By REV. DR. JACK SLADECornerstone Baptist ChurchSince September 11, 2001, this nation has seen a new awe of patriotism. The volunteers and workers,...

By CARRIE CLASSON“Little Luxuries”I am quick to criticize other people’s luxuries.“Buying a latte every day?” I say. “What a waste!”But, of course,...

By LARRY DABLEMONTWhen we pulled into Canada’s Lake of the Woods country in early October, it was 70 degrees under a bright sun. Five days later it...

By DONNA WESCOTTHi everyone! Hope you’ve had a good week.I watched my Chiefs beat their rivals, Las Vegas Raiders, today. Jazmine’s team, the Packers, also won. Jamey went...

By JEN KIRBYIn continuation to my article last week, we learned that the pit sucks and sometimes dream killers are on your doorstep. However,...

By JENNIFER NELSONThere was not too much driving this week until Saturday. On Tuesday, I took Arthur and Scooter to the vet. Arthur had a check up that was good. Scooter...

Are your heirs ready to receive an inheritance?This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones financial advisor.In the...

By MELODY METZGERLamar DemocratOne Super Bowl down and one to go tomorrow for fourth grade grandson Cooper and sixth grade grandson Landon. Cooper...

By NADINE PATTISONOne of the downfalls of sharing life with these animals on the Funny Farm is that they don’t live forever, but if I could pick...

By REV. DR. JACK SLADECornerstone Baptist ChurchOur greatest days are ahead of us. You decide. That is what we pray for, right? Jesus said, “Are...

By LARRY DABLEMONT There are two Little Piney Rivers in Missouri, one flowing into the Gasconade River near Arlington and the other flowing into...

By CARRIE CLASSON“Other Mothers”Over the weekend, Felix met his three other mothers.Felix is our cat and we adopted him from Mexico. We are now...

By DONNA WESCOTTThis week has been very nice. I like the cooler temps. Both my teams won this past weekend. Congratulations to the Lamar Tigers and the K.C. Chiefs. Both...

By JEN KIRBYHave you ever been in a season where you feel hope is gone and your soul is in a posture of hope deferred? The dreams you have in your...

By JENNIFER NELSONThe schedule for the week was supposed to be empty. Until I found out on Monday that they could take two barn cats Tuesday and five barn cats on Thursday...