Category: Opinion
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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… Read more
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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… Read more
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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… Read more
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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… Read more
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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… Read more
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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… Read more
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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… Read more
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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… Read more
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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… Read more
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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.… Read more
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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… Read more
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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… Read more
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Grim Sparta politics truth now
SPARTA, MO — A “Burt Whaley for state rep” supporter was waiting for me as I entered the Sparta Library to set up for the community’s first ever political candidate forum. He and his wife were helpful in setting up chairs and tables for the event. However, his words and tone were prickly. “You need… Read more
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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… Read more
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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.… Read more
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Truth now: Puppet show at Ozark City Hall
OZARK, MO — If you weren’t at Ozark City Hall last night, you missed a good puppet show. The Puppet Mayor Don Currence paced back and forth, as the City Aldermen waited. The official city meeting was supposed to start minutes ago. But the Puppet Mayor’s Puppet Handler wasn’t there to pull the strings. Whatever… Read more
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How to make sure your kids are safe
OZARK, MO— A Missouri state senator has the answer to make sure your kids are safe… even when you’re not looking. Most parents don’t like the idea of a predator grooming their child or trying to operate on them without their consent. It’s odd, but that stuff has happened a lot in public schools and… Read more
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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… Read more
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New Ozark City Administrator announced soon
OZARK, MO — The Christian County Trumpet has confirmed a new Ozark City Administrator will start July 15, 2024, pending formal contract approval. The new City Administrator will be announced following the June 17 Board of Alderman meeting, according to a source close to the CCT. In addition, a permanent Parks and Recreation Director is… Read more
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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… Read more