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Dear Editor
Thank you for publishing Paul Flentge’s written-from-afar letters to the editor. Our former resident demonstrates that Show-Me skepticism is a portable quality. Paul flashed back …
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3/5/26
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Our changing economy illustrates how agriculture impacts our lives now more than ever. Farmers and ranchers provide the food, feed, fuel and fiber that serve consumers in Missouri and around the …
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For The Republic-Monitor
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3/5/26
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Every year, National FFA Week gives us an opportunity to celebrate an organization shaping the future of American agriculture by educating the next generation of farmers. For me, this week is deeply …
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By Jason Smith, U.S. Congressman
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2/26/26
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Dear Editor
Latest Epstein revelation reveals that Steve Bannon, who ran Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign and was appointed chief strategist/ senior counselor to the president, colluded with …
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2/26/26
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As he sits here looking out on the stately River Tree this morning, as winter wanes and spring sticks its proverbial head out, the old codger finds himself thinking about just how fast things change …
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By Jim Martin, columnist
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2/26/26
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For years now, Americans have seen the devastating impacts from the creeping influence of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Individuals and companies connected to the CCP have stolen American …
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Jason Smith, U.S. Congressman
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2/19/26
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In today’s world of unending distraction, it may be time to give ourselves a day off. How about we shut things down again on Sundays?
The simplicity of Sundays was a Godsend to our hearts. We …
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By Robin Leach, columnist
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2/12/26
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Dear Editor
Y’all might not be aware of it, but a young balladeer from nearby northern Arkansas has a song that’s getting a lot of “air” time right now. It’s called “Join ICE,” and …
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2/12/26
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The old codger had the opportunity just the other evening of attending a wonderful interfaith forum on Courage and Faith at Washington University in St. Louis with the American Jewish Committee’s …
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By Jim Martin, columnist
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2/12/26
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Editor’s note: This column reflects the perspective of its author regarding events and decisions involving hospital governance.
My name is William “Bill” Bohnert, and I am the current …
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By Bill Bohnert, columnist
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2/12/26
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A house is not a home without a junk drawer. It’s the one place everybody in your house will sooner or later find themselves rummaging through, muttering frantic words like, “I KNOW I saw it in …
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2/5/26
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For too many American families, workers, and seniors, health care is increasingly unaffordable, with double- digit premium increases now going into effect on an annual basis. When many Americans …
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By Congressman Jason Smith
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2/5/26
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Dear Editor
Sorry for this, but it must be said. It’s time for us all to extract our heads from our posteriors and wake to what we’re doing to ourselves.
I’m reminded of a yearlong …
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2/5/26
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On Jan. 22, our nation marked the somber 53rd anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Roe v. Wade, a decision that resulted in the loss of millions of innocent lives to abortion. As sad …
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By U.S. Representative Jason Smith
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1/29/26
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I’m going through our boxes of family photos this month. I think it’s time to give my grown daughter her albums of pictures from the moment she breathed her first breath to the day she graduated …
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By Robin Leach, columnist
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1/29/26
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The old codger in December indicated the goal of doing columns focused on important issues for us as a community and a nation. He didn’t envision what would be dropping from the heavens in the …
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By Jim Martin, columnist
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1/29/26
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Dear Editor
Obama’s comin’ for our guns! We need our guns to fight tyranny! Every man I know who owns a firearm has chanted these mantras for years. And they all, to a man, really thought …
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1/29/26
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I just spent an entire three minutes waiting in line at the drive-thru window at my bank. I watched the person in front of me reach out a tentacle arm, fumble with the canister, and pull it into his …
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Robin Leach, columnist
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1/22/26
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Dear Editor
The man most responsible for the size of our Vietnam Memorial Wall, Lyndon Johnson underwent a serious surgery during his term as commander-in-chief. True to his good ol’ boy …
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1/22/26
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Dear Editor
Everybody knows that pigs can’t fly, but Treasury Secretary Scott Bessant seems to think that cows can climb over 18- to 30-foot walls and swim across rivers. Bessant claims that a …
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1/22/26
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The old codger’s been a sci-fi fan most of his life. Loved the tech-forward stuff that had its heyday in the ’30s through the ’50s. Nevertheless, one of my favorites was George Orwell’s …
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1/22/26
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Across America, our nation’s law enforcement officers have a tough job. Whether it’s a small-town sheriff, a state highway patrolman or an officer enforcing our nation’s immigration laws, these …
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Congressman Jason Smith
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1/22/26
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When I became chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, I promised to deliver results and real change for the working-class families, farmers, and small businesses that make America so great. For too …
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By Congressman Jason Smith, 8th District
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1/15/26
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Dear Editor
“The buck stops here.” “I’m from Missouri.”
That was the front and back of the large placard on President Harry S. Truman’s desk. He boasted to the nation about …
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1/15/26
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When you have more than one child, it becomes difficult to remember their names. Oh, you know who’s who. And it is easy to pick them out in a crowd of other kids: “mine… mine…not mine…looks …
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By Robin Leach
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1/15/26
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