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Truth now: Is Ozark trying to get its fingers in your pie?
WARNING: The City of Ozark, Missouri, is trying to collect new inspection fees for rental properties. Yes, you read that right! Make no mistake, the city is wanting new money… just because. They threw in a bunch of new fees with the annual budget proposal at the Ozark Board of Aldermen meeting Monday, November 18…
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Truth now: My centrist vs. leftie friends’ reactions to Trump
I have friends from all walks of life. They know I’m a right wing Trumper. It’s interesting how my middle-of-the-road and left-leaning friends are reacting to the Trump victory and his calls for action making recent headlines. First of all, they come to me. They bring up the Trump topic. I don’t. I’m not one…
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Truth now: Are Some blue states actually red?
It’s true. Some blue states wear red undergarments. The blue is just a formality smock over the red jump suit. Democrats like to dress some red states up in a blue uniform to look like the blue team is stronger than it is. How do I know? Voter ID requirements. Blue states that don’t require…
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Truth now: Why it doesn’t matter who wins 2024 election
Donald Trump. Kamala Harris. Different approaches. Contrasting outcomes. Will we turn red or blue Nov. 5? It doesn’t matter. Why? Half the population will be upset; half will feel vindicated and triumphant, no matter what. Afterwards, we’ll get back to business as usual, being helpful and friendly, or rude and nasty, or any combination thereof,…
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Public schools are now a big, fat fail!
Nobody wants to go to public school. It’s a feeling of dread for students. They cringe at the site of the big, cheddar rectangle on wheels. The smell of the building upon entry. The slamming of lockers. The rows of desks. The sight of smart boards and chrome books. Eww. Teachers, in particular, don’t wanna…
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TRUTH NOW: Update on did a man punch a woman at the Olympics?
PARIS, FRANCE — Did a grown man pretending to be a woman punch a woman in the face at the 2024 Olympics? Yes. Originally, the report was it was a DSD (Differences of Sex Development) person, assigned to female at birth. DSD stands for Differences of Sex Development. It’s a medical term for conditions where…
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The truth: 10 ways to improve your relationships now
Here are 10 ways to improve your relationships now. Trust me, I’m an expert at poor relationship building. I’ve got numerous relatives and friends who won’t talk to me anymore. You read that right. Because I blew so many relationships, I can tell you how to NOT do that. So, listen up, this is how…
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Truth now: My connection to James River Church founders
John Lindell didn’t start James River Church. Tim Carpenter did. I attended James River Assembly (now James River Church) in 1998 when Tim Carpenter went missing. Tim was a co-founder of James River Assembly and John Lindell was in his youth group at Oak Grove Assembly in the 1980s. Here is a link to part…
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Truth Now Told: I was banned from James River Church!
CHAPTER ONE OZARK, MO — The following is a true story of how I was banned from James River Church. This is not a story I wish to tell, but recent, growing controversy surrounding a men’s conference last weekend surfaced and I decided now was the time to share my story. Click here for a…
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Women motorcyclists are so prominent now
SPRINGFIELD, MO — I’m doing deliveries, minding my own business. A black, tinted full-face helmet and ripped tight jeans on a motorcycle at the intersection of cross traffic catches my attention. Wait, is that a… female biker? Yes! Later that same day, another woman, on a “crotch rocket” huddled over and determined to beat traffic,…
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Election 2024 truth: It’s down to one state now
The 2024 Presidential race is down to one state. Uno. Yes, the other 49 make a difference leading up to it, but this one state’s coin toss is going to decide it. Problem is, every pollster and pundit blow this way and that on the outcome, changing with each new happening along the campaign trail.…
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Truth: Cure for Branson’s dying entertainment scene
Branson event planners and organizers are in robot mode (read this next part in your robot reading voice: Pandemic. Can’t recover. Covid. Covid. Pandemic. Pandemic. Blah. Blah. Blah. Aren’t you glad for real publications like your Christian County Trumpet to blast the real reason why entertainment in Branson is tanking? Thought so! Why Branson entertainment…
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Now what if Amendment 3 passes?
