Poetry from Daily Life: Memorizing is like any muscle, growing stronger with use
Wyatt Townley, the Kansas poet laureate emerita, advises taking a daily dose of poetry, like a vitamin for the mind.
Climate change goes from theory to financial reality — or, why your insurance went up
The cost of paying for climate-related disasters is pushing insurance rates up, writes Barry Rowell, who offers an ...
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Fly into the past in a 1929 Ford Tri-Motor airplane at the Springfield Downtown Airport
Next month, Springfieldians will have the opportunity to fly in an airplane manufactured in the 1920s. The Experimental ...
Golden tickets: See what movie theaters are offering senior discounts
Here are the theaters that offer senior discounts. AMC offers a senior discount to those over 60. The discount depends on the ...
Opinion
Rep. Burlison: It’s time to expand education freedom and choice in Missouri
Ozarks-area Congressman Eric Burlison argues school choice is needed to save America and save Missouri from failing schools and "woke" ideology.
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Letters to the Editor: Extremism on the school board, sword swallowing in church
We read with great interest Michael Scriven’s letter to the editor in the April 14 News-Leader, and we appreciate his frustration. Electing well-intentioned, critically-thinking school board members ...