COLUMBIA — During drought, plants and livestock suffer.
So do farmers. Life in rural America can be rough, especially when weather-related events such as drought and flood put crops and …
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From University Extension
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9/13/23
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True patriots of this country must ask themselves, who is the strongest, most knowledgeable person to fix the innumerable disasters the Biden administration has caused? Biden’s killing of …
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8/30/23
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To the Editor:
The weather looks a lot like our politics these days…it dominates the news with its extremism.
We have broad and prolonged heat waves globally, malaria carrying …
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8/23/23
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To the Editor:
At my age, I do not have contact with or knowledge of what is being taught in the Owensville schools and I hope this letter does not apply to our local schools.
As a taxpayer …
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8/23/23
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To the Editor:
I am the principal stock holder and owner along with my sons Kirby Kotthoff and Christopher Kotthoff of Hermann Save-A-Lot (Kotthoff Foods Inc.) and I am very …
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8/2/23
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To the Editor:
“Marijuana is not safe. It can kill you.”
It most certainly can. But then again, so can sharing our nation’s roadways with people who run red lights or …
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8/2/23
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To the Editor:
I must question the judiciousness of anyone who takes, at face value, anything said by a national politician (or the government as a whole).
Pointing out a politician’s …
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6/7/23
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To the Editor:
As we observe National Foster Care Month, Central Missouri Foster Care & Adoption Association reflects on the importance of the foster care system and its crucial role in the …
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5/31/23
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To the Editor:
I’m pretty sure defense attorney, Joe Tacopina, fared better legally with clients like Don and Wyatt Imus, than he has with Donald J. Trump. A key factor is likely that Don …
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5/17/23
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U.S. House Republicans are revealing where their priorities lie when it comes to American families.
Rather than agreeing to raise the debt ceiling without conditions, they are demanding …
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5/10/23
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To the Editor:
For your readers unfamiliar with it, a “Parents’ Bill of Rights” (PBR) is a law that helps to secure the right of parents to have a major say in how their kids …
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4/26/23
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To the Editor:
On April 4th, the patrons of the Gasconade R-2 Schools will have the opportunity to vote yes for capital improvements in many vast areas for our students. The School …
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3/29/23
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The upcoming April elections contains a plethora of taxes; new taxes, increased taxes, and continuing taxes.
A virtual taxapalooza awaits you in the voting booth. Depending where you live …
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3/29/23
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To the Editor:
This election cycle will serve multiple purposes.
It will allow the citizenry the opportunity to elect their chosen representatives for local governing entities and to vote …
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3/22/23
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To the Editor:
“How would Americans feel if there was a law requiring Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter to turn over the data they collect to the government regularly?”
What, …
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3/22/23
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To the Editor:
There appears to be no shortage of idioms in the city of Gerald, and no, I did not misspell the word. I was asked by a friend of mine if a certain citizen of Gerald even had a …
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3/15/23
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To the Editor:
While many label his business and political dealings as shady and underhanded, if not downright criminal, Donald J. Trump has proven quite adroit at staying one step ahead of …
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3/15/23
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To the Editor:
For better or worse, Missouri voters legalized the sale of marijuana in November. The ballot initiative gave Missouri cities and counties authority to establish a local 3 percent …
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3/15/23
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To the Editor:
I graduated from Owensville High School, my child graduated, my nieces graduated and I have great-grandchildren attending this school now.
I felt I had a good education, my …
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3/8/23
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To the Editor:
So to clarify, I don’t believe that this is a dead horse. This being the decision of a city board to arbitrarily choose to ignore the very codes they, the city, spent tax …
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3/8/23
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