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With Abe Lincoln’s new proclamation, citizens rejoiced and turkey’s scattered

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. President Abraham Lincoln liked to make proclamations, everything from emancipation, freeing the

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It’s Your Call for Nov. 22

By NewsPress Now They’re everywhere This is on abandoned properties. When I was a kid, you’d always see one empty house or something on the block, the scary house on the block. You go through St. Joe now and they’re everywhere. Abandoned properties are everywhere, houses boarded up, some that need to be boarded up,

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Your letters for Nov. 22, 2024

By NewsPress Now Your letters for Nov. 22, 2024 Liberal bias A liberal journalist may retire, but they never go away! Alonzo, the difference between liberals and conservatives was mentioned in your assessment of MAGA. Some people don’t feel that way. Conservatives think that way. As Americans, we have to take the feel out of

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November rains bust drought across Missouri

By Meteorologist Jared Shelton Drier-than-normal conditions have been a common theme for much of fall 2024 throughout the Central Plains and Mid-Missouri River Valley. But a pattern change in recent weeks has changed the narrative, with back-to-back rounds of beneficial rain quenching thirsty soils and even flooding parts of the Show Me state. To recap,

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It’s Your Call for Nov. 19

By NewsPress Now Just a question Seeing Monday morning’s paper where Buchanan County is moving forward with spraying the weeds at Lake Contrary, why are we spraying the weeds at Lake Contrary in November when they’ll be frosted over and frozen and die? Just a question. Agree with objection I just heard about how they’re

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It’s Your Call for Nov. 15

By NewsPress Now They have class There’s one thing Republicans can’t take away from Democrats. They have class and are trustworthy and care about our democracy unlike convicted felon Trump and all his loyalists who will now run our government. He’s eminently qualified Whoopi Goldberg and “The View” complained because Pete Hegseth was a commentator

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Your letters for Nov. 15, 2024

By NewsPress Now Your letters for Nov. 15, 2024 American Water rate increases I attended the city hall meeting with the Public Service Commission and American Water to express my objections over the outrageous increase American Water is asking for. Here are my points I made to them. Some facts the public needs to know:

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The Missouri Senate’s new traffic cop

By NewsPress Now Tony Luetkemeyer voiced confidence and enthusiasm following his election to the second-highest leadership position in the Missouri Senate. Luetkemeyer, a Republican who represents Buchanan and Platte counties, enters the 2025 legislative session with reason for optimism. He will serve as majority floor leader in a GOP leadership team that includes Sen. Cindy

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A taste of winter is likely for late next week

By Meteorologist Jared Shelton As fall 2024 continues rolling forward across the Northern Hemisphere, parts of the United States have already had a taste of winter. While the Mid-Missouri River Valley was mostly sunny and mild last week, heavy snow resulted in low visibility and road closures from far western Kansas through much of Colorado.

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It’s Your Call for Nov. 13

By NewsPress Now Disappointed I was disappointed after I read the article. St. Smarts by Alonzo Weston in Friday’s edition of the St. Joseph News-Press. We should be optimistic about what America has spoken for, its division like that that we don’t need in this country. And I think it would be better served to

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Chickamauga Part III: A major mistake handed the Confederates their greatest victory

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. On its final day, the Battle of Chickamauga had turned into a

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Your letters for Nov. 8, 2024

By NewsPress Now Your letters for Nov. 8, 2024 The monster in the fields Higher than 300 feet (100m), wind turbines are an integral part of our transition to renewable energy. Currently, there are more than 341,000 wind turbines across the globe. Servicing is infrequent as it requires scaling to the top of the turbine

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Your neighbor is not your enemy

By NewsPress Now As election results came in Tuesday night, one thing became abundantly clear. About half the population will believe the country is doomed following Donald Trump’s victory. A Kamala Harris victory would have prompted the same “sky-is-falling-in” reaction from the other half of the electorate. Maybe that’s the one unifying element in this

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Hoping it’s not too late

By Alonzo Weston When I woke up Monday morning, it felt like Sept. 10, 2001, the day before the 9/11 attacks. The only difference then was I had no idea about the attacks and how the world would change in the aftermath. This time I knew things would change after this election, no matter who

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It’s Your Call for Nov. 7

By NewsPress Now Tell Sleepy Joe Tell Sleepy Joe that the garbage has spoken and its Kamala that’s getting thrown out with the trash. Big slice of crow pie I think everyone needs to congratulate now-President Donald J. Trump on his victory over Kamala Harris, and in the meantime, a lot of Democrats need to

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