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Now that we have had the first presidential debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, did either exhibit the qualities and competencies to earn your vote?
Electing the best candidate is not up …
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By Janice Ellis, For the Missouri Independen
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7/10/24
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To the Editor:
A few weeks ago I submitted a letter to this paper criticizing the Hermann City Council and the recent bill that raised rates on the trash service.
My complaint was the fact …
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7/10/24
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I hate to be laughed at! But I know a bunch of you folks out there are going to laugh at this… In southern Bangladesh there are native people who live along the rivers that feed the ocean, who …
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By Larry Dablemont, Contributing Columnist
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7/10/24
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To the Editor:
We are asking these questions of Mr. Collier, as well as all readers of the newspaper, because truthful answers clarify our misconception of events. This understanding is very …
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7/10/24
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W ritten by Danish author Hans Christian Anderson and first published in 1837, “The Emperor’s New Clothes” concerns a ruler who is obsessed with fancy attire. Two con men …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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7/10/24
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I hope to have my Big Piney Museum and Ozark Interpretive Center finished and open by this fall. One of the contents is a pool table that was made in the early 1920’s, dubbed an A.E. Schmidt …
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By Larry Dablemont, Contributing Columnist
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7/3/24
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T he Statue of Liberty, a gift of the people of France to the United States, was first proposed in 1865 by Édouard René de Laboulaye, president of the French Anti-Slavery Society. …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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7/3/24
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To the Editor:
A recent letter to the editor took up a third of the editorial page and was full of talking points that expressed a hate for Donald Trump and a fear that he might return to …
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7/3/24
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On the heels of the Governor’s deployment of Missouri National Guard and the Missouri Highway Patrol to the Southern border, myself, Rep. Tim Taylor, and Rep. Mark Matthiesen began planning our …
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7/3/24
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To the Editor:
I think everyone needs to think very seriously about the importance of a change in the county commission!
I’m going to address county roads.
Anyone that lives on …
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7/3/24
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I have had no outdoor adventures lately. It has been three weeks since I came down with something called RSV, which stands for “respiratory something virus.” It took me two weeks to get …
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By Larry Dablemont, Contributing Columnist
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6/26/24
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S ome voters carry the label “single issue voter” with pride. They base their votes on any candidate according to their stance on a single public policy question while ignoring …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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6/26/24
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Dear Editor, We are writing to express our strong support
for the development of new housing options in Hermann. Our community is facing a significant shortage of affordable and accessible …
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6/26/24
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A Question from a reader… Is a garfish good to eat? Some say they are.
Answer: There are four species of gar in the Midwest but only one is the scourge of Ozark streams. That is the …
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By Larry Dablemont, Contributing Columnist
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6/19/24
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O n Sunday — Father’s Day — our church closed Mass with the traditional hymn, “Faith of our Fathers,” by Frederick William Faber.
According to Wikipedia, the song …
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6/19/24
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To the Editor:
Ms. Blankenship chooses to look the other way when it comes to the Democrat party problems.
A problem much larger than our environment is crime. If you look at our larger …
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6/19/24
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National PTSD Awareness Month, which takes place each June, ushers in an array of awareness campaigns to benefit PTSD survivors.
PTSD, or Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, occurs in people after …
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BY SCOTT KNIGHT, Division Director, The Jason Foundation
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6/19/24
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The pool hall was empty except for me and Preacher Lampkin. He had been trying his best to answer my religious-oriented questions. I ‘spect he was in his 60’s and I had turned 14 that …
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By Larry Dablemont, Contributing Columnist
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6/12/24
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L
et’s be honest: How many of you love to speak with a computer when you call a big corporation? My bet is zero. Gone are the switchboard operators like Lily Tomlin’s character …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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6/12/24
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To the Editor:
I am a Democrat, and I am proud to be one. I chose this party because of my grave concern for the environment and my strong respect for different cultures and races of people. As …
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6/12/24
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