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Author’s Note: Skip this one if you’re eating breakfast right now or squeamish about sickness, especially, erm, barf
There’s a holiday gremlin after my family, and …
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By Liz Schleicher, Contributing Columnist
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9/17/22
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The passing of the Queen of England is something that is going to get a lot of people thinking about what they were doing when she became Queen. I am no different.
I was just 13 when the …
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By Jack Miller, Guest Columnist
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9/17/22
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My birthday this past week was one of those perfect days that comes along in September. The air turns crisp, the trees lose their tired look, enjoying the respite from heat, the sun warms but …
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By Deborah Mitchell, Contributing Columnist
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9/17/22
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Queen Elizabeth II reigned for over 70 years over the United Kingdom. Tributes have poured in from everywhere as her nation and the world celebrate her reign and mourn her passing. For some in …
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By Bob Wauchope, Lead Pastor, Maplewood Church
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9/16/22
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Recognizing the need for better teachers, in the 1880s, Missouri mandated attendance at Teacher Institutes, regular programs of instruction organized by the city or county Superintendent of Schools. …
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By Rhonda Chalfant, Contributing Columnist
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9/16/22
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According to a Georgetown University study , the cost of higher education has increased 169% over the last 40 years. And according to Sallie Mae’s annual How America Pays for College survey , …
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By Scott Fitzpatrick, Guest Columnist
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9/16/22
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Unconditional love is something I believe we all struggle with at times. It is difficult to show love to those who have hurt, neglected, abused or have even taken a loved one from us.
Last week, …
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By Stephanie Lefevers, Contributing Columnist
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9/16/22
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World War II began in Africa in 1939 and affected travel and mail in the Portuguese colony of Angola on the southwestern coast. Travel was difficult, requiring costly gasoline and permits from …
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By Rhonda Chalfant, Contributing Columnist
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8/31/22
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In the wake of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, some 50 pregnancy help centers were fire-bombed, vandalized or trashed. Jeanette Pahlow, director of Birthright in Sedalia, thinks ignorance …
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By Doug Kneibert, Contributing Columnist
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8/31/22
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Yesterday was the first day of school for Sedalia School District 200. I could probably write a book about school, so it’s a good thing that I have limited space in this column.
The first …
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By Stephanie Lefevers, Contributing Columnist
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8/31/22
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The Ewell family from La Monte might be an “unorthodox” choice for the Pettis County Farm Family of the Year, but their passion and advocacy for agriculture might suggest …
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By Nicole Cooke, ncooke@sedaliademocrat.com
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8/19/22
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I never thought anyone would look back at the Ozark Music Festival (OMF) through the misty eyes of nostalgia, but it seems to be happening.
A documentary about the 1974 festival is being shown …
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By Doug Kneibert, Contributing Columnist
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8/19/22
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The reality of my age is settling in. I’m not talking about my feeling old. I’m talking about the fact that I am watching my contemporaries, those with whom I have shared the past …
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By Deborah Mitchell, Contributing Columnist
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8/19/22
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Would what you choose to do with your life if anything could happen?
When you have an aggressive disease like mine, every quarterly scan represents unlimited potential, in the worst of ways. …
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By Liz Schleicher, Contributing Columnist
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8/19/22
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I have one sister. We were raised in Clinton. We went to the same church and schools and were raised by the same parents. Because she is nine years older, she tells stories that make me wonder if the …
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By Candace Fowler, Lead Pastor, First United Methodist Church
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8/12/22
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I’ve never really been one for audiobooks — I prefer good old library books (never needs charging), with my Kindle as an acceptable runner-up (rarely charged when I need it to be), but in …
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By Jamie Sparks, Library Director
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8/12/22
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During the 15th and 16th centuries, Europeans explored the Americas, Africa, and the Southern Pacific islands, seeking goods they could use or trade. They claimed the lands they discovered and …
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By Rhonda Chalfant, Contributing Columnist
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8/12/22
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Many people might wonder, what is the value of our state fair and all the state fairs across the Midwest?
The simple answer could be that agriculture is one of this state’s main …
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By Brad Pollitt, Guest Columnist
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8/12/22
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The passage of time is a funny thing. For example, this week feels like it has dragged on for two, but it also seems like it hasn’t been a year since I announced I was starting a weekly column …
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By Nicole Cooke, ncooke@sedaliademocrat.com
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8/12/22
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American politics is a ravenous, money-eating monster that will drive you into the poor house if you don’t watch it.
Outstretched palms reach out from my mailbox every day, begging for …
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By Doug Kneibert, Contributing Columnist
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8/12/22
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