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Reflections: Am I wasting time with scoffers?
Unless you’re one of the few (lucky?) people who manage to totally avoid being online or hearing news, it’s been hard to miss the...

Cynthia J. Thomas
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Dave Says: It’s not the answer
Now, sometimes there might be cases when certain popular items are on sale, and you can set them aside through layaway if you don’t have...

Dave Ramsey
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The Brook Wellness Center to host free event for women
This special day is open to all area women, and is offered by The Brook annually as a way to honor and celebrate women, faith and courage.

Cynthia J. Thomas
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Hot Winter Fun Big Show presents a variety of big entertainment
A fun-filled Branson tradition continues with the annual Hot Winter Fun Big Show. Set for February 22, the show features a taste of...

K.D. Michaels
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City of Branson seeks public input for 2025 ADA Improvement Plan
The City of Branson is developing its 2025 Public Right-of-Way (ROW) ADA Improvement Plan and is seeking community input. Residents can...

Submitted to Branson Globe
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Stone County Museum announces digitalization of historical exhibits
This project is being developed in collaboration with Stone County residents, local, regional and national historians, genealogists...

Submitted to Branson Globe
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Stock Market Insights: Congressional priorities impacting markets
The 119th Congress is only a month in, but there has been more activity in that month than usually happens in a year. They have several...

Dr. Richard Baker
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Island Mound: A small skirmish with massive ramification
The 1st Kansas Colored Volunteer Infantry Regiment was recruited by Jim Lane before he had proper authority to do so. Lane asked Washington

Bob Ford
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Castleshire: We LOVE kids and making history come alive to them
We offer treasure hunts (with clues in English or if they're studying a foreign language, clues in Spanish or French). In fact, the...

Submitted to Branson Globe
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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
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Blood Drive at Reeds Spring High School on February 25
Reeds Spring High School invites community members to participate in a blood drive on Tuesday, February 25, from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. in the...

Submitted to Branson Globe
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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
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Readers share the love on Valentine's Day
I think back to my childhood and how fun it was to look through all the Valentine's cards and choose certain ones for the children...

K.D. Michaels
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Area schools to host social media safety presentations
Many adults do not realize that at least 43% of kids ages eight through 13, when asked, report talking to strangers online via social media

Cynthia J. Thomas
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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
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Night to Shine was special for guests and volunteers
More than 200 College of the Ozarks students, staff and faculty members volunteered for the event. Volunteers helped students with hair...

K.D. Michaels
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City of Branson successfully completes Lodging Safety Initiative
The initiative focused on developing a compliance assistance-based approach to address unlicensed lodging establishments and properties ...

Submitted to Branson Globe
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Redford named Distinguished Retiree of the Year
The Tri-Lakes Unit of the Missouri Retired Teachers recently celebrated one of their own members. Each year, the Missouri Retired...

K.D. Michaels
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Veterans of the Ozarks work to help prevent suicides
VOTO is also glad to announce the formation of a Survivors of Suicide Support Group. The word “survivor” can be an appropriate way...

Cynthia J. Thomas
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Polar Plunge helps CAM address hunger in the Ozarks
On Thursday, January 30, Kirk Elmquist took the plunge. Although the temperature was moderate for January, Elmquist got twice as wet...

Cynthia J. Thomas
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