“It doesn’t matter who started it. I’m going to finish it!” Do you ever remember your mom saying this, when you and your siblings were fighting? Usually it happened after … more

Jeff Berman. Seeing this name still makes me nervous.  He was the man who turned me from a confident young woman into a jiggly, wobbly pile of Jello.  Before Jeff Berman, I knew I … more

U.S. Sen. Eric Schmitt is confused about what his job is — or unwilling to do it. Asked recently about the Trump Administration impounding $8.5 million of Title X funds granted to the … more

This past week or so has been an interesting news week for me — I am talking about other news, not the falling stock market, El Salvador's penal colonies, tariffs, etc. Sometimes, you have to … more

There is a five-acre piece of ground about a mile South of Smithton, on Bluhm Road, where a little blue house once stood. more

The nationwide panic of 1893 did not really affect Sedalia. Instead, Sedalia experienced an economic depression caused by the collapse of the First National Bank. more

Have you ever gotten good at the wrong thing? I think it might have happened to me. more

HIGGINSVILLE — Kites always bring back fond memories for me. I was an only child, so I often had to entertain myself. I remember when my family lived across the street from Mark Twain Elementary School, and I spent windy spring days learning to fly a kite I'd bought from the dime store on the school's playground. more

It’s hard to write today. I feel as if I am in a whirlwind being thrown hither, thither, and yon. I am trying to keep up with the insanity going on in our government and the stock market, but I feel as if I am at a really long tennis game, trying to keep my eyes on the ball. Left, right, left, right. Bounce, bounce. more

The day after Opening Day, I sent my father a sports meme. In it, an angry man points at himself in the mirror accusatorily: “You WILL NOT let a baseball team affect your daily emotions for the next seven months.” more

Spring officially arrived on March 20, and soon thereafter my daffodils and hyacinths were in full bloom. more

To the voters of Pettis County: thank you. more

A chronology of American history shows that about every twenty to thirty years, the nation undergoes an economic downturn called a panic or a depression. more

During my lifetime, the United States of America has had fifteen presidents. All of them have made mistakes in office. more

As our opening Day at the Sedalia Area Farmers’ Market is less than a month away, it is good to have a basic understanding of the three primary structures available to produce growers in Missouri which help extend the growing season. more

The Rockwood family microwave, affectionately called “Mike,” died suddenly in the home on August 6, 2015 while attempting to reheat day-old pizza. It was 10 years old. more

VERSAILLES — A visit to the Royal Theatre in Versailles on Saturday, April 4, was a delight. more

My aunt has lymphoma. She developed it last year, and I was stunned when she told me. Cancer hasn’t been prevalent in our family, so I was shocked. I felt the same shock and pit in my stomach when one of my closest friends was diagnosed about three years ago with a type of ovarian cancer. Following their treatment journeys is harrowing, although certainly not as harrowing as what they both have gone through, emotionally, mentally and physically. more

I ‘ve never been one to care about what is trendy or popular. I like what I like. I don’t need a celebrity or influencer telling me what I should wear, how I should style my hair, or what sport I should be playing or watching. more

In 1885 when Brick Pomeroy lost control of the Atlantic-Pacific Railway Tunnel Company that was digging a railroad tunnel under the Continental Divide, he left Denver and returned to New York City. more