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I encourage old time turkey hunters to refrain from buying a turkey tag this spring and hunt them as I do… with a camera. I just don’t want to kill any more gobblers. I have killed them …
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By Larry Dablemont, Contributing Columnist
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4/10/24
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O n Friday, June 30, Maries County Deputy Tiffany Johnson pulled over a Penske rental truck traveling south on Highway 63. She initiated the stop after witnessing the box truck travel off the right …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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7/12/23
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As one of my readers recently pointed out, “The first casualty of War is Truth,” — a 1918 quote attributed to Calif. Senator Hiram Warren Johnson. It turns out many antisemitics …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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11/8/23
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M any of my readers may not be old enough, but I remember when the Vice-President of the United States was lambasted for mis-spelling a word.
As a person who has always been a cacographer, I can …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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7/19/23
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This week, Indianapolis plays host to nearly 70,000 FFA members from across the country, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. These students have worked months, if not years, for the opportunity …
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By JANET ADKISON
Director of Public Affairs and Advocacy, Missouri Farm Bureau
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11/8/23
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S
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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D o you remember your first day of school? That experience was exciting and a little scary. Mrs. Cunningham was my kindergarten teacher. She taught us the alphabet and our numbers. I remember, her …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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2/21/24
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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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This week marked a significant milestone in the legislative calendar as we crossed the midpoint of the 2024 session and will now take one week recess, allowing us to return to our communities, spend …
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BY Justin Brown, State Senator District 16
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3/20/24
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A couple of weeks ago I was talking with guide in Ontario who got a good laugh out of the bear hunting which forbids using bait. He said that without bait, few bears would ever be killed anywhere. In …
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By Larry Dablemont, Contributing Columnist
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11/1/23
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To the Editor:
I am writing to you today, citizens of Belle, to ask you to take a serious look at the people you are electing to the City of Belle government. Our citizens have grown comfortable …
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3/20/24
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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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Missouri House Advances Legislation to Prevent Medicaid Funding Going to Abortion Providers
We also took a stance for Pro-Life efforts in the Show-ME State this week by passing legislation aimed …
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By State Rep. Bennie Cook, Missouri's 143rd District
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3/20/24
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As Missouri legislators prepare for the 2024 legislative session, they should consider how many of their major 2023 accomplishments received limited public attention.
The 2023 legislative …
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By Phill Brooks, Contributing Columnist
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10/18/23
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J ohn Marshal Harlan, the subject of last week’s column, said in his dissenting opinion of Plessy v. Ferguson — “Our Constitution is color blind, and neither knows nor tolerates …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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4/17/24
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To the Editor:
I am writing in response to the “Guest Commentary: Challenges of teaching in Missouri don’t outweigh massive benefits” by Gary Ritter for The Missouri …
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10/11/23
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Dear Fellow Maries County Citizens,
I am writing on behalf of the Vienna Senior Center, a part of Aging Best. Our organization assists with the needs of older persons in Maries County. Some of …
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10/11/23
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After my letter concerning the Maries R-1 lunch program appeared in a recent Maries County Advocate, I have had communication from Mrs. Teresa Messersmith, Maries R-1 superintendent.
In my …
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8/9/23
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The Oxford Dictionary defines a dream as “a cherished aspiration, ambition, or ideal.”
Six simple words, yet they hold the potential to ignite innovation, progress and personal …
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BY Grant Norfleet, Guest Author, Keynote speaker
at Missouri FFA Convention in Columbia
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4/17/24
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We want to take a moment to address some questions about why we feel the City of Belle hosted an illegal meeting on July 31, and explain our concerns and the ramifications thereof.
The meeting …
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Jacob Warden, Manager, Maries County Advocate
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8/9/23
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