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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Louisiana mayoral candidate upset over fake postcard

By Stan Schwartz Mark Haddock, who is running for mayor of Louisiana in the coming April 7 election, learned that a fake campaign postcard had been mailed to people throughout the city. Haddock said he got wind of the postcard when a friend showed him what had showed up in the mailbox. “I’m not sure…

Community

The Pierre celebrates its third anniversary

By Stan SchwartzBrian and Heather White are celebrating the third anniversary of their business, The Pierre.The couple, who are also co-owners of the White Insurance Agency, have been branching out. They bought Harry’s Tavern in St. Clements and renamed it The Republic.“I actually recently took over the Country Financial office in Bowling Green on the…

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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…