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There are rough months in politics.
And then there are months when you get summoned before the Missouri Supreme Court, found in contempt, sued repeatedly, accused by a former employee of …
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By Jason Hancock
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10/1/26
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A narcissist is a person with a rigid, unhealthy personality style marked by a grandiose sense of self-importance, a deep need for admiration, and also the lack of empathy for others.
Trump …
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To the Editor
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10/1/26
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It’s 9 a.m. I’ve finished Wordle, read the latest obits in the area, and scrolled through Facebook. The world outside my living room window is chugging along: cars whizzing here and there, people …
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By Robin Leach
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10/1/26
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The old guy was born in a little house on Old St. Mary’s Road a shade less than eight decades ago.
The road was graveled, dusty and rural. We had an outhouse, chickens, and — for a while — …
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By Jim Martin
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10/1/26
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Most likely, every living person who graduated from PHS and St. Vincent’s before 1960 gets a Social Security check each month and pays for part of their Medicare insurance, myself included. There …
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9/24/26
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Dear editor,
Amendment 3 is not about protecting trans kids from surgeries and medications. Missouri law already has provisions for this.
The real focus of Amendment 3 is to remove medical …
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9/24/26
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The old galoot in his burgeoning senility loves to pretend he can carry a tune.
He’ll get up in the morning and warble verses from CCR’s iconic “Lookin’ Out My Back Door”, or …
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By Jim Martin
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9/24/26
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From the first moment Popeye strode across the boards of a black-and-white pier, his blimpy forearms and clenched fists gyrating in piston motion, I was hooked.
Popeye was a balding man — …
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By Robin Leach
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9/24/26
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I believe the purpose of the “Save America Act” is to prevent poor people from voting.
I was born in Cape Girardeau and was denied a “Real I.D.” even though I had my birth certificate, a …
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9/17/26
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The thinner the skin, the thicker the armor. Remember “The Force is strong with this one?”
A similar realization crosses my mind when I discuss certain issues with Perryville MAGA people:
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9/17/26
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The old galoot’s just gotta stop looking at what passes for news these days.
What a freaking avalanche of ****.
Flock cameras, data centers, gold statues, manufactured history, AI, gas …
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By Jim Martin
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9/17/26
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September is the best month for cloud-watching. The constant blue of summer gives way to changeable vistas overhead. The sky is filled with massive white sculptures.
When I gaze toward them on …
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By Robin Leach
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9/17/26
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We have many coffee cups. They’re all capable of holding liquids. All have a handle with a hole for digits, and they are various sizes and colors.
Some have words on them: “World’s Best …
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By Robin Leach
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9/10/26
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The old dude finds himself mulling over words, apparently incendiary words this week.
Words like reform, honesty, ethics, corruption and yes, vote, among others.
Why incendiary? These days …
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By Jim Martin
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9/10/26
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Dear Editor,
Have you heard about the DC spelling bee? In Texts and emails Donald Trump Jr. has been misspelling the word “drone”, typing d-r-o-a-n. Junior corrected the error after scanning …
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To the editor
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9/3/26
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To the Editor
Oh, Jason. Trust in our election process was never in doubt until your hero lost one. Yet, despite no evidence—not even a smidgen—you continue to simp for the guy who invented …
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To the editor
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9/3/26
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When I was growing up, smoking was as normal as breathing. We thought it meant we were mature and worldly, and it was a given that we would all smoke someday.
My brother, Jim, always the …
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By Robin Leach
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9/3/26
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A couple months ago, my brother and I took our boys, dad and a handful of cousins and family friends on the fishing trip of a lifetime.
Our destination was Fletcher Lake, Ontario. Calling it …
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By Caleb Jones
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9/3/26
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What a beautiful country we live in!
The other day, the old galoot found himself out in the bright afternoon sun, putting up some hopefully worthwhile signs along Hwy. 51 when our young state …
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By Jim Martin
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8/27/26
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The sounds of our world are changing.
We’ve muffled the noises; changed rings to tones, buzzes to beeps, and bangs to cushioned clicks.
Doors are closed, and lives are insulated from …
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By Robin Leach
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8/27/26
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We are required by law to wear seat belts in our cars. But there was a time when Mom was the only seat belt we needed.
In the event of a sudden stop (or even the threat of one) her maternal …
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By Robin Leach
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8/20/26
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Roughly $75 million in large-dollar donations poured into Missouri politics this year.
That’s a lot of cash for an election year with no governor or U.S. Senate race.
Where did all that …
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By Jason Hancock
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8/20/26
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Modern social media never ceases to amaze the old guy.
While unsuccessfully searching for the crank on my cell phone or maybe the front end of my Studebaker, I’ve miraculously discovered that …
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By Jim Martin
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8/20/26
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Last Tuesday we voted at St. Rose Lima Church Hall.
My wife has Alzheimer’s. She has bad days and good days. Tuesday was a bad day. I tried to get her in the hall to vote, we had a lot of …
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8/13/26
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August 4 is past.
Our citizenry’s spoken.
But as someone who’d love to see us embrace the message of the man upstairs to live ethical, community focused lives, the codger has to talk …
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By Jim Martin
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8/13/26
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