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Missouri state law specifies: “Bond elections may be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in February but no other issue shall be included on the ballot for such election.”
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By Paul Hamby
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5/26/26
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If I write a second book about turkey hunting, one of the stories would be about the spring that I took Dr. David Fell on a hunt in Texas County, in the heart of the Ozarks. Dr. Fell was a client …
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By Larry Dablemont, Contributing Columnist
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5/26/26
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Some points to ponder to prepare for the 2026 elections:
Nearly three-quarters of Americans feel that Donald Trump is doing a poor job dealing with inflation, according to a May 17 CBS …
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5/26/26
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With the month of May comes the annual proclamation recognizing it as Beef Month. Most of us don’t need nice weather for an excuse to fire up the grill, but this designation is a great reminder …
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By Garrett Hawkins
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5/26/26
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One of the benefits of attending a top-ranked university, like the University of Missouri in Columbia, is the speakers and entertainment they bring in.
In my four years of attendance — plus …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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5/26/26
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The Missouri legislature just finished the 2026 regular session. January 7 - May 15. The legislators were in session 68 days during that time, plus hundreds of committee hearings and many hours …
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By Paul Hamby
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5/20/26
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World Bee Day on May 20 is a chance to appreciate some of the hardest-working and most fascinating animals on Earth. Bees pollinate flowering plants, support biodiversity, and help make many of the …
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5/19/26
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Last week I sent a letter to the editor urging voters to vote for the park tax which I believed was to be on the August ballot. This week I learned that it will not be on the August, 2026 …
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5/19/26
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Most of us don’t think too much about the liver. And that’s normal. Hearts and lungs seem to get many more health headlines and social media posts. But like all organs, the liver quietly does …
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By Dr. Graham A. Colditz, Siteman Cancer Center
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5/19/26
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Here is the latest from the House of Representatives in Jefferson City.
Comprehensive Public Safety Legislation Delivered to Governor
The General Assembly has passed a sweeping public …
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By John Hewkin
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5/19/26
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Some Christian philosophers contend that evil is simply the absence of good. According to Wikipedia, “This is known as the privation theory of evil, a theological and philosophical doctrine that …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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5/19/26
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The budget was passed on Wednesday May 6 before the constitutional deadline. How much is the new budget? Missouri independent is reporting a 50.7 billion dollar budget. KOMU TV is reporting a 48.7 …
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By Paul Hamby
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5/13/26
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I know a tributary to Truman Lake that normally is little more than a creek, but when the area gets enough rain and the lake rises it draws a big bunch of white bass. So I went up there a week …
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By Larry Dablemont, Contributing Columnist
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5/12/26
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Love Thy Neighbor in Viburnum, Missouri is once again preparing to serve families in need through our annual community outreach projects taking place June 28 through July 2.
The Viburnum …
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5/12/26
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Nine years ago, voters in Cuba passed the Parks and Recreation tax, a 0.25% (one fourth of a penny) sales tax for the support of Cuba’s parks. Thanks to this small tax, we have four thriving …
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5/12/26
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Most of us don’t think too much about the liver. And that’s normal. Hearts and lungs seem to get many more health headlines and social media posts. But like all organs, the liver quietly does …
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By Dr. Graham A. Colditz, Siteman Cancer Center
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5/12/26
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Terry Wayne Abbott, Clemon S. Alexander, Moses J Arnold Jr., Charles Keith Bailey, Nicholas Baker, Johanssen Joe Banks, Richard Everett Barrett, Ronny Kent Bates, David Lee “Top” …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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5/12/26
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My grandfather got his first breech-loader shotgun in 1911 by guiding turkey hunters in the fall and winter in north Texas County on his father’s land bordering a northern section of the Big Piney …
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By Larry Dablemont, Contributing Columnist
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5/6/26
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Jefferson City — Twenty bills have been passed by both the Missouri house and senate. Governor Kehoe has signed seven of those bills so far this year. One was a three billion dollar additional …
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By Paul Hamby
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5/6/26
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I came across a wild turkey nest with eight eggs in it in late April. I doubted it would have many more because the hen was sitting on the nest incubating them before I came along in mid-morning. …
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By Larry Dablemont, Contributing Columnist
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5/5/26
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