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Dear Editor
This is an open letter to Perryville’s City Council. Perryville needs to get the jump on neighboring Ste. Genevieve and Fredericktown before it is too late. I have several contacts …
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1/8/26
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This old codger, as he’s mentioned before, has pretty much always been smitten by an unrequited, subliminal love for what we choose to call “history” — i.e., our inexorable effort to explore …
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By Jim Martin, columnist
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1/8/26
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Access to health care remains one of the most serious challenges facing families in rural Missouri. For too many communities across southeast and south-central Missouri, getting the care you need can …
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Congressman Jason Smith
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1/8/26
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Dear Editor
Much of life is spent chasing “goals” that are defined by someone else — success, productivity, winning or keeping up. But perhaps the most important intention we can hold is …
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1/1/26
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When I was growing up, ironing was a scheduled chore for every mom. A day was set aside each week for the task. Mounds of wrinkled fabric billowed from a waiting basket.
Mom lugged the ironing …
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By Robin Leach, columnist
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1/1/26
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Dear Editor
The dictionary definition of tariff is “duties or taxes paid on imported goods.” I looked it up to make sure I was giving truthful information. I then went to the internet. It …
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1/1/26
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Dang, seems a little too warm here, looking out at the beautiful Rivertree. But knock on wood, considerably better than last year — at least so far. Man, ice storms and tornadoes, then too wet and …
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By Jim Martin, columnist
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1/1/26
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The overnight temperature would be dipping into the 20s.
“Time to add a quilt to the bed,” the weather announcer said with a smile. “It’s gonna be nippy tonight!”
John harrumphed …
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By Robin Garrison Leach
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12/25/25
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PUBLISHER’S NOTE: In honor of Christmas, this week we’re reprinting perhaps the most famous editorial published in a newspaper. The words of Francis Pharcellus Church appeared in an unsigned 1897 …
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By Francis Pharcellus Church
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12/25/25
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Christmas is a joyous season that carries a special meaning for millions of families across our great country. It is a time when families gather at church to reflect on what makes this day such a …
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By U.S. Congressman Jason Smith
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12/25/25
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The old codger’s sitting back here looking out at the River Tree thawing out in the unseasonable warmth of the December sun and thinking about the meaning of Jesus’ journey to us.
Two …
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By Jim Martin, columnist
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12/25/25
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Gazing out at the mist-shrouded River Tree this afternoon, it occurs to the old codger — for probably the four-millionth time — that life can be complicated. If you read Bryant’s comments last …
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By Jim Martin, columnist
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12/18/25
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For four years under Joe Biden, rural America was treated as an afterthought, even as farmers battled a cost-of-living crisis that led to soaring input costs, falling commodity prices, shrinking …
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12/18/25
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When Thanksgiving is over, and the refrigerator is full of foil-wrapped food, my thoughts turn to what I’ve been craving all year.
It’s time to order my fruitcake.
Yes. I love …
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By Robin Leach, columnist
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12/18/25
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Thanks to President Trump and the One, Big, Beautiful Bill — the landmark legislation I authored that delivered the Working Families Tax Cuts — every eligible American child born between …
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By Congressman Jason Smith
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12/11/25
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After the longest government shutdown in modern history, the House is back in session. Unfortunately, one of its first orders of business appears to be siding with Big Tech over small inventors.
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Kristen Osenga, columnist
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12/4/25
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As we sit here under the beautiful River Tree this morning, we’re especially blessed to welcome our current 145th House District Representative, a wonderfully honest and committed family man …
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Jim Martin, columnist | Bryant Wolfin, state representative
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12/4/25
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Thanks to President Trump, the United States now has the most secure border in modern history. After years of chaos and record-breaking illegal crossings under President Biden, President Trump has …
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Jason Smith, U.S. Congressman
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12/4/25
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I terrorize my stylist with pleas and threats when she leans in to cut my bangs. She knows that my happiness in life is tied to what happens in the next few minutes. In one sloppy snip, she can ruin …
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Robin Leach, Columnist
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10/9/25
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Dear Editor
One man shot and killed Charlie Kirk, a very popular right-wing activist. The gunman, Tyler Robinson, came from a Republican family but somehow developed a hatred for Kirk.
So …
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10/9/25
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At midnight Wednesday morning, Washington Democrats forced the federal government into a shutdown – putting the demands of their radical, Leftist base ahead of hardworking American families. …
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For The Republic-Monitor
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10/9/25
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Dear Editor
Did I ever tell you about the time I taught an astronaut something about space?
I was 15 years old in the spring of 1968, and my civic hero, Robert Kennedy, was running for the …
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10/2/25
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Dear Editor
It is sad that [Charlie Kirk] was killed, his family losing a father and husband, but everyone is making him a saint. He was far from that.
He has said on race: “If I see …
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10/2/25
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Since President Trump was elected, Washington Democrats have stood opposed to his agenda. They voted against the One, Big, Beautiful Bill, which delivered no taxes on tips, no taxes on overtime, no …
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10/2/25
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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… …
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By Robin Leach
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10/2/25
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