Outdoors with Larry Dablemont: A fall fishing excursion
It has never bothered me to go up to Canada and fish alone because those conditions have never concerned me. My ancestry is from French...
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Tim Kidwell
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The sins of Missouri Amendment 3
A “Yes” vote means you want to legalize abortion in Missouri for the entire 40-week term of a pregnancy, even up to the moment of birth.
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Luanna Fullerton
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Area Entertainment: 'One By One' movie premiere
The premiere was held recently at the Branson IMAX for its first showing, besides to a small audience in Wisconsin.
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Gary J. Groman
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KISS: The 2024 election may decide the future of the American dream
In an Ole Seagull’s mind, the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021 has had far-reaching consequences beyond that country’s borders.
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Cynthia J. Thomas
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Reflections: Learning from Daniel
In Daniel chapter 1, we read the young Israelites were given Babylonian food. From Daniel’s concern, we can assume the meat was offered...
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Jody Johnson Godfrey
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The 'happy' addicts
The very first component of “responsibility” is awareness. If we refuse to be aware and informed of what is happening with us as individuals
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Tiffany Gravett
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Breakfast at Tiffany's: Wait for Him to open the door
But there were also those innumerable moments when my strength completely failed, and I was left crying out to God for a helpmate in life.
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Gary J. Groman
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An Ole Seagull on abortion rights and other proposed Constitutional changes
These proposals cover a myriad of topics, including Sports Wagering, Abortion Rights, a new casino near Lake of the Ozarks...
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Dave Ramsey
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Dave Says...
As long as Mom and Dad are having a discussion and making decisions—not fighting—it’s good for kids to hear the give and take...
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Dr. Richard Baker
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Stock Market Insights: A bull market anniversary
It is hard to believe that the S&P 500 closed at 3,577 only two years ago (it’s at 5,800 now) when investors were nervous that the inflation
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Heather Haygood
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Peace
Nature is releasing last season’s growth and preparing to welcome new growth in the spring. I remind myself and my children...
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John Fullerton
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Memories from the Homestead: Harold Bell Wright and the real numbers
A couple of days ago a guest here asked a few questions wanting to know more about Harold Bell Wright's popularity as an author...
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Cynthia J. Thomas
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Reader's Corner: Area history and stories at Nov. 14 Learning on Wednesday
The McGills are not new to Ozarks storytelling; they have authored or contributed to several books including “Branson’s Entertainment...
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Bob Ford
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John Brown: From Harpers Ferry to the hangman's noose [part 2]
The South considered Brown an enormous threat. Since Nat Turner’s Virginia slave rebellion in 1831 where 50-plus individuals from white...
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Rose Buckles
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Third annual area soccer tournament held in Branson
Men and women teams ages 15 and up were invited to participate. Youth ages 12 to 14 were also invited to compete.
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Laurie Lemke Thompson
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Local treasure changes her address
At her recent memorial service, Woodland Hills Family Church Pastor Rex Childress said, “She never lost that sparkle, did she?”
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Joshua Heston
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Been Thinkin' About...The end of the elms
Cold night rain beats hard against the clapboard siding, peeling blue and faded behind autumn-dead hydrangea. The hydrangea was planted...
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Tim Kidwell
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Have you benefitted at someone else's expense?
Consider the following scenario of benefiting “at the expense of” harm to another. By God’s definition of life (conception, Psa. 139:13-16;
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Cynthia J. Thomas
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Reflections: Older and more compassionate
Researching that topic led to thinking about how my own life has been impacted by the wisdom of parents and grandparents, both in spiritual
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Larry Dablemont
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Outdoors with Larry Dablemont: A lure full of memories
What memories I have of that stream! I actually guided a few of my float fishing clients on that little river in a 14-foot wooden johnboat..
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