If life is a game, play it your way
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There are two kinds of people in this world. The ones who turn nearly everything into a competition and the ones who find that instinct quietly irritating.
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Skating into new territory
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From the moment the doors opened at Cable Dahmer Arena, Military Appreciation Night carried a sustained volume and energy, signaling this was more than a routine regular- season game. Cowbells sounded from nearly every section as camouflage jerseys skated across the ice during warmups.
Carrying grief together
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Most people talk about grief from the inside, describing the way it feels to lose someone and how they personally work through it. Those stories are important, but lately I have realized there is another part of grief that doesn’t get as much attention. It is the experience of watching the people you love grieve at the same time you are trying to understand your own loss.
The risk we normalize
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There was a time when every slow driver felt personal. A car lingering in the left lane, a hesitant merge or someone braking early in bad weather once felt like an intentional obstruction placed directly in the way of wherever I was going.
Letter to the Editor
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Dear Editor, In the Feb. 6, 2026, edition of the Richmond Daily News, Ray County Commissioners listed several areas of potential budget shortfalls, including infrastructure repairs on bridges, even with MoDOT 80% grant support through programs such as BRO. They also mentioned funding pressure for Ray County related to law enforcement and the jail, emergency management, hospital issues and necessary improvements for the Ray County Museum.
Preparing Missouri’s next generation of farmers
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Wesley Tucker, Denice Ferguson and Mary Sobba and Integrated Marketing Communications Director Robert Jones University of Missouri Extension Agricultural Business Specialists Every Missouri farmer understands a basic truth. A good harvest does not happen by chance.
Letter to the Editor
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Dear Editor, Since January 20, 2025, President Donald J. Trump has been working around the clock to put American Farmers First after inheriting one of the toughest farm economies our country has faced in decades. Here in Missouri, farmers and ranchers know the challenges firsthand – rising input costs, volatile markets, extreme weather and years of policies that prioritize bureaucracy over producers.
A season worth remembering
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When the final whistle blew and the scoreboard read a 10-7 loss for the Denver Broncos against the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship game, the silence in the room felt heavier than the snowfall outside Empower Field at Mile High. This was not how anyone drew the end of this season. This was not how a year of growth, resilience and unexpected hope was supposed to conclude.
JAN MARIE BLANKENSHIP
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The Richmond News, Jan. 30, 2026 Jan Blankenship Jan Marie Blankenship, 72, of Camden passed away Tuesday, Jan.
Change the culture, save the officer
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Dear Editor, As we enter 2026, I want to speak directly to police officers, supervisors and leaders, not from a position of theory but from lived experience. Law enforcement is a profession built on service, sacrifice and resilience.
