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American Insights
Tribute to Gordon Wood
It was an ordinary afternoon when I decided to do something few teenagers probably do. I picked up a copy of...
The Dirt on Nicky
We know what we know until we don’t
Thousands of years ago, folks just like us – naturally curious scientists – experimented with uses for...
From the Back Porch
The Return, by Libyan poet and memoirist Hisham Mater, is a clear painful description of a son’s search for his father who was disappeared...
The Coffee Table
Soft-Hearted Weirdo
I believe I’m the outlier. The soft-hearted weirdo. But I have trouble with people attaching shock collars to their dogs. (Or any other living...
The Reel News
Pictured is Busch Mountain Fishing Guide Jim Epperso, with these very nice crappie.
Did you know that Busch Mountain Fishing Guide Service has a brand-new...
Esoteric Astrology as news for week June 17 – 23, 2026
Bright Light of Summer on Father’s Day
Summer 2026 begins this year early morning June 21, when the Sun enters the sign of Cancer,...
Public forum held on Social District
The Inn of the Ozarks Convention Center was host on May 20 to a Chamber of Commerce forum regarding an Entertainment District, renamed Social...
CAPC doles out marketing support
The City Advertising and Promotion Commission’s regular May 27 meeting marked the second round of approval for marketing support funds this year. With 15...
Dog bite victim urges county regulations
At the May 18 quorum court meeting, justices of the peace heard from a bicyclist who had suffered a serious attack by dogs.
Steffanie Gates...
Help for veterans is there for the asking
Hal Schatz was drafted to serve in the Vietnam war some 50 years ago. Twenty-six years later, in 2009, he first became aware of...