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  • So now I called Joe Biden on the phone

    So now I called Joe Biden on the phone
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    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… Read more

  • Library board erupts in a new conflict

    Library board erupts in a new conflict
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    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… Read more

  • Nixa Schools remain polling places despite new controversy

    Nixa Schools remain polling places despite new controversy
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    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… Read more

  • Amendment 3: What you need to know now

    Amendment 3: What you need to know now
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    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… Read more

  • New leg, new outlook for Presiding Commissioner

    New leg, new outlook for Presiding Commissioner
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    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… Read more

  • Nixa schools now try to duck a Missouri law!

    Nixa schools now try to duck a Missouri law!
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    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… Read more

  • State Rep. now laid up in wheelchair for time being

    State Rep. now laid up in wheelchair for  time being
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    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… Read more

  • Babies are now more at risk

    Babies are now more at risk
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    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… Read more

  • Why political messaging fails

    Why political messaging fails
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    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… Read more

  • Why abortion will (likely)win in November

    Why abortion will (likely)win in November
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    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?… Read more

  • Truth now: Sparta mayor asks rejected business to reapply

    Truth now: Sparta mayor asks rejected business to reapply
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    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… Read more

  • My phone call with Donald Trump

    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.”… Read more

  • Truth now: Amendment 3 leaves out parents!

    Truth now: Amendment 3 leaves out parents!
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    Vote in the November 5, 2024 election. Please vote NO on Amendment 3. Thank you, Eddie Campbell  417-812-1303 Read more

  • Big Yellow Chair truth now revealed!

    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… Read more

  • Sparta alderman blocks new business!

    Sparta alderman blocks new business!
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    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… Read more

  • Is the Old Bank building breaking Sparta’s bank?

    Is the Old Bank building breaking Sparta’s bank?
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    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… Read more

  • Truth now: Is freedom of speech infringed in Christian County?

    Truth now: Is freedom of speech infringed in Christian County?
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    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… Read more

  • Truth now: My odd GOP experience

    Truth now: My odd GOP experience
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    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… Read more

  • Title IX: Boys in Girls’ Bathrooms? Not yet!

    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… Read more

  • CCT is now reaching out to elected officials

    CCT is now reaching out to elected officials
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    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… Read more