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I tried my best to create a Big Piney River museum and Nature Center near my hometown of Houston. But it was not to be and now I have to empty it in hopes that someone else can take over and use that …
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By Larry Dablemont, Contributing Columnist
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7/8/26
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The namesakes of the foundations we lead — The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation and the Daniels Fund — were among America’s captains of industry. They began, like so many American success …
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By Hanna Skandera and Richard Graber
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7/8/26
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Glossy signs were tacked to electric poles all over town each July. The carnival was coming! The dusty, burnt grass and cracked parking lots of the city park was about to turn into a wonderland of …
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By Robin Garrison Leach
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7/8/26
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lon Musk, with the initial public offering (IPO)of SpaceX last month, became the world’s first trillionaire in terms of U.S. dollars. This could happen only in America.
Born in …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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7/8/26
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Amendment 4 would modify the citizen initiative petition (IP) process to require a majority of voters in each and every congressional district to approve amendments to the Missouri Constitution …
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By Paul Hamby
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7/7/26
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Independence Day has lost its name. In a moment of laziness or maybe just forgetfulness, many of us decided to take away the descriptive title and replace it with a calendar number.
To most …
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By Robin Garrison Leach
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7/1/26
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There’s a television ad making the rounds for Amendment 5, and it would like you to be angry at a hum.
“That hum is the sound of big tech making money from online gambling, from porn,” a …
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by JASON HANCOCK
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7/1/26
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As Missourians celebrate Independence Day, this year’s observance carries special significance. July 4, 2026, marks the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence and the …
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By State Rep. Bruce Sassmann, Missouri’s 61st District
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7/1/26
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I can’t believe I get to live here. Thank you Lord. #GodBlessAmerica #Grateful. Those are the words on an Instagram post by country and western singer Carrie Underwood. In the video — about 2.5 …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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7/1/26
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My teachers didn’t really approve of me working after school at Dad and Grandpa’s pool hall. One of the older lady teachers said I was spending too much of my time in that pool hall with a bunch …
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By Larry Dablemont, Contributing Columnist
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6/30/26
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Most of us have been touched by cancer in some way. Maybe we have friends or family who’ve been diagnosed, or maybe you’re one of the 18 million people in the U.S. living as a cancer survivor.
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by Dr. Graham Colditz, Siteman Cancer Center
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6/24/26
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It was late, and I was tired. I’d been sneezing all day, feeling the kind of sick that is too mild to treat and too annoying to ignore. My nose was red and sore, it hurt when I swallowed, and I was …
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By Robin Garrison Leach
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6/24/26
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t was 1988 when Peggy McIntosh of Wellesley College wrote her essay on “White Privilege.” where she listed 50 “daily effects of white privilege in her life.”
Her list …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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6/24/26
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In my library there is a volume of Field & Stream magazine, in a hardbound cover, from April of 1918 to April of 1919. In these old magazines there is some very interesting reading, much of it by …
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By Larry Dablemont, Contributing Columnist
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6/23/26
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Amendment 2, if passed, will require all Missouri counties to elect their assessor and make state assessor training mandatory for all county assessors. Jackson County (Kansas City) is the only …
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By Paul Hamby
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6/23/26
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Dear Editor,
I recently read the article, “After Casting 3 Tie-Breaking Votes, Mayor Offers Mild Rebuke of Aldermen,” and I was left with several questions.
Since when should city …
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6/17/26
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“Michelle’s daddy can lift a house!” My five-year-old daughter cried giant tears. She wiped her nose with a dirty fist and glared at the back door as it slammed shut behind her. “Michelle …
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By Robin Garrison Leach
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6/17/26
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I have been thinking a lot lately about fathers and how they affect the lives of their children, especially since Father’s Day will be observed on June 21st this year. My dad passed in 2003 at the …
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by Bruce H. Heberle
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6/17/26
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If I were ever asked to list the ten things I have enjoyed the most in my life as a fisherman, not too far down the line I would list, “watching a bobber.” It was one of life’s greatest …
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By Larry Dablemont, Contributing Columnist
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6/16/26
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The next election in Missouri is the primary election on Tuesday August 4, 2026. Your ballot will include the statewide race for Auditor, a race for Congress, and a race for state …
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By Paul Hamby
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6/16/26
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