Opinion

Sunshine laws keep government in the light

As U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis famously described, sunlight is the best disinfectant. In American democracy, that idea takes legal form through Sunshine Laws. These open-record laws require government…

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Two students selected for prestigious scholars academy

By Stan SchwartzBristol Doggett and Micheal Hurtado have been accepted into the Missouri Scholars Academy, and will be spending three weeks on campus in Columbia, Mo., this summer taking classes and learning about university life.“Each year, every high school in Missouri submits their best and brightest students to the Missouri Scholars board in hopes that…

Community

No snow days in Greenland

By Stan SchwartzHunting trip provides a learning experience for Bowling Green School District’s superintendent Bowling Green R-I Superintendent Nick Larson said he’s always wanted to travel to Greenland to hunt.“I’m a pretty avid waterfowl hunter, and so there’s some ducks in Greenland that you can’t shoot here in Missouri. I went over there to hunt…

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Clopton boys basketball team gets big send off

Earlier today, the Clarksville Fire Department, Eolia Community Fire Protection District, Pike County Missouri Sheriff’s Office and many other supporters in the community had the opportunity to give a great send off to the Clopton Hawks boys basketball team on their way to State for the Final Four. This is a screen capture from the…

Opinion

Sunshine laws keep government in the light

As U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis famously described, sunlight is the best disinfectant. In American democracy, that idea takes legal form through Sunshine Laws. These open-record laws require government agencies to conduct business transparently…