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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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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?…
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Truth now: Sparta mayor asks rejected business to reapply
Tuesday, August 27, 5:44 p.m. Central Daylight Time. I’m sitting in the parking lot of Town & Country in Sparta. My cell phone rings. “Hello?” “Is this Johnny Rooster?” “The one and only.” “This is Debra Brewster. My husband Bill and I have the idea for the business (7502 State Highway 14, Sparta MO, the…
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My phone call with Donald Trump
He answered after the second ring. “Hello?” Not, ‘this is Donald Trump’; ‘Donald Trump speaking’, ‘Your former and future president here!’ None of that jazz. Just like you and me. Hello. A universal greeting. Like, “hi” only longer. The “hello” sounded like his voice, so I said, “Donald Trump?” (I had to be sure.) “Speaking.”…
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Truth now: Amendment 3 leaves out parents!
Vote in the November 5, 2024 election. Please vote NO on Amendment 3. Thank you, Eddie Campbell 417-812-1303
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Big Yellow Chair truth now revealed!
OZARK, MO — Have you seen it? If not, you must be blind. Or have advanced tunnel vision. The Big Yellow Chair atop a not so big building east of U.S. highway 65 in Ozark, just north of the Ozark Chevrolet dealership. Yeah. That one. Legend has it, the Big Yellow Chair once graced the…
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Sparta alderman blocks new business!
SPARTA, MO — A husband and wife team bought the old Sparta Senior’s Place building from Cory Smith in December with high hopes of opening a brewery-based business there. But one Sparta Alderman threw a fit. “No liquor license!” he stormed. To get his way, and prevent the new business venture, Alderman Jarrett Iorg took…
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Is the Old Bank building breaking Sparta’s bank?
SPARTA, MO — Sparta Mayor Misty Holt told the Christian County Trumpet the city turned down the highest bid on the old bank building it tried to sell at a public auction Saturday morning, August 17, 2024. “The highest bid was $160,000; the least we can accept is $240,000,” Holt said, looking over the now…
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Truth now: Is freedom of speech infringed in Christian County?
GUEST ARTICLE by Eddie Campbell For the most part, I believe that the election system within our county works very well. We have one issue that must be rectified. Our County Clerk’s office needs to stop entering into contracts and must nullify any existing contracts that infringe upon our 1st Amendment Right to Freedom of…
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Truth now: My odd GOP experience
SPRINGFIELD, MO — As a conservative Republican, I was taken aback by an odd experience with GOP zealots last Friday. A Facebook friend posted a video of a meeting of conservatives in progress at a local establishment. Intrigued, I decided to drive over to the Springfield restaurant to check it out. A group of familiar…
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Title IX: Boys in Girls’ Bathrooms? Not yet!
This is a continuation of the report from last week about the Biden Administration’s revisions to Title IX, the law prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex. The revisions would have required, among other things, allowing those born as male physiologically but perceived themselves as female psychologically to choose to:play girls’ sports,use girls’ restrooms,change in girls’ locker…
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Truth now: Boys in Girls Sports?
Title IX — Boys in Girls’ Sports? I have been watching with interest the Biden administration’s proposed revisions to Title IX, the law which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in schools. The revisions include weighty ideas like allowing those born male to participate in female sports, share locker rooms, bathrooms, etc. They also…
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CCT is now reaching out to elected officials
CHRISTIAN COUNTY, MO — The Christian County Trumpet is a free publication for voters and taxpayers in Christian County, Missouri. If you are an elected official representing Christian County, please accept this invitation to print any ideas or comments you have about your office, position, topics of interest to voters and taxpayers, or just personal…
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If Dr Seuss now voted Ashcroft in
BY JOHNNY ROOSTER Ladies and gentlemen, please let me begin I’ll now share my story how I voted in Another Ashcroft in the Governor’s race Of all the right stuff he does bring into place. Jay Ashcroft, you see, has ingredients three to make a successful Gov’nor indeed. What are those three things? My ears…
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Haralson’s campaign funding woes now leaked!
OZARK, MO — Remember “I Love Lucy?” The 1950s comedy TV hit where Ricky Riccardo could hear of his wife, Lucy’s, antics and shenanigans. He’d boom in his Cuban accent, “Lucy, you got some ‘splainin’ to do!” In reality, Desi Arnaz’s character, Ricky Ricardo, never actually uttered those words. But it’s in our memories. In…
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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? NO. 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 a person’s reproductive or…
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Assemblies of God leaders block plea to investigate James River Church
SPRINGFIELD, MO — You can’t fight city hall. Or the Assemblies of God. A spokesman seeking audience with General Superintendent Don Miller of the Assemblies of God Fellowship was promptly thrown under the bus during an informal hearing. Geoffrey Hafelekarspitze, a church legal activist, (whose last name is as long as the grievances racked up…
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What I think of the candidates
CHRISTIAN COUNTY, MO — The primary election is Tuesday, August 6. It’s a crowded ballot on the Republican side. Time to weed out the candidates and inform my dedicated readers what I think. I’ll start at the top of the ballot. (Here is a previous article about the candidates) U.S. SENATE U.S. Senator Josh Hawley.…
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Truth: Eastern Commissioner candidate now kicked off board!
SPARTA, MO — BREAKING NEWS: Jess Hodges, a candidate for Eastern Christian County Commissioner, was kicked off the Sparta Area Chamber of Commerce’s Board of Directors, sources say. The reason? He didn’t attend enough required meetings. Apparently, Hodges is too busy being an insurance agent to participate in the position he was appointed to. Former…
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Who ya votin’ for now in 2024?
CHRISTIAN COUNTY, MO — It’s election season, in case you haven’t noticed signs smattered all over the roadways, campaign fliers in your mailbox, and political ads on TV and radio. Candidates may have even knocked on your door or left a push card with why you should vote for them. The primary election is August…
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Bravest woman bucks human nature!
SPARTA, MO — A phenomenal phenomenon occurred July 18 in the Christian County Library Sparta Community Branch. A candidate forum was underway, hosted by the Christian County Trumpet and sponsored by Papa John’s and Village Inn. As usual, the back rows were packed, people were standing along the walls behind the back row and on…
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Truth now: What officials say about new state rep candidates
If you could be a fly on the wall, you might be surprised what some elected officials say about the new 138th district state representative candidates Tom Franiak and Burt Whaley. More than one current officeholder has told the CCT in confidence that if they had to vote for one, it would be Tom Franiak.…
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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…