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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...

EDWARD WRIGHT HAILE: Ponds

Who can think of any prayer not answered by sunlight through high green deciduousness walking a forest floor divvied among ponds and wings? - Edward Wright Haile  - from...

DICK BAYNTON: Introspection to Intrepidity

Today’s column is about women. Ladies who did some pensive introspection and transformed their thoughts into actions of intrepidity. This means they did some...

DR. JAMES FINCK: Dictatorship

I recently saw a post on social media asking why conservatives are so concerned with socialism when what they should be concerned about is...

MELINDA MYERS: Protect Your Winter Landscape From Hungry Wildlife

There’s no doubt that managing critters in the landscape can be a challenge especially as food supplies start to dwindle. If you are battling...

LUCKY GARVIN: VIGNETTES [from over the years]

I waste a lot of time re-learning; forgetting things I’ve known and having to learn them all over again. Today I was angry with...

DICK BAYNTON: Call Me Mr. Mayor

It is a testament to our present Mayor Sherman P. Lea, Sr. that he has high regard for simplicity, truth and a practical and...