Common Thoughts, Common Sense

One of the things that the St. Joseph Police Department takes pride in is that people feel safer in St. Joseph than they did a few years ago. ... Read more

The difference between 'here,' 'here illegally'

Italian captain's reputation likely sunk

Chatty clerks no match for cranky shoppers

Why wait until December?

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Street Smarts

'Too much gov’ment, brotha'

Through the early morning fog I saw a familiar shape. With each step through the mist, the face came in clear. It was Bag-Head Jheri, the Messanie Street philosopher, in full effect. ... Read more

Newspaper from past can bring new hope

We're the survivors

Thanks, Uncle Don Briscoe

Bullies never quite go away

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Newton's Law

Old magic that helps exporting

Americans love a list, and the arrival of Presidents Day each year inevitably brings out various rankings of U.S. chief executives. ... Read more

Stamping a renewal of old days

Bill gives educators border duty

An enduring phrase that fills the gaps

All politics all the time in America

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Guest Columns

Guerrilla war: Violence begets violence

As early spring approached in 1862, a new confrontation took shape that pretty much would decide Missouri’s fate — whether it would remain in the Union or finally be whisked away into the Confederacy. ... Read more

More corn or fewer floods? We have a choice to make

Facts about Downtown parking meters

Harold Colboch: One of the great ones

Smoke gets in my eyes … hair … lungs

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