Opinion
Weathering the weather
Storm season is upon us. As I pen this piece on Tuesday morning, we are in between lines of thunderstorms, and two tornado warnings had been issued in Lawrence County in the last hour — and I literally just had to stop typing this to post a storm damage report in Monett at Highways 37 and 60 and in South Park.
Greg Armstrong: Channeling the heroism of Jerusalem wall-builder Nehemiah
Have you ever told someone, “You should be more like Nehemiah!” Maybe you should start!
Trent Oliphant: Overcoming art obstacles
Chances are that you were involved with art education when you were in school.
Sheila Harris: Scope for the imagination
I’ve lived in the Ozarks for over 50 years, but until recently, I knew very little about the karst underlayment below us, nor, to be honest, was I even familiar with the word “karst.”
Kyle Troutman: Local flourishing
The arts are flourishing in Cassville, and in more ways than one.
Jeff Fugitt: A living Jesus gives hope
Saturday night was another sleepless night of grief, shock and confusion for the followers of Jesus.
Melissa Hamilton: Create a cottage herb and flower border along your fence
Transforming a simple fence line into a charming, fragrant herb and flower border is easier than you might think.
Terry Held: Poetry in the heart of Cassville
April is National Poetry Month — a time set aside each year to celebrate the written and spoken word in all its richness.
Kyle Troutman: A one-of-a-kind Election Day
Here at the Cassville Democrat, I cover at least two, if not three, elections per year — none produced results as interesting as Barry County’s April 8 General Municipal Election.
Sheila Harris: Water matters
There’s secrecy afoot in the Missouri legislature. Proposed Missouri Senate Bill 157 and House Bill 545 seek to conceal from the public the identities of “Major Water Users” in Missouri, as well as the amount of water they use, where they’re drawing it from and where the water will be distributed.
