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FRED FIRST: Missouri’s Capitol City: First-Time Tourist

I could not possibly do justice to my first visit a half hour south of home to the Missouri Capitol Building in Jefferson City yesterday. But I will go...

BOB BROWN: The Triumph of Terrible Feelings Over Judgment

Today, our way of life is dominated by powerful, fast-moving, extreme emotions — especially anger,...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: President Trump Owes The UK An Apology

I read a disturbing and disquieting article in the New York Times on January 23 entitled,...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) Is a Defeatist

I read an article in the New York Post by Emily Crane on January 26 entitled,...

BOB BROWN: Loss of the Sense of the Sacred

During World War II, men went to war and women went to work. But where...

Is Anything Working?

by Hayden Hollingsworth Well, let’s see now . . . is anything going well? The world financial markets are totally unsettled and, as if that...

Saw Horses Are So Easy

by John Robinson My friend Broaddus had built a workshop out of a shed and I was helping him finish it out. There were...

Tending the Garden by Stuart Revercomb

This summer I planted a very nice garden on my land in Callaway. I had two rows of carrots, four rows of lima...

Sweet and Sad – The Timing of Life

by Lucky Garvin Had I arrived 60 seconds sooner or sixty seconds later, I would have missed one of the sweetest, saddest things that...

Trouble In The Classroom

by Mary Jo Shannon Only once during my elementary school days did I find myself in trouble with school authorities. The memory of that...

Living Within Our Means, Means Knowing Our Limits

by Fred First I recently read these headlines, and was oddly encouraged: “Europe has already run out of fish for the year.” I’ll share with...