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elling is my life. I started selling as a young boy and have never stopped. You have to believe in the product to sell anything — from popcorn to new cars. Customers are not fools. They …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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3/27/24
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The annual legislative spring break was held this past week through March 24, and I’m enjoying this time I can spend with my family and our community. Here is what we worked on before we …
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By State Sen. Ben Brown, Missouri's 26th District
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3/27/24
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A 2022 study by The Sentencing Project revealed that nearly 83,000 Missourians with felony convictions were barred from voting due to felony disenfranchisement.
For Missourians with felony …
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BY HALLIE SCHECHTER, For the Missouri Independent
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3/27/24
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Imagine emptying your gas tank or kitchen cabinet to help fuel your toughest adversary, leaving you and your family without enough resources to get to work, school, or even feed your family. …
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By Blaine Luetkemeyer, 3rd District Congressman
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3/27/24
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Across the country, electric demand is growing and could explode if green goals like electrifying home heating, industry and transportation come to fruition. At the same time, many states, utilities …
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BY ROBERT ZULLO, For the Missouri Independent
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3/27/24
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I wrote about some things awhile back that some folks questioned. One column concerned skunks and someone hoorahed the idea that skunks carry rabies and therefore there is liable to be a rabies …
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By Larry Dablemont, Contributing Columnist
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3/27/24
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M arch is Women’s History Month. According to History.com, “Women’s History Month is a celebration of women’s contributions to history, culture and society and has been …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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3/20/24
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The big news this week is our first glimpse of the budget. It was a teaser or official trailer for the next entertainment program.
Thursday morning House Budget Chairman Cody Smith released the …
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By State Rep. Bruce Sassmann, Missouri’s 61st District
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3/20/24
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Mont Cleary was not well-liked. Folks said he had killed a man in the 40s after a poker game on the river by pushing him over a bluff.
Argis Blackfern was a good old boy that everyone in the …
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By Larry Dablemont, Contributing Columnist
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3/20/24
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It was two o’clock in the afternoon before we got to the lake, and it was up a little but not much. The water was just a little murky, but there was still a few feet or so of visibility in it. …
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3/13/24
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If November 5, 2024 was your last chance to save your country, your freedoms, would you vote? Few people know of, or understand the intentions of the Bilderberg Group, that started in 1954. …
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3/13/24
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Dear Editor:
As I read the Feb. 21 article, “Outdoors in the Ozarks: Too many”, by Larry Dablemont the first thing I thought of was,”whoa”. In his words and thoughts Mr. …
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3/13/24
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Dear Editor:
Is it not amazing that our Founding Fathers that wrote our Declaration of Independence, our Constitution of the United States of America, were much smarter, more intelligent, more …
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3/13/24
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Three years ago, at President Biden’s inauguration, he told the country his goal was “Bringing America together, uniting our people, and uniting our nation”. Unfortunately, like …
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By Blaine Luetkemeyer, 3rd District Congressman
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3/13/24
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I n the 1980s, First Lady Nancy Reagen created her “Just Say No” campaign for illegal drugs. Many times, she was mocked by the media and Democrats for being naive.
Wikipedia reports …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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3/13/24
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This week I took a special interest in HB1751.
The bill would stop the development of a landfill in Kansas City. Those wanting to stop the development say the landfill will do …
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By State Rep. Bruce Sassmann, Missouri’s 61st District
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3/13/24
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Jerry McCoy, who is one of the best north Arkansas guides, especially for White River trout, will be at our swap meet on Saturday with all kinds of antique and modern fishing gear and antique lures. …
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By Larry Dablemont, Contributing Columnist
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3/6/24
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E ver since Mother Nature gave central Missouri a shot of winter temperatures in January — dipping the mercury below zero for a couple of days — conversation around water coolers and in …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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3/6/24
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To the Editor:
The Osage County Clerk “can confidently say,” as quoted in the Feb. 28th issue of the UD, that the estimated election cost savings I presented at the recent Lincoln …
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3/6/24
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You’ve likely heard the term swipe fees or interchange fees regarding the use of debit cards and credit cards. In short, interchange fees are small fees merchants pay to card companies or banks …
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By Blaine Luetkemeyer, 3rd District Congressman
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3/6/24
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