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Breakfast at Tiffany's: Treasured to trampled

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Breakfast at Tiffany's: Treasured to trampled

That’s probably why we hear phrases like, “Children steal your heart when they are little, then trample on it when they grow up.”

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Quote from 'The Raven' and Dan Sickles: 'Nevermore!'

Bob Ford

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Quote from 'The Raven' and Dan Sickles: 'Nevermore!'

Seeing a little higher ground, the Peach Orchard, a couple hundred yards out, he decides, without orders, to move his troops. Big mistake...

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Larry Dablemont

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Outdoors with Larry Dablemont: The river in winter

The rain was steady now but with little wind, thank goodness. I was content to watch it from the dry shelter. I was in no hurry.

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Mesothelioma: The what, how and why of this disease

Jody Johnson Godfrey

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Mesothelioma: The what, how and why of this disease

Veterans from the 40s to the 80s are at the highest risk for malignant mesothelioma. Many contractors used asbestos...

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Memories from the Homestead: The blue-eyed postmaster, Elbert Butler

John Fullerton

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Memories from the Homestead: The blue-eyed postmaster, Elbert Butler

By 1870, Stone County had been in existence for almost twenty years. Local resident Elbert Butler, who named the first trading post...

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Hanukkah celebration 2024: Light of the World, December 25 - January 2, 2025

Rose Buckles

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Hanukkah celebration 2024: Light of the World, December 25 - January 2, 2025

Hanukkah, which is Hebrew for "dedication" is the Festival of Lights. It commemorates the victory of the Maccabees over the Syrian Greek...

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Dave Ramsey

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Dave Ramsey's EntreLeadership: So you want to buy a business...

Imagine waking up on a Monday morning one year from now. Are you still enthusiastic about this line of work? Your vocation needs to be...

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Been Thinkin' About... Cedar gloom puppies

Joshua Heston

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Been Thinkin' About... Cedar gloom puppies

There have been traditional Christmases past, full of bright sun and icy snow and kicking the ice from boots, coming into a warm...

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An Ole Seagull's 2025 New Year's Resolution: Remember the Battle of Chosen Reservoir

Gary J. Groman

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An Ole Seagull's 2025 New Year's Resolution: Remember the Battle of Chosen Reservoir

Saying that the “war” would be over by Christmas and vastly underestimating what China would do, General Douglass McArthur...

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Cynthia J. Thomas

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Reflections: A generous eye

Recently, my Sunday Proverbs reading coincided with receiving information about the Loaves and Fishes meal program in Stone County,...

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When you can't be with the ones you love... love the ones you are with!

Jody Johnson Godfrey

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When you can't be with the ones you love... love the ones you are with!

Practice does NOT always mean perfect, for sure, as I am very “practiced” at not being able to spend Christmas with my loved ones, any...

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'Hope' – the gift of that first Christmas

Gary J. Groman

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'Hope' – the gift of that first Christmas

There’s a package with your name on it under the Christmas tree, but you make the choice, for whatever reason, not to accept or open it.

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Stock Market Insights: Riding the market roller coaster, reassessing risks

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Stock Market Insights: Riding the market roller coaster, reassessing risks

Joe Shearrer is Vice President and Wealth Advisor at Fervent Wealth Management. This past Monday, my wife and I took our kids to Silver...

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Larry Dablemont

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Outdoors with Larry Dablemont: Into forgiving hands

Dad said Saldy was as fine a man as he ever knew, and he would trust him with every penny the pool hall made in a week...

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Memories from the Homestead: Aunt Martha – Springfield's famous performer and restaurant executive

John Fullerton

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Memories from the Homestead: Aunt Martha – Springfield's famous performer and restaurant executive

Shortly after her birth, the family relocated to Christian County, as her mom's family was based there at the time.

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Tiffany Gravett

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Breakfast at Tiffany's: Answers

Well, unfortunately, this article does not hold the answers to all of life’s questions. Perhaps the true answer...

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Been Thinkin' About... Big trucks and farmers all

Joshua Heston

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Been Thinkin' About... Big trucks and farmers all

The strength of myth is not in its falsity, but rather its truth hiding in plain sight.

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Bob Ford

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Amelia's impact

Not to be deterred, back in Atchison, Amelia, Grace and her favorite uncle secretly built their own roller coaster off the roof of the...

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Cynthia J. Thomas

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Reflections: Jesus is the Light

We must be careful, though. In 2 Corinthians 11:14, the Apostle Paul warns that Satan masquerades as an “angel of light.”

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Dave Says: Hitting your goals means planning your goals

Dave Ramsey

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Dave Says: Hitting your goals means planning your goals

The first guideline is to be specific. What do you want to achieve? And be super specific when you answer that question.

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