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Rummaging through the garage the other day, I stumbled upon a few small fireworks that we had purchased that had been forgotten. Not wanting to keep them past their usefulness (or really to have them in the garage at all), the kids and I lit a punk and finished them off. It was during the…

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It is evident America is starting to resist when it comes to the left’s plans for an America makeover. Citizens are digging in and fighting back. When Bud Light carelessly joined the so-called woke culture, droves of Americans stopped buying the beer, thereby causing Anheuser-Busch to lose billions in revenue and plenty of market share.…

I think about freedom everyday. One of the first things I do every morning is put on my POW*MIA bracelet bearing the name Lance Cpl. Edward J. Rykoskey that also has the words FREEDOM NOW on it. Freedom is something that I do not take for granted, not one single day. However, in those times…

I did a little driving through western Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma recently. Two different occasions led me south, and I drove a lot of miles through two states where I have spent precious little time. My family and I spent a few days around Eureka Springs on the Arkansas side. The first evening we wee…

Last week’s storms certainly left a lot of folks – particularly around Albany and Stanberry – in a bad way for hours, even days. There has been no end to the positive stories I have heard. In Albany, the city crew served the public in a manner fit for recognition. It seemed tiem and again…

The American village needs to be saved. I’m not talking about Maryville, a solid town that is economically diversified. Here we have agriculture, education and industry contributing to development and healthy employment. The standard of living is good and the overhead modest. Maryville has good conservative leadership and management. The streets are excellent and the…

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This past week Dave and I went and saw the latest franchise in the Indiana Jones series,”The Dial of Destiny.” To say I had fun is an understatement. I loved it! It was just like I remembered the first one … full of thrills, humor and action. Honestly it took me back to watching the…