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As I type this column, there is a crew working on power washing the exterior of the church building where I serve as pastor. It is surprising how much dirt and stain is being removed!
As I …
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By Rev. Dr. Chad McMullin, First Christian Church Sedalia
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10/22/21
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It seems that the public has now been privileged to witness exchanges between Pettis County and the City of Sedalia, which is a rare but welcomed occurrence.
Being a County business owner, I can …
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The story of Sedalia’s banks and other financial institutions closing in the early 1930s is long, complex, and mired in misconceptions.
What is known is that, according to William Claycomb, …
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By Rhonda Chalfant, Contributing Columnist
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10/20/21
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Well Warrensburg, you’ve officially been stuck with me for a year.
October marks one year of ownership for the Sedalia Democrat and Warrensburg Star-Journal. It feels like it has been a …
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By Nicole Cooke, ncooke@sedaliademocrat.com
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10/15/21
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Fall seven times, stand up eight.
It’s a Japanese proverb.
“Nana korobi, ya oki”
Fall seven times, stand up eight.
It’s something I try to keep in mind as once …
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By Liz Schleicher, Contributing Columnist
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10/15/21
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The thing about history is that even when you are in the middle of it, you don’t really know that you are making it, or being a part of it. I was enlightened last weekend, when I went to …
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By Deborah Mitchell, Contributing Columnist
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10/15/21
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Throughout much of its history, Sedalia was known as a railroad town, with the repair shops of both the Missouri Pacific and the M-K-T Railroads located here.
Now, a new chapter is being written, …
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By Doug Kneibert, Contributing Columnist
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10/15/21
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It may not feel like fall, but they tell me that it is.
Fall has never been one of my favorite seasons because I don’t like winter and with the falling of the leaves and the grass slowing …
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By Stephanie Lefevers, Contributing Columnist
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10/13/21
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I looked up “liar” in my American College Dictionary today, and I was surprised to see that it just said, “One who lies.” I was sure those few words could not be enough of an …
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By Jack Miller, Guest Columnist
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10/13/21
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After the Citizen’s National Bank and the Sedalia Trust Company closed in late 1931, Sedalia was left with only three banks — Union Savings Bank, Third National Bank, and Sedalia National …
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By Rhonda Chalfant, Contributing Columnist
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10/13/21
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It seems like there’s a national holiday for everything these days. I may not celebrate random food observances or National XYZ Day for every obscure hobby or interest you can think of, but I …
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By Nicole Cooke, ncooke@sedaliademocrat.com
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10/12/21
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In 1994, in Columbia, Missouri, Ernest Lee Johnson murdered two women and one man in a Casey’s gas station — Mary Bratcher, Mable Scruggs, and Fred Jones. He shot one with a gun, stabbed …
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By Liz Schleicher, Contributing Columnist
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10/12/21
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I have never envied anyone for having a grandchild – one old enough to understand how to work new television technology. That lack of envy came to a screeching, and I mean screeching, halt this …
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By Deborah Mitchell, Contributing Columnist
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10/12/21
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When it comes to saving local newspapers, the solutions won’t be found in web metrics, ad rates or shrinking news holes. The solution, seemingly simple yet terrifying complicated, is for …
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By Michelle K. Rea, Guest Columnist
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10/12/21
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“I regard home as a place I left behind in order to come back to it afterward.” – Ernest Hemingway, author and adventurer.
Starting in March 2020, I had to produce new online …
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By Rev. Robert Hughes, Broadway Presbyterian Church
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10/12/21
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Three Sedalia banks closed in late 1931 and early 1932 — the Citizens National Bank, the Sedalia Trust Company and the Sedalia National Bank. The reasons for their closings were different. …
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By Rhonda Chalfant, Contributing Columnist
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10/8/21
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Most who read my column will already know that my father-in-law, Frank Lefevers, lost his long battle with cancer last week.
As you read this, we will be laying him to rest.
Over the past week, …
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By Stephanie Lefevers, Contributing Columnist
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10/8/21
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It’s been a rough start, Chiefs fans.
After several winning seasons and back-to-back Super Bowl appearances, a 1-2 record can feel disappointing. It’s the first time the Chiefs have …
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By Nicole Cooke, ncooke@sedaliademocrat.com
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10/6/21
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I’m a “true crime buff.” It all started with the TV series “Unsolved Mysteries” when I was a little girl. Our whole family watched it, and my mom would tape episodes on …
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By Liz Schleicher, Contributing Columnist
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10/6/21
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Today, words are swirling around in my head like the leaves that will soon fall from the trees – or the leaves that ended up in the street after the storm the other day. I attribute that to the …
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By Deborah Mitchell, Contributing Columnist
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10/6/21
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