Opinion

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

By: Ernie Wren By this time next week Ashland will have elected a mayor and two Southern Boone school board members, as well as decided on a couple of Southern

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

By: Ernie Wren I think it is great the Southern Boone Chamber of Commerce is hosting a “Meet the Candidates” virtual forum, and I highly recommend attending it online. I

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