Opinions
"So, let's not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don't give up." (Galatians 6:9)
This week, a dear friend lamented about their labor of love in the home church, "Two steps forward and one step back while it seems the old devil has...
My name is Carlos Johnson. My wife and I were passing through Willow Springs, MO and we had a blow out and were stranded on the side of the highway.
Cpl. Johnathan M. Heimsoth stopped and helped us. He was very friendly, and asked us how he could be of help. He offered to take us to get our...
With school back in session and those yellow buses back on our rural roads, I’ve been reflecting on some of the successes of this past legislative session: fully funding our school transportation system, creating a grant program that provides pay raises for teachers at schools that chose to...
(Psalms 23:5) Thou hast prepared a table before me in the presence of them that afflict me: thou hast thoroughly anointed my head with oil; and thy cup cheers me like the best wine. (Psalms 22:5, Brenton's 1851 Greek Septuagint)
For the very first time in my life, I genuinely believe that I...
(Hebrews 10:36) "For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise."
Today, I was again reminded of the need for more patience.
This planting season was a year of abundance ... in spite of minimal rain. Early on, I was incredibly frustrated...
This letter is in response to Diane Jeffrey's letter of September 14.
She states that she is sick of politics, yet she wants everyone to vote blue ... really? Well Diane, stop drinking the kool-aid. The party of blue are the ones in control who are doing everything that you talked about. You,...
In a public meeting at the West Plains Convention Center last Tuesday night, the opposition to the proposed Ozarks Scenic Byways was vocal and unchallenged by any comments in its favor. The town hall meeting hosted by Scenic Missouri board member Eric Hermanson was informal with no moderator or...
Every day, I watch the news. Every day, I read the newspaper. Every day, I think about writing a letter to the editor. Every day, I let it slide. Finally, I must get some things off my chest.
I am so sick of politics, so sick of the Supreme Court, so sick of seeing women’s rights taken away....
September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. As a volunteer advocate with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, I am calling on my members of Congress to pass legislation to prevent suicides and support crisis care.
The 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline must be sustainably...
Hello Howell County!
The rains have come, and fall is right around the corner. With the moisture, the road crews are back to grading the gravel roads and finishing up the maintenance on the chip and seal roads.
Commissioners Billy Sexton and Calvin Wood are again this year overlaying some...