The Branson Municipal Code contains both a specific definition and list of duties to think “Mayor” but none for “Alderman.” Article II...

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...

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...

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...

The 1st Kansas Colored Volunteer Infantry Regiment was recruited by Jim Lane before he had proper authority to do so. Lane asked Washington

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...

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..

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...

That habit got me through some rough years, and it continues to be daily sustenance now. Let’s face it, this world is broken...

Worried about the Army's ability to move men and equipment between military bases, an Army convoy was ordered to travel coast to coast...

Dear Dave,  My mom is 76, and the only debt she has is about $60,000 left on her mortgage. She has $600,000 in retirement accounts, plus...

The lure was nothing of great importance. It was one of those four- or five-inch black and white minnows that look like the old Rapala lures

Eric Carle’s stories and illustrations have become classics for many families, including this writer who read them at the neighborhood...

 Several years ago, one of our long-time fans, Jane Dement, from Clyde, Texas, reached out to us to share a rather unique situation...

How easily I can allow the thoughts and opinions of others make or break my self-identity! Why do people’s compliments make me feel so...

The man was medium height, but looked tall to me. I was at the window, watching. He wore a brown tweed jacket and had nice shoes, glasses...

Dr. Richard Baker, AIF®, is the CEO and executive wealth advisor at Fervent Wealth Management.   Aunt Betty won’t let competition crowd...

The Americans joined the war after President Wilson and Congress concluded now was the right time to step in and assist in saving the Allies

It’s been a minute since I spent much time with my farming relatives, but the concept of “fallow” fields gave me a couple of things to think

Earnings season is underway, and we are learning how corporations performed last quarter. During this earning season...