Tag: Missouri
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Truth now: Ozark School Board fears sex policy
OZARK, MO — The Ozark R-VI Board of Education meets tomorrow (Thursday, December 19, 2024) and one board member hopes they talk about sex. Christina Tonsing brought it up in August, and they still haven’t wanted to talk about the idea of defining sex and gender as it relates to Title IX. Urgent reason why… Read more
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State Rep now back on his feet in time for session
CLEVER, MO — Burt Whaley, newly elected State Representative in the 138th District, is back on his feet in time for the upcoming legislative session in January. Whaley, now 61, suffered two torn Achillies tendons September 10 while attempting a gymnastic maneuver. Doctors said he would be laid up in a wheelchair for six weeks… Read more
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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,… Read more
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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… Read more
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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… Read more
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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… Read more
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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… Read more
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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… Read more
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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… Read more
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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… Read more
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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… Read more
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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… Read more
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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?… Read more
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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 Read more
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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… 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: 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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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: 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