On September 12, Speaker Kevin McCarthy (Calif.) announced that after spending months of following the facts, the U.S. House of Representatives will formally open an impeachment inquiry into …
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By Jason Smith
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9/21/23
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Dear Editor We as Republicans believe in God, have good morals and support Donald Trump. We are concerned in our county, because there are Libertarians who are falsely representing themselves as …
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9/14/23
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Dear Editor The Sound of Freedom! The movie that pulls back the curtain as it lifts the veil of evil in our time , the movie that invokes so many raw emotions as we deal with the cruel reality of …
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9/14/23
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From day one of Joe Biden’s presidency, Republicans have fought tooth and nail to advance the policies we need to secure our southern border. Yet at every step of the way, Biden and Washington …
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By Jason Smith
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9/14/23
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Every August, I visit farms, ranches, and agriculture businesses across Missouri’s 8th Congressional District as part of my Farm Tour. The annual tradition is an opportunity to not only …
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By Jason Smith
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9/8/23
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Dear Editor The American Flag flies high over the Lawn Mower Races at the Patton Saddle Club just down the road in Patton, Missouri. If you haven’t had a chance to go this summer, You …
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9/1/23
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Dear Editor A recent study showed that gunfire is now the leading cause of death among children, replacing car accidents. At one time, America was thought of as the ideal country to live in, which …
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9/1/23
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When the American people entrusted Republicans with the responsibility of running the House of Representatives, we promised to use every tool at our disposal to hold this administration accountable …
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By Jason Smith
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9/1/23
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It has been one year since President Joe Biden and Washington Democrats passed their signature Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) – a massive transfer of tax dollars from working families to the …
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By Jason Smith
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8/25/23
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Dear Editor We had the opportunity to experience a cross section of this nation’s very core over this beautiful past Saturday on the courthouse Square in Perryville, Missouri. 153 short and …
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8/25/23
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Dear Editor I became involved in the affairs of PCMH in October , 2020 hoping to stop any merger, sweeping back the tide of management advocates for Mercy, hoping to keep PCMH remaining an …
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8/25/23
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Dear Editor My name is William “Bill” Bohnert and I was elected to the PCMH board of Trustees in 2022. This letter is in part why I voted no on the Mercy merger. Since myself along with …
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8/25/23
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On August 8, President Joe Biden once again bowed to climate extremists by unilaterally designating nearly 1 million acres of public lands surrounding the Grand Canyon as a national monument. This …
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By Jason Smith
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8/18/23
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As I stated in my graduation speech before my classmates nearly three months ago, time flies. This could not be further from the truth, as my summer internship at the Perry County Republic-Monitor is …
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By Andrew Layton
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8/18/23
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It was a recent Sunday morning in downtown Perryville. The Courthouse clock read 5:15. The glow of streetlights yellowed the darkness. The first of three daily’ fresh-air’ walks had just …
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8/18/23
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If we claim to be responsible citizens, family members, businesspeople, parents, Christians, in any way spiritual or just functional adult human beings, we owe it to ask ourselves a very simple …
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8/18/23
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Dear Editor: Are we complicit in the destruction of our democracy and the virtually inevitable devastation that will mean for the entire planet? I wish that were hyperbole, but it is not. As …
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8/11/23
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Working-class Americans just cannot catch a break in the Biden economy. Millions are struggling to get by as they face the one-two punch of higher prices and rising interest rates. And it’s all …
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By Jason Smith
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8/11/23
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When I was elected by my Republican colleagues to serve as Chairman of the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee, I promised the American people the committee would do something it hadn’t …
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By Jason Smith
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8/4/23
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For two years under one-party Democrat control of Congress and the White House, the American people were left completely in the dark about the numerous scandals and crises that have plagued President …
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By Jason Smith
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7/28/23
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On July 10, the Ways and Means Committee held a hearing at a cattle auction barn in Kimball, Minnesota, to hear directly from farmers and ranchers in the community about how America’s …
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By Jason Smith
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7/21/23
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Dear Editor, From the Saxon hills of Germany to the French countryside in France to the very wisely frugal Dutch these are the men and women (yes, men and women) who prospered our community and …
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7/21/23
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Dear Editor Are we ”woke” or simply willful or complicit mushrooms? As an increasingly elderly, predominantly independently voting (thru more than half a century of voting citizenship) …
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7/21/23
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Dear Editor, I made my home just as I always had this past week, listening to music, reflecting on work and making my way through the city streets. The small white truck in front of me seemed to be …
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7/21/23
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Dear Editor Last week the Opinion-ator (this page’s most vocal local contributor) criticized District 32’s decision to utilize a learning system (Amplify), that should help with the …
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7/14/23
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