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On April 13, the Iranian regime carried out a massive, unprecedented attack against Israel using drones, cruise missiles, and ballistic missiles. I’m glad the attack was largely thwarted, but I …
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By Jason Smith
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4/26/24
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Dear Editor As human beings we’re searchers and strivers every day of our lives. It’s what makes us human. We strive first for food and shelter, but when we’ve assured ourselves of …
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4/26/24
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Dear Editor Perry County is changing. Libertarianism is on the rise in our community and state. If you do not pay attention, you will not see it happening. There are several libertarians running for …
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4/26/24
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Dear Editor Perry County’s abundant Farming community needs our support! Farming at it’s core is a small business for the Mom and Pop who run the family farm! Soybeans, Corn and Cattle …
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4/19/24
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Dear Editor At the risk of belaboring the obvious, an aspect of local Letter-to-the-Editor writing ought to be made explicit: Criticism of MAGA Conservatism is not by nature a promotion of …
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4/19/24
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Dear Editor I’m 76 years old and frankly reaching “the end of the road”: I’m old! I went to Vietnam; I’ve spent my life in education and trying to embrace partnerships …
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4/11/24
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Dear Editor You desired and you delivered change! Congratulations to Melissa Hahn Carroll and Gwen Moore Schweiss who have won their respective seats of School Board Member and Hospital Board Member. …
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4/11/24
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On President Joe Biden’s first day in office, he declared war on American energy by cancelling the Keystone XL pipeline, which would have supported thousands of jobs and supplied 830,000 …
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By Jason Smith
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4/5/24
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Dear Editor As we open our eyes this Easter season to what creation has brought us: amazing vistas of blooming trees, flowers, the greening of grasses and leafing of the trees which provide us the …
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3/28/24
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Dear Editor It has been my privilege to serve on the Perry County Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees for approximately 25 years and my last official meeting with this board will be on March 26. For …
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3/28/24
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Dear Editor, Dear Perry County, The direction of your community, the direction we go is up to you, get involved, be involved, stay involved to make Perry County the best it can be! Keep 9-11 Local …
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2/23/24
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On February 13, I joined 213 other House Republicans in voting to impeach Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. This marked an important step in our fight to hold the …
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By Jason Smith
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2/23/24
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Dear Editor Unbelievably we’re getting some terrific positive responses to our calling attention to the calamity which is this mindless embrace of authoritarianism which so horrifically mimics …
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2/23/24
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Would you like a mess on your road where you drive by it everyday or near your home? No? I don’t like to see it either. Why would people dump old furniture etc. on the side of country roads …
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2/16/24
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Dear Editor, Ever heard of a “Pyramid Scheme”? They’ve been used by grifters and cons of every stripe at least since the mid-1800s to separate us from our money. They go something …
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2/16/24
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Dear Editor, As the readers of this paper know, I regard Confiscation Connie, (who lurks outside Republican homes hoping to confiscate guns) as the Original Spin of Conservative Echo Chamber …
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2/16/24
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Dear Editor 911 What’s your Emergency? Let me see if I have “most “ of the angles covered in the Battle to Keep 9-11 service specifically Local to Perry County. Where many …
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2/16/24
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Tax relief for Missouri’s working-class families February 9, 2024 When my colleagues selected me to lead the Ways and Means Committee in Congress, which has responsibility for writing our …
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By Jason Smith
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2/16/24
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Right now, our nation is facing an unprecedented border crisis. In just December alone, more than 300,000 illegal immigrants were caught trying to cross our southern border – the most ever in …
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By Jason Smith
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2/9/24
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Dear Editor Several questions for you. Do you care about this country? Do you care about your fellow human beings? Do you care about truth? Do you care about this world we live in: its air, water, …
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2/9/24
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After President Donald Trump took office in 2017, he and I worked hand-in-hand to put together a tax reform bill that would put American workers, families, farmers, and small businesses first. What …
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By Jason Smith
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2/1/24
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The future of our families, our communities, our nation and humanity itself is awaiting our courageous decision this November. We have a choice. Not a small choice. It’s a choice between …
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2/1/24
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Every January, Americans from communities large and small hold marches and events to celebrate the right to life. It’s a tradition that began back in 1974, the year after the Supreme …
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By Jason Smith
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1/25/24
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Dear Editor, We need immediate reform at the State Level in Jefferson City ! Dark Money forces that are aligned against life are pushing to enshrine thru lawfare Abortion on demand into our State and …
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1/25/24
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Dear Editor, Open your eyes. See them? Human beings struggling through out God’s creation: Black, brown and white, Every one brought into it with immaculate, shining bright souls. See? All the …
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1/25/24
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