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McMullen: Sedalia in a state of change

By Travis McMullen

Some might say that it’s hard to recognize Sedalia these days with all the changes its been experiencing the past few years.The original Wheel-Inn Drive In has been leveled. The State Fair Cinema is no more. Both the Scotten’s Video... Full story

Satnan: Scanner chatter brings laughs

Bob Satnan

In the course of a day, there are scores of calls made to local law enforcement agencies. Some are serious, involving injuries, threats of violence, property damage or other incidences of unlawful behavior. Others, well, they just don’t... Full story

Nolen: Bring back the military draft

By Rose M. Nolen

There was simply no way to get through Veterans Day without thinking of the victims who suffered and the families who lost loved ones in the tragedy which befell the troops at Fort Hood in Texas.The incident, which left 13 members of the military... Full story

McMullen: Column No. 100 — How I got where I am

Travis McMullen

This is the 100th column that I’ve written for The Sedalia Democrat (if you count the two special reports that I wrote for the 2009 Scott Joplin Festival, and I feel that they should indeed be counted since they’re longer than a lot of... Full story

Parkhurst: Getting a bead on birds

Last weekend, I filled up my bird feeders on the back porch. Seemingly out of nowhere, here they came: pine warblers, crested titmouse, a house wren, white-fronted nuthatches and a Downey woodpecker. Many of these families I had not seen all summer,... Full story

Chalfant: Winter storm affects news reports

Rhonda Chalfant

The Monday, Feb. 23, 1914, and Tuesday, Feb. 23, 1914, issues of The Sedalia Democrat primarily reported events around the town. The Sedalia Booster Club, which had been encouraging people to patronize Sedalia merchants and buy products made in... Full story

Gallagher: Plenty of opportunities to honor veterans

Tony Gallagher

As I was doing research for this commentary, I went to the Web site for the United States Department of Veteran Affairs. There I found a poster proclaiming “Honoring All Who Served, Veterans Day 2009.” What is Veterans Day and who is a... Full story

McMullen: Yard waste? Just leaf it alone

By Travis McMullen

Autumn is in full swing and we have the gigantic piles of leaves to prove it. Some people are anxiously waiting for Thanksgiving so that they can stuff their faces with turkey, and others are already coming down with Christmas fever, but there is... Full story

Madden: Health care bills are un-American

Arthur J. Madden

The latest version of health care legislation from the House is a monstrous 1,990 page tome. That is thicker than the book “War and Peace.” The Democrats gave the American people about 72 hours to read the massive bill. Can you read... Full story

Satnan: Like ’em? Then support ’em

Bob Satnan

No matter whether you were expecting it, a punch in the gut hurts nonetheless. I learned this lesson again last week, when it was announced that Freedom Communications will shut down the East Valley Tribune, the Mesa, Ariz., newspaper I worked at... Full story

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