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In 2012 the Missouri Press Convention was held in Columbia. Connie and I packed up quickly — after an awards luncheon — to return home for a barbecue hosted by the Gasconade County Republican …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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6/9/26
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As a seventeen-year old freshman at School of the Ozarks College in the mid-60s I studied fishing mostly! With Table Rock Lake so close and my having a key to the gate and boat on the school’s …
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By Larry Dablemont, Contributing Columnist
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6/9/26
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The Missouri General Assembly has officially concluded the 2026 legislative session. I am proud to report that lawmakers passed a balanced budget, strengthened public safety laws, and approved …
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By State Rep. Bennie Cook, Missouri's 143rd District
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6/3/26
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As Missouri’s State Treasurer, I have the privilege of helping protect our state’s finances and promoting tools that help families build a brighter future. That is why I encourage Missouri …
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6/3/26
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Thanks to the * button on my TV remote, I’ve become an avid TV reader. The moment I land on a show I want to watch, my fingers toggle the CAPTIONS button. I settle in to read the latest episode.
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6/3/26
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The old saying goes, “Actions speak louder than words.” And of course it is true. You can always tell more about who someone is and what their intentions are by what they do, not what they say.
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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6/2/26
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There are high school graduation ceremonies going on around the country this month, causing me to remember mine, back in Houston High School in the sixties. I was only 17 when I graduated and never …
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By Larry Dablemont, Contributing Columnist
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6/2/26
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In 2025, Missouri legislators passed Senate Bill 4 as an oversight for how data centers operate in Missouri. The bill requires massive data centers to cover 100% of their own power usage and directly …
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By Paul Hamby
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6/2/26
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Imagine two patients who undergo the same hip replacement procedure, conducted by the same surgeon, at the same hospital, on the same day. One recovers quickly, while the other struggles with severe …
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By Alexandra Sideris
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5/27/26
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A vacation by car is not the adventure it used to be. Now, with restaurants and rest stops almost everywhere, one particular struggle of traveling is eliminated.
Travel back with me to the …
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By Robin Garrison Leach
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5/27/26
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I have been thinking a lot recently about things I have only done once. Some of those things were dumb, some were very scary and others so much fun! I read somewhere that: “There are things you …
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by Bruce Heberle
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5/27/26
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Missouri state law specifies: “Bond elections may be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in February but no other issue shall be included on the ballot for such election.”
March …
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By Paul Hamby
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5/26/26
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If I write a second book about turkey hunting, one of the stories would be about the spring that I took Dr. David Fell on a hunt in Texas County, in the heart of the Ozarks. Dr. Fell was a client …
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By Larry Dablemont, Contributing Columnist
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5/26/26
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One of the benefits of attending a top-ranked university, like the University of Missouri in Columbia, is the speakers and entertainment they bring in.
In my four years of attendance — plus …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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5/26/26
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In Missouri and states across the country, testing and accountability stand at a crossroads. While states still administer annual assessments and hold schools accountable for their students’ …
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by Eric Syverson
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5/20/26
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The Missouri legislature just finished the 2026 regular session. January 7 - May 15. The legislators were in session 68 days during that time, plus hundreds of committee hearings and many hours …
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By Paul Hamby
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5/20/26
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My grandmother died when I was a little girl. Since we lived across the street from our church and cemetery, Mom and I visited the gravesite often.
Mom held my hand as we trotted across the …
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By Robin Garrison Leach
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5/20/26
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Most of us don’t think too much about the liver. And that’s normal. Hearts and lungs seem to get many more health headlines and social media posts. But like all organs, the liver quietly does …
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By Dr. Graham A. Colditz, Siteman Cancer Center
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5/19/26
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Some Christian philosophers contend that evil is simply the absence of good. According to Wikipedia, “This is known as the privation theory of evil, a theological and philosophical doctrine that …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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5/19/26
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As the 2026 legislative session enters its final days, the Missouri General Assembly continues working through major legislation, budget negotiations, and final policy priorities before …
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By State Rep. Bennie Cook, Missouri's 143rd District
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5/13/26
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