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Oh for the good old days when legislators would lie to us and proclaim they were striving for fairness when gerrymandering congressional redistricting — while working to balance it in their …
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9/17/25
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Dear Editor,
This past Thursday, (Sept. 11, 2025) I was one of the few guests of the VFW Post 6133.
This event, a solemn recognition of the horrendous event that happened twenty-four years …
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9/17/25
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Charlie Kirk recognized that a small group of extreme liberal activists were having a large impact on our youth via high school and colleges. He set out to teach America’s youth the lessons …
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By Paul Hamby
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9/17/25
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Several years ago, after a fishing trip to Arkansas’ Bull Shoals Lake, my Uncle Norten, the best fisherman I ever knew, walked into his favorite morning café with a fish …
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By Larry Dablemont, Contributing Columnist
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9/10/25
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The Missouri legislature is back in session with a call from Governor Kehoe for a special session to address redrawing the congressional districts and initiative petition (IP) reform.
President …
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By Paul Hamby
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9/10/25
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There are 38,000 personalities in my legislative district. Some have strong political opinions and believe we are living in the worst of times. The emails from my constituents reflect those strong …
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By State Rep. Bruce Sassmann, Missouri’s 61st District
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9/10/25
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To the Editor:
As many people have probably seen, our state legislature is redrawing the congressional maps. Governor Kehoe said it was to keep Missouri values in our representation, which would …
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9/10/25
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I n the summer of my final year in high school, I worked at the local Brown Shoe Factory. At noon, the whistle blew, giving all 400 workers an hour of lunch. Living about five blocks from the big …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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9/10/25
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Myrtle Kelly was a widow lady, a good friend of my grandparents, who owned the Big Piney River bottom fields next to the Sweet Potato Eddy. I have written about her before, how I would ride my …
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By Larry Dablemont, Contributing Columnist
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9/5/25
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Deer season was a big thing in the Big Piney country of south-central Missouri where I grew up. When somebody killed a deer, whether it was a doe or a buck, they brought it to that small …
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By Larry Dablemont, Contributing Columnist
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9/5/25
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“Two of my longtime friends became so angry with each other in 2020 that they no longer speak. One voted for Trump and the other voted for Biden”
“I never talk about politics …
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By Paul Hamby
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9/3/25
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L ast Wednesday, a shooter, filled with hate, killed two innocent children and left 15 other children and two adults injured at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis, Minn.
At a news …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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9/3/25
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Thirteen-year-old Wylie Williams killed a 420-pound black bear during the 2024 season on his father’s land. He had paid for all his tags and violated no laws. MDC agents came to …
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By Larry Dablemont, Contributing Columnist
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8/27/25
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New Missouri laws effective in 2025 include a statewide ban on cell phones in K-12 public and charter schools effective for the 2025-26 school year. This law requires school districts to update their …
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By Paul Hamby
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8/27/25
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I spent the summer of 1980 selling books door to door for the Southwestern Book Company in the great state of West Virginia. One weekend, a fellow salesman and I traveled to Washington, D.C., where …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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8/27/25
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People expect us outdoor writers to write about catching fish even when it is hot. So a week ago I took my boat down to the nearby river above the lake and paddled up to where flowing water …
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By Larry Dablemont, Contributing Columnist
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8/20/25
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Pensacola, FL—We all know we need people moving into our community to help keep it healthy. New residents fill job openings, pay taxes, populate schools, and spend money in the local economy. …
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8/20/25
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A s a business owner, I’m very jealous of Adam Swart. His business has increased by up to 400 percent over last year. That is phenomenal.
Swart is the CEO of Crowds on Demand, a California …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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8/20/25
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Socialists created the term ‘food desert’ to describe areas where there is not close access to groceries for the local population.
In 2015, Kansas City liberals believed they could …
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By Paul Hamby
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8/20/25
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Froggers don’t find many bullfrogs during the daytime; they find them at night, using a good light, which shines their eyes at a distance. Many things shine in the light at night along …
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By Larry Dablemont, Contributing Columnist
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8/13/25
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