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Reader’s Corner: Thinking about the real St. Valentine
Depending on when you grabbed your copy of the Globe, you may be planning, or may have already enjoyed, a special Valentine’s Day outing...

Cynthia J. Thomas
2 min read


Been Thinkin’ About…Cake, ice, fog
I had been to the home of Silver Dollar City artist Joe Benjamin. Joe had talked of his pen-and-ink art while his wife Jan dished up bowls..

Joshua Heston
3 min read


Outdoors with Larry Dablemont: Outlaw
Maybe you wouldn’t call it music, but Jess and the other men knew it as such. All I know is, the voice of old Outlaw was different...

Larry Dablemont
5 min read


Reflections: Where do the ideas come from?
That habit got me through some rough years, and it continues to be daily sustenance now. Let’s face it, this world is broken...

Cynthia J. Thomas
2 min read


You can’t get there from here until Ike paved the way!
Worried about the Army's ability to move men and equipment between military bases, an Army convoy was ordered to travel coast to coast...

Bob Ford
4 min read


Dave Says: She’ll be just fine
Dear Dave, My mom is 76, and the only debt she has is about $60,000 left on her mortgage. She has $600,000 in retirement accounts, plus...

Dave Ramsey
2 min read


Outdoors with Larry Dablemont: The miracle fish
The lure was nothing of great importance. It was one of those four- or five-inch black and white minnows that look like the old Rapala lures

Larry Dablemont
4 min read


Reader's Corner: February children's programs at Kimberling Area Library
Eric Carle’s stories and illustrations have become classics for many families, including this writer who read them at the neighborhood...

Cynthia J. Thomas
2 min read


Memories from the Homestead: The Nineteens and Sons of the Pioneers reunite in Texas
Several years ago, one of our long-time fans, Jane Dement, from Clyde, Texas, reached out to us to share a rather unique situation...
Rob Doherty
2 min read


Breakfast at Tiffany’s: Identity
How easily I can allow the thoughts and opinions of others make or break my self-identity! Why do people’s compliments make me feel so...

Tiffany Gravett
3 min read


Been Thinkin’ About…Molly Kathleen
The man was medium height, but looked tall to me. I was at the window, watching. He wore a brown tweed jacket and had nice shoes, glasses...

Joshua Heston
4 min read


Stock Market Insights: Chinese AI rattles U.S. Stock Market
Dr. Richard Baker, AIF®, is the CEO and executive wealth advisor at Fervent Wealth Management. Aunt Betty won’t let competition crowd...

Dr. Richard Baker
3 min read
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When in doubt, send in a General from Missouri to save the world [part 2]
The Americans joined the war after President Wilson and Congress concluded now was the right time to step in and assist in saving the Allies

Bob Ford
5 min read


Reflections: Time to plant God's Word
It’s been a minute since I spent much time with my farming relatives, but the concept of “fallow” fields gave me a couple of things to think

Cynthia J. Thomas
2 min read


Stock Market Insights: Earnings season – forecasting 2025 amid policy uncertainty
Earnings season is underway, and we are learning how corporations performed last quarter. During this earning season...

Dr. Richard Baker
3 min read


Reader's Corner: Read to build ambition
Ambition is necessary to accomplishment. Without an ambition to gain an end, nothing would be done. Without an ambition to excel ...

Cynthia J. Thomas
2 min read


Been Thinkin' About...Black Phillip
Devils Backbone, Devil's Promenade, Devil’s Well, Devil's Den — it is clear the early European settlers in the Ozarks held a preoccupation..

Joshua Heston
3 min read


Breakfast at Tiffany's: The redeemer of your story
Then there is the other option - letting Jesus Christ redeem your story. Now, I’m not saying that when a person comes to Christ that all...

Tiffany Gravett
2 min read


It is not only fitting but a matter of honor
The military squares were taken up, moved to Patriot’s Park, and set up against a wall during Phase I of the Downtown Streetscape Project...

Gary J. Groman
2 min read


Dave Says: Emergency fund for teens?
I always recommend an emergency fund of three to six months of expenses for adults, and I think that’s a fair expectation for teens, as well

Dave Ramsey
2 min read
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