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The closing days of Missouri’s legislature were among the most dysfunctional I’ve covered in more than one half century.
Filibusters by Senate Republican conservatives blocked action …
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By Phill Brooks, Contributing Columnist
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5/31/23
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It must be summer break for State Tech. No distracting and for some, painful traffic sounds on Main Street in Linn.
Oh, don’t you just love it when you can finally open your office or home …
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5/31/23
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I was just in the right place at the right time to see it, and it didn’t last long. A hawk came out of the timber and passed across a small opening in the woods with a cluster of oak leaves in …
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By Larry Dablemont, Contributing Columnist
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5/31/23
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What I am fixin’ to tell you now about a fascinating bird, is not what I learned from the ornithology professors in college and what they taught about the great blue heron, it is from what I …
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By Larry Dablemont, Contributing Columnist
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5/24/23
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Dear Editor:
I recently read an account of the Superior Court trial in Maricopa County, Ariz. dealing with the matter of whether signature verification really took place for some 300,000 mail-in …
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5/24/23
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As we observe National Foster Care Month, Central Missouri Foster Care & Adoption Association reflects on the importance of the foster care system and its crucial role in the lives of children …
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5/24/23
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We owe all American soldiers, that gave their lives, suffered disabilities/hardships, a thank you for defending our freedoms, that seems to have gone way off-track today!
George Soros told Steve …
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5/24/23
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If there was a Republican in the White House, virtually every Republican would vote in favor of raising the debt ceiling. Republicans only care about deficits and resultant debt when they are NOT in …
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5/24/23
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I n conversations with Democrats, they try to explain their visceral hatred for President Donald Trump. Where did this hate come from?
I think Trump has an inflated ego, is self-centered and …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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5/24/23
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H ave you ever paid attention to the “fine print” at the bottom of some of the advertisements in the newspaper or, for that matter, any other print publication?
I’m sure most …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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5/17/23
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COLUMBIA — Missouri faces the largest shortage of behavioral health care providers in the U.S.
Each of Missouri’s 99 rural counties is a designated Mental Health Professional …
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From the University Extension
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5/17/23
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Before I get into this week’s column topic, I want to provide a quick update on President Biden’s mortgage “equity” plan I wrote about two weeks ago. After pushback from …
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By Blaine Luetkemeyer, 3rd District Congressman
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5/17/23
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A collared dove came up to visit Lightnin’ Ridge yesterday. My wooded ridgetop is of little interest to him as far as a nesting site. Mourning doves fly up here and feed on bird-feeder seed …
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By Larry Dablemont, Contributing Columnist
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5/17/23
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T he purpose of our military is to protect America from our enemies. Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, in a 2015 Republican presidential debate, was a little more blunt when he said, “The …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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5/10/23
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Labor shortages, record inflation and supply chain disruptions are just a few of the challenges business owners are facing across our state.
Since the Legislature has little control over the …
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By State Sen. Ben Brown, Missouri's 26th District
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5/10/23
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How many weeks until summer vacation? If you have a student in your family, I bet they’re quick to answer. High school seniors are counting down the days until graduation, and soon-to-be …
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By Janet Adkison, Director of Public Affairs and Advocacy for Missouri Farm Bureau
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5/10/23
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The frustration grows.
You can hear it in their voices and see it in their faces. From Speaker’s office to the assistant to the clerk, everyone feels it. We have worked so hard for the …
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By State Rep. Bruce Sassmann, Missouri’s 61st District
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5/10/23
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As you’ve heard me say time and time again, small businesses are the heart and soul of towns here in Missouri and across America. They’re started by people who bet on themselves and put …
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By Blaine Luetkemeyer, 3rd District Congressman
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5/10/23
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Night fishing under submerged lights has supplied me with some great fishing memories and stories. I thought the other day about the great fishing Bull Shoals Lake had produced back when I lived in …
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By Larry Dablemont, Contributing Columnist
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5/10/23
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W hen I sit down to read a good book, it’s usually on history. I’ve read books on the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant. One historical figure from that time …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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5/3/23
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