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In the years following the Civil War, Sedalia’s African American community deemed education very important. The state of Missouri, which prior to the war had barred slaves from learning to read …
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By Rhonda Chalfant, Contributing Columnist
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1/20/21
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With Joe Biden’s inauguration today, the curtain rings down on the presidency of Donald J. Trump.
He will go down in history as the first president to be impeached twice. The first one was a …
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By Doug Kneibert, Contributing Columnist
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1/20/21
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I am a grandmother of five. I have three grandsons and two granddaughters who came in that order.
My grandsons were all very easy to please as babies and toddlers. They didn’t expect …
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By Stephanie Lefevers, Contributing Columnist
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1/20/21
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Due to the COVID pandemic, the celebration of Martin Luther King’s holiday has been canceled. However, the planners of the celebration suggest that we spend a few minutes reading from Dr. …
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By Rhonda Chalfant, Contributing Columnist
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1/16/21
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It is hard to write today, as my heart is sad. Last week’s attempt to overthrow the government weighs heavy. Just like the attacks on 9/11 and the attack on Pearl Harbor, this riot hit hard. …
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By Deborah Mitchell, Contributing Columnist
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1/16/21
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A west wind is roaring over the field behind my house, clattering my wind chimes and sending eddies of fine snow racing over the road. The roads are white and slick. They are bare of traffic. People …
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By Liz Schleicher, Contributing Columnist
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1/16/21
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My entire high school experience is mostly a forgettable blur, save one thing: Journalism classes with Bruce Woods. Mr. Woods was my first editor and provided the encouragement and confidence boost …
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By Bob Satnan, Contributing Columnist
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1/16/21
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Sometime last year, the church I serve did a renovation of the awning that connects from our sanctuary to our bell tower. Bees had moved in and created some issues with the wood. In the process of …
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By Rev. Dr. Chad McMullin, First Christian Church Sedalia
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1/15/21
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The church, family, and education formed the basis of Sedalia’s Black community in the early 20th century. The 1931 Sedalia City Directory provides evidence of the importance of this …
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By Rhonda Chalfant, Contributing Columnist
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1/13/21
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Don’t be a jerk.
I have no good way to say it other than simplistically. No matter what you believe about God, politics or which brand of bread you choose, you do not have to be a jerk to …
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By Stephanie Lefevers, Contributing Columnist
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1/13/21
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When inclement weather leaves some mid-Missouri residents without electricity, David Bergman is in his element. A lineman for Central Missouri Electric Cooperative, Bergman is driven to help others, …
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By Bob Satnan, Contributing Columnist
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1/9/21
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“If only there were evil people somewhere insidiously committing evil deeds, and it were necessary only to separate them from the rest of us and destroy them. But the line dividing good and …
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By Liz Schleicher, Contributing Columnist
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1/9/21
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Dan and Pauline Cover, husband and mother-in-law, respectively, to my mentor Marilyn, gave their Sunday nights to the UMYF, the United Methodist Youth Fellowship. They helped guide me through my …
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By Deborah Mitchell, Contributing Columnist
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1/9/21
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It seems like I have heard the phrase “back to normal” more this past year than I ever had before, and I have probably used the phrase a lot more myself too.The phrase was bound to come …
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By Jack Miller, Guest Columnist
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1/9/21
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As I sit down to write this our community has enjoyed the first sunny day of the new year. I’m not sure if tomorrow will be sunny or not. It was sometime before the freezing rain of New …
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By Rev. Anne Meredith Kyle, Calvary Episcopal and Christ and Trinity Lutheran
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1/8/21
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It is hard to return to “normal” when normal has changed so much, at least for now.
As we closed the first semester of the 2020-21 school year, we took a moment to reflect on …
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By Steve Triplett, Sedalia School District 200 Superintendent
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1/6/21
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In 1931, Blacks made up about 11.6% of Sedalia’s population. The 1931 City Directory does not identify people by ethnicity as earlier directories do. As a result, identifying Black residents …
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By Rhonda Chalfant, Contributing Columnist
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1/6/21
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“Amen and A-Woman.”
Emanuel Cleaver, former Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri, and currently in his ninth term as U.S. Congressional Representative of the 5th District of Missouri, ended …
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By Stephanie Lefevers, Contributing Columnist
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1/6/21
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I’ve never seen a New Year’s Eve where people were so glad to turn the page. There was no sweet reminisce over the past 365 days. No nostalgia. No Auld Lang Syne. We simply booted the old …
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By Liz Schleicher, Contributing Columnist
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1/2/21
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2020 is kaput, and as Berenice, the maid in Carson McCullers’ “Member of the Wedding” said, “Good riddance to a big bag of rubbish.” Today, however, the horizon looks a …
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By Deborah Mitchell, Contributing Columnist
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1/2/21
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