StaffAug 5, 20202 minTrain Up a Child: Children learn in different waysBy Pat Lamb Studies show that we tend to raise our children the way we were raised in spite of any training in child-rearing classes we...
StaffAug 2, 20202 minMayor’s Moment: A message to the community from Mayor Edd AkersDear Branson Community, Thank You all for your input and for caring about our community. The Branson Board of Aldermen and I have...
StaffAug 2, 20204 minLetters to the EditorWho represents the people? Does the current Board of Aldermen represent people & businesses in Branson or their own personal interest?...
StaffJul 29, 20202 minTrain Up a Child: Teaching children in the kitchenBy Pat Lamb It is a good idea to get children in the kitchen as early as possible to begin teaching them some basics of food handling....
StaffJul 26, 20203 minSeven ideas to reduce political polarization and save AmericaRachel Kleinfeld and Aaron Sobel Opinion contributors, usatoday.com Few countries face polarization as deep as America’s. Democrats and...
StaffJul 24, 20202 minLetter to the EditorBeing retired medical professionals we have an intense interest in how our government handles medical issues that affect us. Research is...
StaffJul 24, 20202 minGood arguments against mandatory COVID-19 masking?By: Gary J. Groman, a.k.a. The Ole Seagull The argument will be in bold type with The Ole Seagulls opinion directly following: 1. The...
StaffJul 24, 20202 minStreet Talk: What is your opinion on Branson's proposed mask mandate?Colton Schmitt -- I don’t like the mask mandate, there’s not enough conclusive evidence that it helps more than it hurts. The CDC keeps...
StaffJul 22, 20203 minTrain Up a Child: Teaching children to do their share of workBy Pat Lamb. There is dignity in hard work. There is an inner joy that can be obtained no other way than simply straining to do a job...
StaffJul 17, 20203 minCOVID-19 is our common enemy. Why the political left and right should unite to save livesBy Joan Blades and Ralph Benko, usatoday.com The resurgence of the coronavirus has thrust the pandemic back to the fore of our national...
StaffJul 15, 20202 minLetter to the Editor: The importance of maskingDear Editor, As President of Cox Medical Center Branson, I’m contacting you to share evidence on the importance of masking with the paper...
StaffJul 15, 20203 minTrain Up a Child: Where's the beef?By Pat Lamb Many of us are familiar with the commercial that was so popular a few years ago where a little old lady demanded to know...
StaffJul 12, 20203 minCOVID-19 doesn’t care about our political divideBy Daniel Darling, senior vice president of the National Religious Broadcasters Grieved over the more than 100,000 COVID-19 deaths in the...
StaffJul 10, 20206 minLetters to the EditorMasks do more harm than good The purpose of this article is to inform and present the following information based on fact. We will start...
StaffJul 10, 20202 minCan’t it be about patriotism and what unites us; not what divides us?By Gary J. Groman, a.k.a. The Ole Seagull From the beginning, and the Founding Fathers, to this very day, America, Her government, and...
StaffJul 8, 20202 minTrain Up a Child: Teaching children to respect ‘Old Glory’By Pat Lamb My husband and I have been surprised on many occasions to note that many children do not know how to say the pledge of...
StaffJul 3, 20203 minThe American Spirit - Happy Birthday America!By Gary J. Groman, a.k.a. The Ole Seagull On March 3, 1836, Colonel William Barret Travis, the Alamo Commander, wrote to Texas Governor...
StaffJul 3, 20206 minLetters to the EditorDear Editor: As a member of the community here, I have a couple of questions. #1. - Why did, or how did these people of authority cancel...
StaffJul 1, 20203 minTrain Up a Child: Children Need to Learn Personal ResponsibilityBy Pat Lamb “The government should buy each of us an electronic dictionary.” “They’re all a bunch of crooks!” “The President...
StaffJun 26, 20203 minOPINION: Wear a face mask if you value others and Branson’s economyBy: Gary J. Groman, a.k.a. The Ole Seagull To an Ole Seagull, the wearing of face masks to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, particularly...