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November 3 is election day.
Missouri Amendment 7 would create the Show-Me Prosperity Investment Fund. This state endowment fund would require that the money collected be used solely to eliminate …
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By Paul Hamby
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9/29/26
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As Missouri’s State Treasurer, I have the privilege of seeing every day the important role small businesses play in communities across our state. They create jobs, provide essential services and …
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By Vivek Malek, 48th State Treasurer of Missouri
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9/29/26
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How you view things depends not only on what you look at, but on where you are looking from. Perspective matters.
Take the price of gasoline, for instance. To Abigail, my daughter, the price of …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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9/29/26
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Trotlines are productive, and they are enjoyable this time of year when the heat makes nighttime activity more acceptable. But trotlines are hard work, and they are dangerous. It has been said that …
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By Larry Dablemont, Contributing Columnist
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9/23/26
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If you are an experienced fisherman, you know that some days are memorable. Those are the days when everything goes right. The weather is good, distractions and interruptions are at a minimum and you …
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By Bill Cooper
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9/22/26
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Readers of this column may recall that weeks ago I wrote that I was going to have a big sale here on Lightnin’Ridge on September 26. I have decided, because it may be so hot then, to …
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By Larry Dablemont, Contributing Columnist
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9/22/26
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I never expected a normal day on my family farm to turn into the longest, most challenging journey of my life. It was a normal Sunday. We finished fixing fence, then we needed to let a mama …
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By Natalie Miller
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9/22/26
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It may surprise you to learn that President Donald Trump and all Republicans are for gun control. They are also for gun confiscation. With one caveat. Gun control and confiscation for felons and …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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9/22/26
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By Larry Dablemont
Trotlines are productive, and they are enjoyable this time of year when the heat makes nighttime activity more acceptable. But trotlines are hard work, and they …
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By Larry Dablemont, Contributing Columnist
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9/15/26
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By Bill Cooper
Kayaks have become the craze for anglers across the country over the last two decades. From the Alleghenies to the Keys, and from the Appalachians to the Rockies, fishermen are …
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By Bill Cooper
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9/15/26
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A couple months ago, my brother and I took our boys, dad and a handful of cousins and family friends on the fishing trip of a lifetime.
Our destination was Fletcher Lake, Ontario. Calling …
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By Caleb Jones
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9/15/26
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Missouri has been a consistent leader in agriculture for more than 200 years.
Missouri has fertile farm ground, abundant pasture land and vast hardwood timber. Agriculture has always been our …
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By Paul Hamby
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9/15/26
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According to the paper dated Sept. 3 Amy England stated that I mistakenly stated that library salaries doubled. I want to clarify that I did not mean individual salaries, but the line item …
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9/15/26
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Have you ever wondered how your life could change if you were (falsely) accused of molesting a child? A middle-aged friend of mine doesn’t have to wonder. He is serving a 60-year sentence in a …
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9/15/26
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Mistakes are unavoidable in government, business, and the game of life. The trick is to learn from those errors, make quick adjustments, and move on.
The news is full of errors that major …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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9/15/26
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SB 1408. The Missouri legislature raised the top legal speed limit from 70 to 75 mph on rural sections of interstate highways I-70, I-44, I-29 and I-35. Governor Kehoe signed the bill …
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By Paul Hamby
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9/9/26
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It was a nice little cove with clear water, and it looked to be a good place to fish a topwater lure, late in the evening as the hot sun dipped below the horizon. There was a nice little rock cliff …
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By Larry Dablemont, Contributing Columnist
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9/8/26
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I joined three other veterans and one emergency responder from the Ft Leonard Wood area for an opening day dove hunt near Roby, Missouri. All are members of Mo Vets Outdoors.
Mo Vets Outdoors, …
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By Bill Cooper
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9/8/26
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Dementia touches many lives — in many different ways. And most of us likely have some firsthand experience with it, whether it’s with an aging family member or friend or neighbor.
Over 6 …
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By Dr. Graham A. Colditz, Siteman Cancer Center
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9/8/26
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There is something about the start of the new school year that makes you realize just how quickly time moves. It seems just like yesterday it was May, and the kids were starting summer vacation.
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By Garrett Hawkins
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9/8/26
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