By: Ernie Wren All-in-all a slow week in news and drama for Ashland and Southern Boone. Which is fine, given the recent hostilities in the municipal elections and Southern Boone
“The Lord is my shepherd” – fact or figment of our imagination? We go to a funeral home for a visitation and are handed a folder that almost always has
By: Ernie Wren There’s been a lot of issues with the high school track’s construction progress, but I’m not going to get into that as it has been extensively covered
“Were you there when they crucified my lord”? A hymn asks the question. The crucifixion of Jesus happened nearly 2000 years ago. Of course we were not there. Or were
Opinion By: John Downs, Superintendent of Hallsville R-IV School District As the superintendent of a rural district, I’ve been told repeatedly the schools in Hallsville would not be impacted by
By: Ernie Wren I’m not going to get into the election results and specifics, most of which you can find in the other Journal articles, but I do want to
Continuing the Spiritual Journey by: E. Jane Rutter Most mornings my 4-year-old grandson Mason has two requests of me: “Grandma, I want warm milk and to have a conversation about
By: Ernie Wren The local elections are over! This year appears to have been both nasty and expensive in terms of the race for Mayor, based upon what I’ve seen
The celebration of Easter lasts one day or maybe two, but the blessings of it last all of our life and also into eternity. Life, life with God now, life