Opinion

I am an Army Brat. I was 20 and had attended seven elementary schools, two middle schools, four high schools and two colleges on three continents when my dad decided to retire.

Parents have to put immense in extracurricular sponsors and coaches. Athletics and academics teams alike travel all over the region, nation, and soon internationally.

This devotional and directory is made possible by these businesses who encourage all to attend worship services. It is relatively easy to celebrate God’s goodness and faithfulness when everything is going smoothly.

Some weeks, it’s tough to pick just one topic for this column, so I’m taking a page out of Bob Mitchell’s book and clearing my proverbial spike. Theft at playground construction With little in the way of events for photographs last week, I found myself on the hunt Monday for a picture worthy of our front page, above-the-fold spot.

This devotional and directory is made possible by these businesses who encourage all to attend worship services. Recently, two of us drove around an area in Shell Knob to pray in the community.

Some people put a stamp on your memory the first time you meet them. As editor of the paper, I had read Lori Videmschek’s name about 1,000 times while editing the copy of our former sports editor.

I heard a theory the other day in reference to better support for parents today. One part of it was that once a child is born, the parent should receive “extra” sick days.

It’s an ordinary New Year’s resolution to work harder or take up a side gig to make a little more money, but a few area individuals are taking that sentiment too far. In the early morning of Jan.

It’s Monday morning, the first of 2023 and the first Monday of my life as a newspaper owner. I’m at the Cassville Democrat office with my wife and two girls.