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“I need more patience.”
“I don’t have enough patience.”
“I have to learn to practice patience.”
“Please, Lord, give me …
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By Stephanie Lefevers, Contributing Columnist
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11/25/20
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Lynching, which involves mob violence directed against a supposed lawbreaker without the involvement of law enforcement or the courts, was not common in Pettis County. Only two were known to have …
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By Rhonda Chalfant, Contributing Columnist
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11/25/20
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Dear Editor:
This year has certainly brought us a lot of firsts and unfortunately a lot of those “firsts” have been the first time in many years a tradition has been skipped.
For …
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11/25/20
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Dear Editor:
I know that Pettis County is a very caring and giving community. With Thanksgiving and Christmas right around the corner people are thinking of ways to help or places to donate that …
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11/25/20
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John Husong’s priorities are faith, family and the frontier.
Husong saw all three come together recently when he shot a nine-point buck with his son, daughter and other family members …
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Columnist’s note: A previous version of this column originally ran in my own blog in 2018 as part of a series titled “Holy People.”
“Brothers and Sisters: No one can say …
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By Liz Schleicher, Contributing Columnist
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11/21/20
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Well, it’s my favorite time of year, and this year stinks. This was to be my “cousins for Thanksgiving” year, when my Kansas City cousins and my Spokane cousin were to come to upend …
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By Deborah Mitchell, Contributing Columnist
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11/21/20
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When I was in the Graduate School of Journalism at MU in the 1960s, the professor who taught newswriting was a stickler for straight reporting, devoid of opinion.
If you were writing about a …
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The troubles of life can make us cranky and out of sorts, but we should never excuse these bouts of bad behavior, for they can wither the hearts of those we love and spread misery all around us. We …
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By Pastor Rob Ayers, Camp Branch Baptist Church, Chaplain at Bothwell Regional Health Center
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11/20/20
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In 1843, British citizen Daniel M’Naughton, under the delusion that British Prime Minister Robert Peel was conspiring against him, attempted to assassinate Peel, but instead shot and killed …
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By Rhonda Chalfant, Contributing Columnist
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11/18/20
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My Christmas shopping is complete. That’s right, I am done! I can’t believe that I am, but I made my list, checked it twice and everything has been checked off.
Several years ago, …
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A hand-written note seems both antiquated and welcome. Send it by mail and your recipient is likely to raise an eyebrow or have their spirits raised – in some cases, both.
Through statewide …
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By Bob Satnan, Contributing Columnist
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11/14/20
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This column’s gonna be a short one. I have a lot to do at home, and precious little energy with which to do it.
I’ve spent the past few days laid out with a migraine. A bad one. One of …
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By Liz Schleicher, Contributing Columnist
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11/14/20
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You won’t believe this. Only three weeks after our new shower first sprayed water, after the paint was dry and the drawers filled, after all the “stuff” was placed gently in the …
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By Deborah Mitchell, Contributing Columnist
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11/14/20
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Dear Editor:
Has anyone noticed the mountain growing behind Menards?
Wonder how tall it is? You can see semi trucks driving on top of it.
Wonder what they are dumping? We have seen as many …
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11/14/20
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As a boy I thought I was invulnerable, like Superman. I even wore a cape made out of one of mom’s towels, which gave me the false courage that allowed me to jump off of a high building.
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By Jack Miller, guest columnist
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11/14/20
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The leaves in my yard keep piling up. Last week, during the wonderful weather, I worked on cleaning up my yard. I fired up the lawnmower and got to work. This is the first of several times I will be …
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By Rev. Dennis Harper, Wesley United Methodist Church
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11/13/20
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After retired livery stable operator and horseman R.O. Harris shot real estate agent Damon L Porter in the back on July 1, 1915, both men went to their homes.
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By Rhonda Chalfant, Contributing Columnist
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11/11/20
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Ever since the election, my mind has been racing around who we have become as a nation. Not so much about who has been elected, but how people react to situations.
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By Stephanie Lefevers, Contributing Columnist
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11/11/20
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Growing up, my mother had a huge influence on my political views. She watched the nightly news programs out of Chicago and kept up with current issues.
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By Bob Satnan, Contributing Columnist
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11/7/20
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