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I was walking along a wooded ridge top trail years ago when a young fox squirrel fell from a limb above me and landed with a thud not more than ten …
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By Larry Dablemont, Contributing Columnist
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6/18/25
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Charlie Curran, the eighty-eight year old Big Piney river-guide whom I wrote about recently, made a trip over to the Osceola area of Truman Lake with a friend, to fish for catfish. He took …
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By Larry Dablemont, Contributing Columnist
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6/18/25
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In the last few years, Missouri’s population has grown at a rate of 1.5% per year. It is a much slower rate of growth than the national average of 2.6%.
Author Tejvan Pettinger writes …
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By State Rep. Bruce Sassmann, Missouri’s 61st District
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6/18/25
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Last Wednesday June 11, the Missouri House voted on the unconstitutional multi-subject bill that authorizes funding for new stadiums for the KC Chiefs and KC Royals.
The bill passed with 90 yes …
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By Paul Hamby
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6/18/25
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L os Angeles recently became the center of Democrat resistance to President Donald Trump’s deportation of illegal aliens with daily riots.
On June 8, California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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6/18/25
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For politicians, temptation is the belief that they can do better things with your money than you can.
The temptation is taking other people’s money via taxes to redistribute to …
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By Paul Hamby
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6/11/25
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G ood intentions don’t solve problems; in fact, many times, they exacerbate them. To understand why, everyone needs to be aware of the “Cobra Effect.”
In colonial India, Delhi …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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6/11/25
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Christopher “Kit” Bond’s death brought very deep memories for me about a governor I have missed since he left the office in 1985.
My strongest memory of Bond was …
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By Phill Brooks, Contributing Columnist
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6/4/25
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I n just three days — Saturday, June 7 — Connie and I will celebrate our 39th wedding anniversary. We have enjoyed a wonderful life together with three beautiful children. I am blessed.
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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6/4/25
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I wrote this article in June of 2012. This week the dream has finally come to be a reality.We are calling it the Big Piney Nature Center and Museum.And yes, it is much like the dream expressed in …
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By Larry Dablemont, Contributing Columnist
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5/28/25
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The 2025 legislative session ended early with the Senate closing shop on Wednesday, May 14. Here is part 2 of our end of session report.
Passed HJR 73. Gives voters a second chance to determine …
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By Paul Hamby
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5/28/25
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M onday morning, when I arose from a good night’s sleep, the outside thermometer showed a chilly 53 degrees. The thermostat on my wall was confused. Although the calendar proclaimed May 26, the …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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5/28/25
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At the end of the last column, brothers Roy Wayne and Tom Morton and I were sitting in a cave above the river praying the raging thunderstorm would end soon. I remember Chinese philosopher …
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By Larry Dablemont, Contributing Columnist
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5/21/25
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Squire Lee was an old country gentleman who lived on a sloping hillside above the river. His home was not far from the little cabin where my dad spent much of his childhood. In the river below his …
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By Larry Dablemont, Contributing Columnist
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5/21/25
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The idea of a bear season in Missouri was to make money for the Department of Conservation. It amounts to that and nothing else. There is no “wildlife management” or “For Nature and …
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By Larry Dablemont, Contributing Columnist
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5/21/25
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Both of my sisters married Arkansas country boys, and I ended up with two of the finest brothers-in-law that I could have asked for. I don’t know if I could have done a better job of …
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By Larry Dablemont, Contributing Columnist
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5/21/25
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by Paul Hamby
The 2025 legislative session ended last week. Missouri reps and senators filed more than 2600 bills this year. Sixteen budget bills passed with a total spending of 52.5 billion, …
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By Paul Hamby
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5/21/25
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A n island in the South China Sea is one of the greatest examples of capitalism and its ability to grow wealth in the world today.
As Wikipedia reports, Singapore’s economy — …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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5/21/25
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With just two weeks left in the legislative session, Missouri House and Senate lawmakers are working to finalize the state’s budget for Fiscal Year 2026. The Senate passed its version of the …
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By State Rep. Bennie Cook, Missouri's 143rd District
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5/7/25
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W ell over 30, that’s the number of history books I have consumed on World War II. Starting with books like “Citizen Soldiers,” “D-Day” and “Undaunted …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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5/7/25
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