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The United States Postal Service is on the brink of a self-induced collapse. The failed policies of the Delivering for America Plan have driven away customers through a combination of sky-high …
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By Martha Diaz Aszkenazy
Guest Columnist
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6/26/25
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June brings on Father’s Day, and with it come memories of my dad and the truly unique way he chose, pronounced, and strung together words. His given name was Raymon Richard, but because he …
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By Debbie Noland
Contributing Columnist
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6/26/25
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In the early 20th century, Thomas Bast was Sedalia’s leading architect.
Born in 1863 in Wright City, Missouri, Bast attended the public schools there and learned carpentry from his father. …
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By Rhonda Chalfant, Contributing Columnist
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6/23/25
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I don't like talking on the telephone very much.
I know that statement is shocking to those who can’t live without one, but it is true. While I need a phone sometimes, and I …
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By Jack Miller
Contributing Columnist
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6/23/25
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One of my dad’s favorite television shows was Sanford & Son, which aired through most of the 1970s. I was a little kid then, but what I remember most about the show, other than its iconic …
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By Gwen Rockwood
Syndicated Columnist
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6/23/25
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We live in a busy world where we run around trying to get everything done. Many times, we are overwhelmed with so much going on around us that we fail to take the time to really see life around …
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By Faith Bemiss-McKinney, faith.bemiss@sedaliademocrat.com
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6/23/25
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The Missouri Constitution declares that knowledge and intelligence are essential to the preservation of the rights and liberties of people, and to that end, guarantees access to free public schools …
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By Emily LeRoy
Missouri Farm Bureau
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6/20/25
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I wanted today to write about the multiple horrible shootings over the past weekend, including the cold-blooded murders of a Minnesota legislator and her husband, and the attempted murder of a …
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By Deborah Mitchell
Contributing Columnist
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6/20/25
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The City Council’s new good and welfare ordinance has tightened the rules governing what citizens can say — and cannot say — at council meetings.
Good and welfare gives …
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By Doug Kneibert, Contributing Columnist
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6/20/25
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I was raised in a relatively trusting society. As a ‘90s child, my parents had no problem letting my brother and I explore miles away from our home, we were allowed to play with neighborhood …
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By Dr. Jeremiah Greever
Senior Pastor First Baptist Church of Sedalia
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6/20/25
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Have you ever felt extreme fatigue? Experienced mood swings? Feel anxious or irritable? Have a lack of focus? Maybe it was what you had for lunch, or maybe, just maybe, it has to do with your …
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Donald Peghee, Jr., MD
Obstetrician/Gynecologist
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6/16/25
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The title I have chosen for this column is a partial rip-off of the book “Why England Slept,” written by John F Kennedy, who ripped it off before I did when he based his book on Winston …
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By Jack Miller
Contributing Columnist
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6/16/25
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As a new parent, everyone braces you for how challenging the newborn phase will be. They make jokes about sleeping while you can because once the baby shows up, you’ll be up around the clock …
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By Gwen Rockwood
Syndicated Columnist
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6/16/25
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In the 1890s, gambling, whether playing various card games or shooting craps, was against the law, but was still widely practiced in Sedalia. Gambling dens were located in the upstairs rooms over …
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By Rhonda Chalfant, Contributing Columnist
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6/16/25
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ARROW ROCK — I love visiting Arrow Rock, going to the Lyceum Theatre, and eating great food at the town’s restaurants.
The Lyceum’s season has begun, and I haven’t …
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By Faith Bemiss-McKinney, faith.bemiss@sedaliademocrat.com
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6/16/25
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In a room full of professionals, I was the only Luddite. I do not use generative artificial intelligences, also known as AI. As my husband likes to tease, I can barely operate my own iPhone. So I sat …
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By Liz Schleicher
Contributing Columnist
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6/12/25
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I continue to think about Susie this week, remembering the many times we had fun together. I prefer that to moping and crying. One of the things I forgot to mention last week, and I …
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By Deborah Mitchell
Contributing Columnist
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6/12/25
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June is a month for picnics with the entire family or even just the two of you. This brings up the topic of weddings, but we will get into that shortly.
Location is always important for …
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By Turf Martin
Contributing Columnist
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6/12/25
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A dad stood at the edge of a soccer field watching his 9-year-old son’s game. His kid was playing well, but the referee made several bad calls — one of them even led to a goal for the …
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By Bob Wauchope
Lead Pastor, Maplewood Church
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6/12/25
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The other day, as I was getting a cold drink of water with ice from our refrigerator, which has the ice maker in the door, I realized how convenient it was, and how far that simple act had come since …
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By Jack Miller
Contributing Columnist
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6/9/25
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