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Outdoors with Larry Dablemont: Smoking' out the worms
If you listen to some of the so-called experts, they want you to buy and use a chemical. My advice is, stay away from chemicals!

Larry Dablemont
3 min read


Been Thinkin' About...Farmer, pastor, man
The summer morning sun is bright and hazy. There's fog in the North valley. From somewhere comes the smell of sausage gravy and maybe...

Joshua Heston
5 min read


Memories from the Homestead: Remembering Ken Curtis (part 2 of 2)
While on the trip, Ken was asked to temporarily fill in with the Pioneers since their tenor vocalist Lloyd Perryman had to rush back...

John Fullerton
3 min read


Reflections: Community matters, continued
I’ve thought a lot about the benefits I get through Christian community—encouragement, accountability and more...

Cynthia J. Thomas
2 min read
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Capsicum health benefits: What's all the fuss about? [part 1 of 2]
The common ingredient in many varieties of the chili peppers is “Capsaicin,” which is responsible for the pungency or “hot” flavor along...

Jody Johnson Godfrey
3 min read


Train Up a Child: Parents, kids and public places
Parents need to understand that they are totally responsible for the behavior of their children.

Pat Lamb
3 min read


Stock Market Insights: Stocks surge despite Trump assassination attempt
Nothing is deterring this stock market. On the Monday after the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania...

Dr. Richard Baker
3 min read


Outdoors with Larry Dablemont: Upcoming interviews and 'Supreme Immunity'
We talked about meeting on August 19 so I can learn more about his attitude toward conservation issues in Missouri, and I will report...

Larry Dablemont
4 min read


Evangelist Tim Kidwell...
What if Jesus were running as a candidate? Would you vote for Him? Think about it. The majority of people will always reject Jesus...

Tim Kidwell
5 min read
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Memories from the Homestead: Remembering Ken Curtis [Part One, 1916 - 1949]
The entire family was musical. Dan played fiddle and Nellie the pump organ. Curtis played clarinet in school.

John Fullerton
3 min read


Area Entertainment: One Night with Bohemian Queen
This band did a fantastic job of portraying the original group.

Luanna Fullerton
4 min read


Just a simple greeting card
The card came at the perfect time, and this was the last card and Scripture she received before losing consciousness.

Lauri Lemke Thompson
2 min read


Reflections: Thoughts about July 12
My early memories include my mother explaining why her hair was all shaved off; me sitting quietly as she read simple stories...

Cynthia J. Thomas
2 min read


Did Timothy McVeigh enjoy a death that many elders would envy?
Hundreds if not thousands of people receive diagnoses or are suffering from conditions of extreme physical or mental “pain” ...

Gary J. Groman
3 min read


Love and Parenting: Train a child in the way he should go
Children learn what they live. If a child lives with criticism, he will learn to condemn others. If a child lives with fear...

Heather Haygood
3 min read


Been Thinkin' About...Old Wire Road ghosts
The Ray House is a sentinel, watchful, dutiful restored home on the eastern edge of the battlefield.

Joshua Heston
3 min read


Almost is not close enough!
He was unable to wake her because she had died in her sleep sometime during the night.

Tim Kidwell
2 min read


Train Up a Child: When we've done all we can do
As I sit here at the computer and write this column, my family is in the process of saying goodbye to our second son.

Pat Lamb
2 min read


Riding the road of a changing market
Before I knew it, I was flying headfirst over my handlebars, and my forehead was filled with an unwelcome meeting with Mr. Chip and Seal...

Submitted to Branson Globe
3 min read


Outdoors with Larry Dablemont: Fishin' with otters
Those otters are bred in captivity and trained to herd fish into the nets of village fishermen.

Larry Dablemont
4 min read
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