“The United States is a bad place to be a baby right now. It’s a bad place to be a mom or a dad or a kid. Since 1973, we have all of us, pro-life or pro-choice, run wild with the … more

Like many people, I have searched for the magic diet that would give me back the 29-inch waist I enjoyed as a boy. I have not found it yet, but I am still looking.   I have tried nearly all … more

Most of us know the history of Memorial Day. After the civil war ended, remembrances began in various areas for all of those who died in the war.   On May 5, 1868, Gen. John A. Logan, … more

I remember when my children first began to tell little lies. They would take something right in front of me and when I would ask if they had it, they would look up at me with big eyes, hide it behind … more

There are a lot of careless and reckless drivers in Sedalia (not all of them Sedalians, of course). Hardly a week goes by that I don’t see drivers running stop signs, red lights and exceeding … more

Author’s note: Last week, I received an inquiry about who did the concrete work on the Liberty Park Lagoon and Bridge. The answering machine ate the message, so I couldn’t return the … more

In the past few weeks, it has become increasingly clear that the 1973 Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision will be overturned, ending almost half a century of legal standing for a woman’s … more

This has been a tumultuous week. I find myself at the end of it sitting in my chair, shaking my head. Unfortunately, we have all gotten used to waking up some random morning to find that some … more

Like many of us, I’ve become desensitized to the frequent news alerts on my phone reporting the latest mass shooting or other acts of violence. I’m no longer shocked when I hear of such … more