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The first day of filing new bills for the next legislative session was last Friday, Dec. 1st.
You might find it interesting to know that legislation in the pipeline from the last session is …
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By State Rep. Bruce Sassmann, Missouri’s 61st District
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12/6/23
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The people in North Arkansas are upset about the new proposal to make the Buffalo National River a ‘Park Preserve.’ Congress is being urged to do it because it would open it up to …
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By Larry Dablemont, Contributing Columnist
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12/6/23
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The world witnessed the failure of a planned economy with the collapse of the Soviet Union on Dec. 31, 1991.
“The total number (of people) who died unnatural deaths under communist …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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11/29/23
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Dec. 1 is the first day of filing new legislation to be heard this next legislative session beginning Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024.
One of the bills I will file this year addresses landowner concerns …
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By State Rep. Bruce Sassmann, Missouri’s 61st District
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11/29/23
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This column is prompted by the problems plaguing Missouri House Speaker Dean Plocher who is facing calls by his colleagues to resign because of financial double-dipping by seeking reimbursement from …
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By Phill Brooks, Contributing Columnist
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11/29/23
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Shrouded in hypocrisy, entangled by complexity and ensnarled in a battle for control, the abortion issue will be a real test of the structure of our democratic form of government.
Will there be …
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BY JANICE ELLIS, Missouri Independent
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11/29/23
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I keep track of all the birds I have seen on this wilderness ridge where I live and there is a huge list after living here more than 30 years. Several are very rare. The rarest of all showed up about …
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By Larry Dablemont, Contributing Columnist
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11/29/23
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Tradition is an iconic word this time of year for good reason.
Thanksgiving dinner always starts at the same time, and the same family members gather, often at the same home. In the backyard, …
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BY GARRETT HAWKINS, President, Missouri Farm Bureau
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11/22/23
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On Nov. 22, 1963 — 60 years ago today — the 35th President of the United States was riding in the presidential limousine, a Lincoln with the top off, through the city of Dallas, Texas, …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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11/22/23
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For your benefit, there are community leaders gathering in Montgomery County to discuss economic development for the region.
There are those working behind the scenes to bring economic …
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By State Rep. Bruce Sassmann, Missouri’s 61st District
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11/22/23
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Given the feelings of unease that often punctuate our daily lives in many areas, the holiday season provides an opportunity for us not only to celebrate, but to discover lasting meaning that could …
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By Janice Ellis
For the Missouri Independent
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11/22/23
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The other day I crossed the Roubidoux River and thought about Lane Davis. Lane was the longtime owner and editor of the Houston Herald newspaper and he hired me to paddle him down the Roubidoux, …
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By Larry Dablemont, Contributing Columnist
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11/22/23
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A s I grew up, my parents were proud season ticket holders to Mizzou Football at the University of Missouri in Columbia. This tradition lasted almost 30 years until they were priced out of the market …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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11/15/23
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There’s an old model ‘97 Winchester pump shotgun hanging on my office wall. It is old and scarred, a long-barreled relic from the good old days of my boyhood. In the fall, when the Ozarks …
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By Larry Dablemont, Contributing Columnist
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11/15/23
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This week, Indianapolis plays host to nearly 70,000 FFA members from across the country, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. These students have worked months, if not years, for the opportunity …
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By JANET ADKISON
Director of Public Affairs and Advocacy, Missouri Farm Bureau
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11/8/23
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As one of my readers recently pointed out, “The first casualty of War is Truth,” — a 1918 quote attributed to Calif. Senator Hiram Warren Johnson. It turns out many antisemitics …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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11/8/23
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JEFFERSON CITY — This past week’s cool temperatures are a reminder that winter — and the snow, sleet and ice that come along with it — is just around the corner.
To help …
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11/8/23
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I talk to outdoorsmen around the Ozarks it is amazing how ignorant they are about their rights as hunters and fishermen. The greater percentage of those I talk to wrongly believe that agents can come …
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By Larry Dablemont, Contributing Columnist
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11/8/23
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A couple of weeks ago I was talking with guide in Ontario who got a good laugh out of the bear hunting which forbids using bait. He said that without bait, few bears would ever be killed anywhere. In …
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By Larry Dablemont, Contributing Columnist
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11/1/23
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When the Corps of Discovery Expedition, led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, met in St. Charles to start their journey up the Missouri River in 1804, the native Americans in the central part of …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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11/1/23
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