Hello, fellow Missouri pro life advocates. Nov. 5 is more than a presidential race. In Missouri, it’s a race for women’s, children’s, and parental rights. Click here for another article about it. We all realize Amendment 3 will force the public to pay for abortions up to birth, protect anyone performing an abortion if harm…
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So now I called Joe Biden on the phone
I’ll admit, I didn’t think the White House operator would put me through to the president. Not because he’d be off doing presidential things; I figured he wasn’t in. Perhaps at a local ice cream parlor. Napping in the West Wing. On a Delaware beach. Picking out sunglasses. You know, important stuff. “Hello?” his voice…
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Library board erupts in a new conflict
The crowd is on its feet, chanting, pressing against the stage. Beefy, close cropped security guards are on full alert. The announcer blasts, “Are you ready to rock? Get ready for The Ally Echoes!” (He says it like this: Allllyyyy Echooooooooooes!!!) A tsunami of cheers resembles a hurricane force roar, as the Ally Echoes take…
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Nixa Schools remain polling places despite new controversy
NIXA, MO — State law requires Missouri schools to serve as public polling places for voters to vote on election day. But if Nixa School Board members Heather Zoromski and Mike Copeland had their way, the schools wouldn’t be involved at all. Why? They don’t like political signs planted in the school yard on election…
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Amendment 3: What you need to know now
Tuesday, November 5, 2024 is election day. Here’s the scoop on Amendment 3 before you vote, (especially for Christian County Missouri voters, but all Missouri voters need to know this!) Things to know before you vote on Amendment 3 What you won’t learn from the media or internet sources about Amendment 3 They all say…
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New leg, new outlook for Presiding Commissioner
OZARK, MO — Christian County Presiding Commissioner Lynn Morris had his left leg amputated below the knee after a nasty Brown recluse bite infected him in May. Click here for background story. Now, at 75, the county official and retired pharmacist is determined to walk again once his new prosthetic leg arrives in the near…
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Nixa schools now try to duck a Missouri law!
NIXA, MO— Nixa Schools now try to duck a Missouri law and excuse themselves from being a polling place on election day. That’s the word on the street. The school board is supposed to vote on it Tuesday. But Missouri law requires tax supported public buildings, including schools, to serve as polling places. Here is…
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State Rep. now laid up in wheelchair for time being
CLEVER, MO — Burt Whaley, 60, newly elected 138th District State Representative, suffered two torn Achilleas tendons Tuesday, Sept. 10 while attempting a gymnastic “round off” (cartwheel-type activity). Medical professionals told Whaley he’d be laid up for six weeks in a wheelchair, then have to learn how to walk again. “The long-term effects of such…
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Babies are now more at risk
MISSOURI, USA — Missouri’s newborns are at risk. The Missouri Supreme Court decided to overrule a lower court and allow abortion on demand to be on the ballot n November. Isn’t is good to let the people decide? Isn’t that why Roe was overturned, so the states can decide? Yes, you’re right. But how the…
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Why political messaging fails
If I could wave a magic wand and improve the messaging by both political parties, I would: Restore polite politics. Rather than bash your opponent, try informed observations. Like Ronald Reagan when he used wit and charm to sidestep the question of his age as the then oldest president. (He was 73 and running for…
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Lost a leg, but now gains a valuable perspective
OZARK, MO — Lying in the rehab center bed, staring at the ceiling. Tears well up in his eyes. Nothing to live for. At age 21, the young man has lost his leg from a motorcycle crash. Another man, 44, also bitter and depressed. Angry. Dissolutioned. He, too, lost his leg. An older man joins…
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Why abortion will (likely)win in November
MISSOURI, USA— Voters will turn out in droves in November; not just for the presidential election: Amendment 3, (legalized abortion) is on the ballot. More about that here. Here is why abortion will win in November. That’s all most voters see and hear. Should a woman be allowed to choose what happens to her body?…