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There is no more efficient predator than a great horned owl. Silent and deadly, he can eat whatever he wants, up to and including a roosting wild turkey. Their flight is completely silent, and they …
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By Larry Dablemont, Contributing Columnist
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2/25/26
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In early December, this column’s underlying theme was the gifts from President Donald Trump that many on the left ignore.
The gifts listed were: lower taxes, reduced waste with the …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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2/25/26
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In today’s world of unending distraction, it may be time to give ourselves a day off. How about we shut things down again on Sundays?
The simplicity of Sunday was a Godsend to our hearts. We …
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By Robin Garrison Leach
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2/18/26
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My name is Paul Boettcher. I am a proud member of Owensville, Mo., High School class of 1964. I believe this great Nation was created on great principles. Three of which are: Judeo-Christian beliefs, …
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2/18/26
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I went to Bull Shoals Lake last week and you can see the effects of the drought there, as it is lower than I have ever seen it. The Ozarks of both Missouri and Arkansas need inches of …
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By Larry Dablemont, Contributing Columnist
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2/18/26
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HB 1847, sponsored by Rep John Hewkin, creates the "Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact." The bill passed the Missouri house 138 to 10.
Dentists and dental hygienists licensed in a state that …
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By Paul Hamby
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2/18/26
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For only having 28 days, February is packed with a variety of special days and observances. February is Black History Month and National Heart Month.
Special days during the second month of the …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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2/18/26
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Jefferson City — Two bills passed the Missouri House and one passed the Missouri Senate last week.
The bills still need to be passed on the other side of the state legislature before being …
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By Paul Hamby
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2/11/26
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February looks to be another fruitful month of policymaking in Jefferson City. Hundreds of proposals have been referred to committees, including more than a dozen of mine, and public …
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By State Sen. Ben Brown Missouri’s 26th District
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2/11/26
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Morning People shimmer. Their perky little faces glow like lighthouse beacons, glaring a cheery “hello” in the gray light of dawn.
Hair all slicked back, eyes as clear and gunk-free as …
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By Robin Garrison Leach
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2/11/26
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By the time you read this, the snow will likely be gone, and I will have eaten the last fried rabbit of the winter. If you don’t eat a fried rabbit or two each winter, you aren’t living right. …
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By Larry Dablemont, Contributing Columnist
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2/11/26
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This column two weeks ago began by referencing major events that occurred 20 years ago. Coincidentally, the book I recently finished reading was written in 2006.
A National Book Award winner by …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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2/11/26
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By the time you read this, the snow will likely be gone, and I will have eaten the last fried rabbit of the winter. If you don’t eat a fried rabbit or two each winter, you aren’t living right. …
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By Larry Dablemont, Contributing Columnist
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2/4/26
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I have been thinking a lot about how the chapters of our life will be written. Personally, at age 73, I probably don’t have many chapters left, thus I am going to strive to make the life I live …
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by Bruce H. Heberle
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2/4/26
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When it comes to health care, Americans increasingly pay more for less. One in five patients now waits over two months to see a primary care physician or specialist. At its core, this crisis stems …
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By Steve Forti
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2/4/26
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I’m reaching out to inform my Courthouse family and taxpayers of Gasconade County of my decision to resign and retire from my elected position as Gasconade County Collector of Revenue, effective …
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2/4/26
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The moms of our own childhoods were not much different from us, but they did have one valuable tool for child rearing that we in the 21st century have dropped. And sold. And thrown away.
Growing …
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By Robin Garrison Leach
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2/4/26
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Making Missouri’s elections honest, fair and free of voter fraud is a hot topic in Jefferson City right now. The state house and senate both have bills filed for election reform.
Last Tuesday …
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By Paul Hamby
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2/4/26
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Every year at this time I mention the great trout fishing found on the White River… where the brown trout reach gigantic sizes. Brown trout are more active in January and February because it is …
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By Larry Dablemont, Contributing Columnist
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2/4/26
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Far left Democrats have repeatedly stated that ICE and Border Patrol Agents are “Out of Control.” If that is the case, who is controlling the protesters?
Escalating the situation in …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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2/4/26
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