Thank a Newspaper

If you’re reading this, thank your local newspaper. It exists because your local community supports and values the importance of community news.We live in a world of rapid-fire information. Algorithms decide what pops up on your feed, and the news you’re served often isn’t news at all.

GENERALLY SPEAKING

The Internet, social media and virtual communities have transformed how we work and play, no doubt – and not always for the better. For every high-tech breakthrough in communications, we find bad actors hellbent on using such advances to exploit and harm our children and their families.

BOO!

It appears that many people enjoy horror movies. I do not have the fortitude to withstand the nightmares brought on by such scream-inducing celluloid.I recall when Halloween was NOT a series of blood-curdling, knife-wielding, hockey-masked movies.

Golden Age Frontiersman & Sweetheart

Congratulations are in order for our 2025 Frontiersman, Lonnie Hurst, and our Senior Sweetheart, Almeda Dyer, who were crowned during Frontier Days in Tecumseh to represent the Golden Age Center in the celebrations.

CAPITOL REPORT

This session, we passed a number of bills that will make a real difference in how our state handles corrections and local government. These aren’t always the flashiest issues, but they matter because they affect public safety, county budgets, and the way our communities grow.

Letters To The Editor

Letter To Editor: As a former State Senator, I’m often asked why legislators fail to address the repeated media reports of corruption and misappropriation of state funds?

"What the world needs now is love"

“What the world needs now is love, sweet love. It’s the only thing that there’s just too little of.” This prayer of sorts was written in 1965 by the duo Burt Bacharach (music) and Hal David (lyrics).

Lower Lights Keep Burning—Not

(Necessary introduction: Lighthouses alerted ships of dangerous rocks. Some lighthouses were on high hills to give the big ships the warning. Unfortunately, some places had dangerous rocks that were below the line of sight of the ships. To ensure safety, fires were often built near the rocks.

CAPITOL REPORT

Throughout my years working in education, I had the opportunity to see how family circumstances can shape a child’s future. Strong families, supportive communities and clear guidance from adults all make a lasting difference.

Witnessing the march into military service

It happened after we had gone to the annual Memorial Day ceremony at Marshfield Cemetery in MO. My older son, who was around 14 at the time, told me he had decided he was joining the military when he got out of high school. I said a silent prayer that he’d change his mind by then.