Area News
Changes to upcoming deer hunting season
The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reminds deer hunters of regulation changes for the upcoming 2023-2024 deer-hunting season. The changes include a new firearms early antlerless portion, a new firearms CWD portion, changes to firearms antlerless permit numbers, and the addition of 14 new counties to the MDC CWD Management Zone. “The changes to deer…
Read MoreFish…Don’t Hunt
Larry Dablemont Fish… Don’t Hunt In a week the dove season will open and there are two or three reasons to avoid it as far as I am concerned. For one thing, I don’t want to hunt in crowds, and I don’t like to get sweat on my shotgun, and I don’t care to get…
Read MoreLetters to the Editor
Both facts and lies can be debunked using clever strategy with the intensity of soap opera drama. This purposefully incites emotional reactions. Why? Propagandist advertising is designed to create a defensive public response. Those who use this kind of hype, can do so to benefit from it financially and/or politically and publicly. Those who are…
Read MoreReynolds County VFW Post 6660 Newsletter
Reynolds County VFW Post 6660 Newsletter Randle Tolliver, Commander For veterans in crisis, the Veterans Crisis Line’s number is “988” then press “1”. Homebound veterans requiring assistance please contact any member. Veterans experiencing or at risk for homelessness, please contact any member or the National Call Center for Homeless Veterans at (877) 424-3838. Reynolds County…
Read MoreLet’s Cook
Zucchini Casserole submitted by Lois Kramer 2 lbs zucchini, chopped (2 cups) 1/4 cup chopped onion 1 cup chopped carrots 1 can cream of mushroom soup 1 cup sour cream 1/2 cup melted butter 8 oz pkg Stove Top Stuffing mix, herb flavored Mix dry stuffing mix into melted butter. Spread half…
Read MoreEndings
Reflections from the Road by Rick Mansfield “Everything has to come to an end, sometime.” So penned L. Frank Baum in one of his Oz novels. (We remember the one movie but there were fourteen books by Baum about the fabled city). Sadly, quite true. Whether a moment or a lifetime, things come to an…
Read MoreThe Other Side
The Other Side Chuck Banks “Sir, have you no sense of decency?” With those words, Joe McCarthy’s reign of terror ended. For years he had attacked Americans claiming they were communists. McCarthyism ruined the lives of hundreds of talented screen actors, composers, directors, university professors and anyone who got in his way. Then, during a…
Read MoreThe IRA: A win for the wealthy, billion-dollar companies, and the CCP
It has been one year since President Joe Biden and Washington Democrats passed their signature Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) – a massive transfer of tax dollars from working families to the wealthy, big banks, billion-dollar companies, and the Chinese Communist Party. While the rich and well-connected continue to reap its benefits, working-class families are paying…
Read MoreEnpowering those Living with Disabilities and Encouraging Professional Education
Greetings Friends of the 144th Legislative District! It’s that time of year when students are beginning to return to school. It is an exciting time for them as they get ready to see old friends again and meet new ones. Their excitement, often times, causes them to not be as cautious as they should be.…
Read MoreLetter to the Editor – Wealth, Power and Politics
Wealth, Power and Politics “Why did it all go wrong? Why did this impulse for freedom end up in the abuse of power.” M. Booth Fascism: “…exalts nation and often race above the individual…”stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, severe economic and social regimentation, and forcible suppression of opposition.” Bullying…
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