Opinion

Around Town: March 13, 2024

By: Ernie Wren In last week’s “Around Town” I discussed the need for more in-depth questions to be asked of our political candidates, and I’m pleased to report that both

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Around Town: Feb. 28, 2024

By: Ernie Wren The city and school district elections are right around the corner, and I am relieved to see that the Boone County Journal is offering the opportunity to

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Fly High Like an Eagle

By: Travis Naughton On the evening of February 24, Southern Boone lost one of its most beloved residents, Crystal Branch. Crystal was an exemplary educator, a successful coach, a respected

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Around Town: Feb. 21, 2024

By: Ernie Wren Who wants to have a fling? If you do, you’re in luck, because the annual “Spring Fling” fundraiser for the Southern Boone Senior Center is coming up

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Immigration Then and Now

By: Frank Burkett Immigration is a huge reason America became the greatest Nation of all time. Those immigrants that came here in the17th, 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries came

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