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Who stepped on my blue suede shoes? [Part 1 of 2]
So, I was excited when pulling into Tupelo, Mississippi, because the signs were everywhere, “Welcome to the Birthplace of Elvis Presley.”

Bob Ford
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Dave Says…Now’s the time to invest in you
If I were in your shoes, I’d park the proceeds from your cattle sale in a high-yield savings account.

Dave Ramsey
2 min read


Outdoors with Larry Dablemont: Goggle-eye
Biologists from that long-ago time also did a study of growth rates, which showed that rock bass on the Black and Jacks Fork Rivers were three years old when they reach six inches in length.

Larry Dablemont
4 min read


Been Thinkin’ About…A cup of peach tea
I really don't mind, mind you. I did not write for the book to become, generically, the "great American novel." I don't even know what "the great American novel" means.

Joshua Heston
4 min read


Yesterday’s Echoes: Plan fiddles ‘The Plood’ while local officials and community leaders dance to the tune
In terms of the ticking time bomb that hangs over the Branson area, not only in terms of those who will be directly impacted by any more “high water,” but by those businesses...

Gary J. Groman
4 min read


For the love of Branson: Terry Wayne Sanders
I’ve always felt a special kinship to Terry and his wife Dede. We share a deep love of American nostalgia that we never fail to reminisce upon...

Marshall Howden
2 min read


Pet Health: Bobcat Fever in cats
Spring of the year is when people think the most about parasites such as fleas and ticks and make sure their pet is protected. Here in...

Julie L. King, DVM
2 min read


Stock Market Insights: Navigating the pinball market
Like in pinball, success in this environment doesn't come from trying to control every bounce. It comes from knowing how to play the game...

Joe Shearer, CPFA
3 min read


Memories from the Homestead: A Route 66 treasure in Seligman, Arizona - Westside Lilo's Cafe
Seligman, like many communities, is proud of its Route 66 heritage. Looking for a breakfast stop on the morning of April 10, we discovered Westside Lilo's Cafe...

John Fullerton
3 min read


Reflections: Prayer and thanksgiving in the mundane
Those prayers are often recorded in my little devotional notebook, and I also occasionally go back and review...

Cynthia J. Thomas
2 min read


Memories from the Homestead: Hemphill recalls her memories with the Rosses at Garber
Here's Mary Hemphill's statements from a letter she wrote to the White River Valley Historical Society in 1975 sharing the details...

John Fullerton
5 min read


Reflections: Staying grounded in truth
In the Bible, the writer of Ecclesiastes says there is “nothing new under the sun” (1:9, NIV). That seems to be especially true regarding...

Cynthia J. Thomas
3 min read


Dave Says: Think with your head (and a calculator), not your heart
A few of them offer the use of a newer, high-quality car for very little money per month, with no hidden catches.

Dave Ramsey
2 min read


Stock Market Insights: U.S. stock markets suffer losses, tech stocks hit hardest
Though U.S. stock markets entered the year with near all-time highs, they suffered losses in the first quarter ending March 31st.

Dr. Richard Baker
3 min read
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Glore Psychiatric Museum: The devices [Part 2]
You will be staggered by some of the perverse devices “professionals” used to treat people.

Bob Ford
4 min read


Reader’s Corner: ‘She Is Possible’
Each chapter of “She Is Possible” draws from the story of a woman in the Bible who faced seemingly impossible circumstances...

Cynthia J. Thomas
2 min read


Been Thinkin’ About…The shirt on the sink
Outside, the spring storms had raged. I watched the radar grimly, anticipating the social media reports of tornadoes and floods and loss.

Joshua Heston
4 min read


Breakfast at Tiffany's: The highest theology for a Christian leader
The gospel of Jesus Christ is the starting point from which Christian leadership is built. In “According to Plan: The Unfolding Revelation..

Tiffany Gravett
3 min read


Anonymity is a coward’s way
“If that’s the case, Seagull, why should anyone take what you have to say at face-value?”

Gary J. Groman
2 min read


Breakfast at Tiffany’s: Why the Cross?
When Satan gets us to believe that nothing we do is sin, then there is no reason for the cross - no reason for what Christ did on the cross

Tiffany Gravett
2 min read
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