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For most of two hours, the little beagle had struck trail after trail, and hotly pursued a half dozen cottontails in circles that wound around broamsedge, cedar thickets and patches of briar and …
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By Larry Dablemont, Contributing Columnist
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2/7/24
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I n my column from Jan. 10, I reviewed M. Scott Peck’s book, “The Road Less Traveled.” Now, I want to touch on another of his books, “People of the Lie, The Hope for Healing …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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2/7/24
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The first Sisters Day of the New Year has come and gone. The frigid weather on Jan. 16 didn’t deter any of us from showing up at the home of Shirely Huffman, our hostess for the day. Everyone …
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2/7/24
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Currently, information and data obtained by a probation or parole officer is privileged information and not receivable in any court. This bill modifies that provision to allow an exception for the …
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By State Rep. Bennie Cook, Missouri's 143rd District
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2/7/24
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When I am hunting and fishing now I am almost always alone and I have conversations with myself. Some say that when someone does that, it is an indication that they are crazier than a pet coon, but I …
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By Larry Dablemont, Contributing Columnist
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1/31/24
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L ast Friday, President Joe Biden released a statement assuring America that the long-awaited immigration bill, currently in the U.S. Senate, would solve our problems and allow him to shut down the …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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1/31/24
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BELLE — Do some of our current city council members try to insult our intelligence? Yes. I think they do. Please read Ordinance Section 110.050 Mayor and Board — Duties. I understand that …
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1/31/24
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A response to last weeks editorial on student loans
I grew up as a very poor child near Vienna, Mo., and I went to Bend School, a one-room school for all of my elementary education. I walked a …
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1/31/24
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R eleased as a single in April 1975, Charlie Daniels’ “Long Haired Country Boy” only reached 56 on the US Billboard Hot 100. It’s a great song.
Although the refrain would …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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1/24/24
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The last few days of deer season are tough. Those final days for me occur at the close of the ‘muzzle- loader season” when whitetail deer are almost finished with the ‘rut’ …
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By Larry Dablemont, Contributing Columnist
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1/17/24
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Bills have been introduced in the Missouri legislature that would allow individuals with a concealed carry permit to bring firearms on public transit buses, vans, trains and other spaces owned or …
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1/17/24
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Doc Dykes was a frequent visitor to the pool hall in 1963. He was quiet and good humored, plagued with petit-mal seizures on occasion. Doc Dykes was a chiropractor, and likely as educated a man as …
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By Larry Dablemont, Contributing Columnist
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1/10/24
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Today we are gathering to celebrate the last Sisters Day of 2023. Where has the year gone? It seems like only a couple of months ago I welcomed us to the start of the new year and next month I will …
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1/10/24
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As the new year is upon us, I would like to look back at “old man time” and reflect on some of the outrageous deeds the progressive left displayed in 2023.
You may ask why this is …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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1/3/24
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Happy New Year! I hope you’ve enjoyed time with loved ones and feel ready to take on 2024. Last week, I wrote to you reflecting on the past year. Today, I’d like to look ahead toward what …
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By Blaine Luetkemeyer, 3rd District Congressman
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1/3/24
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As Missouri lawmakers face state budget proposals in the 2024 legislative session, they might want to consider what their staff had reported about the financial impact of tax cuts passed in prior …
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By Phill Brooks, Contributing Columnist
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1/3/24
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All through the history of the earth, (and I am talking about tens of thousands of years back) there has been ‘climate change’ on earth. If you want to call it that… I don’t.
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By Larry Dablemont, Contributing Columnist
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1/3/24
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I turned eleven years old in October of 1958. When we floated the river in November that year I just sat in the front of the old johnboat, peering over the front of the blind, wishing I could hunt …
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By Larry Dablemont, Contributing Columnist
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12/27/23
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House Democrats voted Dec. 21 to expel state Rep. Sarah Unsicker from the caucus, saying she has failed to live up to the party’s values of “inclusiveness, tolerance and respect.”
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By Jason Hancock, Missouri Independent
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12/27/23
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As we stand at the threshold of a new year, it is only natural to take a moment to reflect on the journey we have traveled over the past twelve months. The year 2023 has been filled with its share of …
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By State Rep. Bennie Cook, Missouri's 143rd District
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12/27/23
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