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Spooky season brings back favorite memories

By Alonzo Weston My favorite month is ending and my top holiday is fast approaching. I love everything October, yes even the pumpkin spice. My granddaughter Asia was born on Oct. 1, and Halloween was my mom and I’s favorite holiday. My family history is steeped in supernatural folklore and tradition. My mother and aunts

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It’s Your Call for Oct. 24

By NewsPress Now Isn’t it amazing? Isn’t it amazing that the Democrats are having a fit because Elon Musk is supporting President Trump? Yet they turned a blind eye to George Soros and all the leftist things he supported and foisted on the American people. There should be no reason With regards to the abortion

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It’s Your Call for Oct. 23

By NewsPress Now Forgot an important word Patrick Mahomes recently said that his role concerning the upcoming election was to encourage folks to register to vote. He also said that they should vote for what is good for them and their families. He forgot one important word: Country. Draft two letters It’s time each one

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It’s Your Call for Oct. 22

By NewsPress Now Not our, nor the district’s, responsibility The taxpayers of St. Joseph, Missouri, gave our school districts money to hire new teachers and to try and retain the ones they got. We did not expect our tax dollars to be spent on manufacturing a new job that teach adults how to speak English.

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Political scandals: Part of the American Fabric

By Bob Ford Special to Articles, podcasts and YouTube videos are complimentary from those helping preserve our history: Eagle Communications, Nodaway Valley Bank, Hughes Chiropractic, The Hearing Connection and Anonymous Buffs. To comment or join in supporting this non-profit, contact Bob at robertmford@aol.com. Scandals are as old as politics itself. Sex, greed, power and cronyism

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It’s Your Call for Oct. 21

By NewsPress Now Why no guardrail? Could someone explain from the Parks Department why there’s no safety guardrail on the new overpass going to the King Hill Overlook on Barbara St. There’s one on one side, but none on the north side. That’s a 120-foot drop down from Barbara Street, from the top of that

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Political scandals: Part of the American Fabric

By Bob Ford Special to Articles, podcasts and YouTube videos are complimentary from those helping preserve our history: Eagle Communications, Nodaway Valley Bank, Hughes Chiropractic, The Hearing Connection and Anonymous Buffs. To comment or join in supporting this non-profit, contact Bob at robertmford@aol.com. Scandals are as old as politics itself. Sex, greed, power and cronyism

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Your letters for Oct. 18, 2024

By NewsPress Now Coal-power capacity China has led a surge in coal-power capacity, the world’s total to a record high in 2020, primarily fueled by new plants in China, accounted for about two-thirds of the expansion, with Indonesia and India following closely behind. The current state of coal consumption: The coal fleet expanded by 2%

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Fall frost enhances fire weather concerns

By Jared Shelton News-Press NOW meteorologist Above-average temperatures held a firm grip on the Central Plains through the first half of October, with many afternoons reaching the 80s and even 90s across Northwest Missouri and Northeast Kansas. St. Joseph set a daily record high of 96 degrees on Oct. 5, conditions more suited for an

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It’s Your Call for Oct. 17

By NewsPress Now Can’t believe it I just want to say that I cannot even believe that the school board is pursuing an idea of a new high school when we’ve got three beautiful high schools. There is absolutely no reason. We have a stable, perhaps declining population, certainly a declining student population. In this

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A True Legend’s Story Never Dies

By Bob Ford Special to Articles, podcasts and YouTube videos are complimentary from those helping preserve our history: Eagle Communications, Nodaway Valley Bank, Hughes Chiropractic, The Hearing Connection and Anonymous Buffs. To comment or join in supporting this non-profit, contact Bob at robertmford@aol.com. Like Pavlov’s dog, I went back to Northfield, Minnesota, where the James-Younger

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It’s Your Call for Oct. 14

By NewsPress Now Get them gone Hey, City of St. Joe Public Works or Parks Department, what is the deal with the three huge piles of gravel debris at Ashland Ave. and Crescent Drive? They have been there all summer, creating a terrible eyesore. Let’s get them gone. Very appreciative I am an 82-year-old woman,

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A True Legend’s Story Never Dies

By Bob Ford Special to Articles, podcasts and YouTube videos are complimentary from those helping preserve our history: Eagle Communications, Nodaway Valley Bank, Hughes Chiropractic, The Hearing Connection and Anonymous Buffs. To comment or join in supporting this non-profit, contact Bob at robertmford@aol.com. Like Pavlov’s dog, I went back to Northfield, Minnesota, where the James-Younger

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It’s Your Call for Oct. 11

By NewsPress Now Just unacceptable I don’t know who does Trump’s hair every day, who his hairdresser is, but they need to find a new hairdresser. That comb-over is just unacceptable. A big fake Talk about a big fake. Trump bought his make America Great Again Bibles from China for $3.00 apiece. Is he trying

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With government, less is less

By NewsPress Now This coming Monday, anyone turned away from a locked government building might want to ponder a famous Jeffersonian maxim. “The best government is that which governs least.” Some local government officials, along with state and federal offices, certainly put the second half of that philosophy into practice. (No one is quite sure

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Your letters for Oct. 11, 2024

By NewsPress Now Your letters for Oct. 11, 2024 Benedictine deserves recognition As a 1954 graduate of St. Benedict’s in Atchison, I was again pleased to see the rankings of its successor college, Benedictine, by the US News & World Report and the Wall Street Journal. In its ranking of America’s Best Colleges, US News

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Milton and Helene: A tale of two hurricanes

By Jared Shelton News-Press NOW meteorologist The Gulf of Mexico has made national headlines over the past 14 days, as not one but two major hurricanes have made landfall along the Florida coast impacting millions of Americans. First Helene in late September, then Milton in early October, resulting in loss of life and property across

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It’s Your Call for Oct. 9

By NewsPress Now Nothing but hate I see where Trump and the Republican allies are spreading lies about FEMA assistance. How can any true American not see that he is nothing but hate, is a hate monger? Their denial is bad If Republicans who hold office cannot admit that Donald Trump lost the 2020 election,

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It’s Your Call for Oct. 8

By NewsPress Now Where do they get their info? We just had a blowout jobs report. Unemployment is down, wages are increasing by more than 4% and inflation is going down. Where are Trump, Vance and the MAGA Republicans getting their economic information? Social media. Small potatoes To the caller that called in about Gov.

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It’s Your Call for Oct. 7

By NewsPress Now A wonderful thing they’re doing I’m calling about the cameras for license plates, and I think it’s a wonderful thing they’re doing. And if you’re not a lawbreaker, you should be happy to have those cameras. In this country, the security of the individual is more important than the worry of somebody

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Where many of my favorites are: Mount Mora Cemetery

By Bob Ford Special to Articles, podcasts and YouTube videos are complimentary from those helping preserve our history: Eagle Communications, Nodaway Valley Bank, Hughes Chiropractic, The Hearing Connection and Anonymous Buffs. To comment or join in supporting this non-profit, contact Bob at robertmford@aol.com. Voices of the Past is an annual celebration to honor those laid

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It’s Your Call for Oct. 4

By NewsPress Now My question: Why? After Iran shot 180 ballistic missiles into Israel, Netanyahu is saying that they are going to hit Iran and they’re going to make it hurt, which I think it should. But Biden is telling Israel that they will not support them if they hit a nuclear facility, go after

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The city needed to pick one location

By NewsPress Now The city of St. Joseph made a significant move in narrowing the potential sites for a future multi-sports complex to Missouri Western State University. There were plenty of good reasons to pursue the proposed sports complex at the East Hills Shopping Center, mostly due to site access, available utilities and the opportunity

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