the surface of our hungry society each summer. We bring it on …
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By Robin Garrison Leach
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8/19/26
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May 21, 2026, is the day I became a certified biology teacher in Missouri, and I love my job.
I wish others would join me.
Sadly, the pathway to teacher licensure is a frustrating waste of …
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by DOUG WOJCIESZAK
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8/19/26
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Remember when we were all worried about how much money the Osage County Republican Committee might have in their treasury? And when we were worried that we might have to file a lawsuit because we …
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8/12/26
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Dear Editor:
Our country is at a trying and dangerous time! If we listen to main-stream media the country is split 50/50! The mid-term election is of utmost importance.
Do we remain a …
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8/12/26
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T he term “big tent” to describe the Democrat Party has been around for as long as I can remember, but it gained significant traction in the 1980s and 1990s. Political analysts and party leaders, …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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8/12/26
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The crawdad, or crayfish, is an unusual creature, always looking back where he has been, and going where his isn’t looking. Quite often where he has been appears quite safe and there looms a …
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By Larry Dablemont, Contributing Columnist
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8/12/26
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I am a member of an exclusive group of humans. Though small in number-only 15% of the world’s population are members — we have infiltrated every arena of life and learned to adapt to the …
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By Robin Garrison Leach
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8/12/26
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My maternal grandparents, Bert and Hilda McNew, had a little farm out southeast of Houston, Missouri a few miles. I was born in their old farmhouse. They were wonderful people whom I dearly loved.
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By Larry Dablemont, Contributing Columnist
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8/11/26
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In 1997, a landmark federal case determined that the federal government cannot force state and local governments to enforce federal laws. The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision from 1997 in Printz v. …
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by Garrett Hawkins, President of Missouri Farm Bureau
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8/11/26
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B y the time you read this column, I — on Aug. 4, along with my immediate family, and many of you — will have driven to my polling location, presented my drivers license to the poll worker, …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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8/11/26
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I was next in line at the grocery checkout. The woman in front of me was ready to pay; she fumbled her hand inside her purse and withdrew a worn, black checkbook cover.
She set it atop the tiny …
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By Robin Garrison Leach
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8/10/26
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In 1997, a landmark federal case determined that the federal government cannot force state and local governments to enforce federal laws. The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision from 1997 in …
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by Garrett Hawkins, President of Missouri Farm Bureau
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8/10/26
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A report from February 2025 says the typical person has 1,598 pictures saved on their cell phone. My iPhone currently has 3,966 photos stored on it. Apparently I’m an overachiever when it comes to …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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7/29/26
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We played Bottle Cap Baseball all summer long when I was a girl; the laundromat up the street saved all the Tab, Orange Crush, and Pepsi bottle caps from their machine for us. My brothers would amble …
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By Robin Garrison Leach
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7/29/26
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It dawned on me recently that the way to know if your life has been a success is by being able to hire someone to mow your lawn when you have become too old to do it yourself. You cannot be a …
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By Larry Dablemont, Contributing Columnist
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7/28/26
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On August 4, Missouri voters will be asked to vote for 8.5 billion in new sales taxes on goods and services in exchange for eliminating the state income tax.
The proponents of Amendment 5 have …
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By Paul Hamby
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7/28/26
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A dvertising on TV promoting vote “Yes” on Amendment 5 sprang up almost the instant Gov. Mike Kehoe signed the order to place it on the August primary ballot.
That was my first gut feeling …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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7/22/26
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Don’t sleep on the cancer prevention benefits of a healthy breakfast. Whether it’s oatmeal, whole-wheat toast, berries in Greek yogurt or other healthy combinations — starting the morning with …
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by Dr. Graham Colditz, Siteman Cancer Center
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7/22/26
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