Opinion

The Joys of a May Garden

By: Cathy Salter Spring happened suddenly this year. Redbud trees burst onto the scene as if Mother Nature had dipped her paintbrush in a palette of plum hues and raced

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Goodbye, Sweet Friend

By: Travis Naughton Just before the 2020-2021 school year kicked off last September, I received a notification from Kelly Educational Staffing alerting me that my subbing services had been requested

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Small town Missouri

When I moved my family here, back to my wife’s hometown of Ashland, Missouri 23 years ago…Ashland was a small place where everyone knew everyone and everyone knew everyone’s business.

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Spring’s Palette of Purples

By: Cathy Salter The first purple on spring’s palette always comes from the most delicate of flowers. Weeks before the official arrival of spring, crocuses push their way up through

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A Ticking Time Bomb Day

By: Travis Naughton Maybe it’s true that no day can be absolutely perfect, but today (Sunday, April 25) came as close as any I can remember. The day started with

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The debate over election laws

By: Jonathon Jain As Democrats describe proposed legislation as reminiscent of poll taxes and literacy tests, Republicans are defending the measures as necessary for election integrity. During a news conference

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Hope, Love, & Grandbabies

By: Travis Naughton Although I imagined that it would happen when I was a little bit older, becoming a grandfather was always something that I had looked forward to. When

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