Opinion
Lynn Hilburn: Barry County history part III — The Indian influence on Missouri
In this column, I will talk about the people who occupied this land before the white colonization of the area.
Kyle Troutman: Values up; causes, effects laid down
Last week, 14,644 real estate owners in Barry County received a letter they probably did not enjoy reading much, and I was one of them.
Jeff Fugitt: Will you choose wisdom, or gold?
On Father’s Day, I was thinking of my dad. I was blessed to have had a good dad, and I am grateful for that. He was a Baptist pastor, so I grew up listening to him speak often, typically twice every Sunday and once on Wednesday.
Terry Held: Scrolls to scrolling — Reading in a changed world
One morning not long ago, coffee in hand, as the sun began to glimmer on the horizon, I found myself rereading a passage from “A History of Reading” by Alberto Manguel.
Merlyn Johnson: Section of SB3 may freeze funding to schools
The Missouri Legislature recently passed Senate Bill 3 (SB3), a broad and complex piece of legislation that is now headed to the Governor’s desk for signature.
Richard Asbill: Pride in our hometown — Cassville’s community spirit
As we drove through Cassville this past Memorial Day weekend, the sight of flags fluttering in the wind — and the rain — along Main Street filled me with an immense sense of pride.
Nathan Toon: To the glory of God
All things happen according to the glory of God.
Trent Oliphant: Go down the rabbit hole
One of the disadvantages of being creative is that it seems to come with a lack of organization.
Jacob Brower: The question I asked and how it went national
There’s a rule I’ve come to believe in over the years — something I call the Gas Cap Rule: when something isn’t working, start with the most obvious explanation first.
Kyle Troutman: Old jail hullabaloo
Hullabaloo is one of my favorite words. The dictionary defines it as a commotion or fuss — I can define it as last Thursday.
