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Season’s Greetings to the good people of Warrensburg and welcome to another holiday season. For me, this is mostly captured in the Andy Williams song, “It’s the most wonderful time …
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By John Paul Suchecki, Minister, Warrensburg Church of Christ
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12/4/20
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Selected Items from October 2005• Oct. 8, the defense for the Nittany Lions of Penn State stole the headlines as they held Ohio State scoreless in the second half. Michael Robinson and Derrick …
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By W. Clifton Adams
Contributing Columnist
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10/29/20
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I might be the new editor of the Warrensburg Star-Journal, but this isn’t my first time leading the newsroom of a community newspaper, and it isn’t the first time I’ve worked for a Warrensburg …
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By Nicole Cooke
nicolec@phillipsmedia.com
Star-Journal Editor
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10/9/20
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Selected Items from October 1985
• On the 20th, the Department of Defense decided to test all 21 million military personnel for the AIDS virus.
• Gov. John Ashcroft aboard the World …
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By W. Clifton Adams
Contributing Columnist
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10/9/20
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Selected Items from October 1980
• At what is now the University of Central Missouri (UCM) on the 17th, it was announced that Phyllis Collins, sponsored by Black Collegians and Captain of …
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By W. Clifton Adams
Contributing Columnist
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10/7/20
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Selected Items from October 1975
• An ad for Ward Grocery, 404 Mulberry, on the first had round steak, $1.39 per lb.; Oldham sausage, $1.48 per lb.; pork roast, $1.38 per lb.; beef liver, $0.59 …
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By W. Clifton Adams
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10/2/20
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Missouri’s recent veto session was another chapter in a long and fascinating legislative history.
Until the 1970s, there were no veto sessions.
Instead, prior versions of the state …
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By Phill Brooks
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10/1/20
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Can you believe that we just entered the third quarter of 2021? It has been quite a year, hasn’t it! And we have so many amazing things coming in this season, like Halloween, the presidential …
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By Shawn Benson
Harvest Church
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9/29/20
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Now more than ever, the African proverb, “It takes a village to raise a child” is coming into play as families, schools and the community are becoming more and more creative in nurturing, feeding …
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By Kellie Houx
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9/29/20
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Selected Items from September 2015
• On the eighth, Stephen Colbert hosted his first “The Late Show” on CBS. The show had been “dark” since the departure of David Letterman in May of …
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By W. Clifton Adams
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9/29/20
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Selected Items from September 2010
• The movie “Pride and Prejudice” was released on the 11th. In it, Elizabeth Bennet, played by Keira Knightly, quickly formed a negative impression of Mr. …
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By W. Clifton Adams
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9/25/20
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The General Assembly returned to the State Capitol Building for the constitutionally-mandated annual veto session.
The Missouri Constitution requires the General Assembly to meet each year in …
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By Dean Dohrman
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9/23/20
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Selected Items from September 2005
• “Our local history is a historic treasure that is in danger of being lost and forgotten, and only by bring it to the forefront can we preserve it for …
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By W. Clifton Adams
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9/22/20
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This week, the Missouri General Assembly returned to the Capitol for a constitutionally mandated veto session.
Lawmakers had the opportunity to overturn the governor’s vetoes of two statutory …
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By Denny Hoskins
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9/21/20
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Selected Items from September 2000
• Bi-Lo Market on the 7th advertised T-bone steak for $3.99 lb.; chicken breast $1.89 lb.; white bread 16oz. 29 cents; Boston crème cake 32oz. $5.99; and …
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By W. Clifton Adams
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9/18/20
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If there’s one thing our culture has excelled in, it’s the art of deception.
Politicians and journalists have become so adept at spin that the average person has no chance of navigating the …
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By Robin Dale
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9/17/20
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There’s a giant scheme afoot to disenfranchise voters in November — it’s called mail-in balloting. Mail-in voting has, like many things in our politics, taken on the aspect of tribal warfare …
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By Rich Lowry
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9/17/20
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I have a great idea for Joe Biden’s campaign slogan! I’m surprised no one has thought of it before. Are you ready? How about “Make America Great Again”?
Yes, I know it has been Donald …
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By Bob Franken
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9/17/20
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As Missourians continue to cope with the COVID-19 crisis, the state is working to ensure citizens can get important documents notarized without the need for in-person contact.
Gov. Mike Parson …
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By Dean Dohrman
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9/16/20
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Hollywood is accommodating a new era of McCarthyism, imposed this time by Red China. It involves everything that Hollywood tells us that it hates — censorship, pressure to conform and blacklists. …
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By Rich Lowry
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9/16/20
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