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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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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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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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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…
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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…