There seems to be ongoing trend with this Administration.

Cherokee Street is a burgeoning area in the heart of South St. Louis City, with a mix of trendy shops and restaurants.

Aging is a peculiar thing to ponder.

Just about every American who was alive at the time remembers exactly where we were on September 11th, 2001. That tragic day shook New York City, Washington, D.C., Shanksville, Pennsylvania, and the entire nation as the lives of the 2,977 Americans were taken in a brutal act of terrorism. 2,…

A few months ago, I flew to Las Vegas for the first time for my best friend’s wedding.

By way of exceedingly good fortune, I recently found myself dining-in at Chuy’s Tex-Mex after Sunday service. Sitting at the table with me were several family members, including my dear-old-dad, an important player in today’s story.

Affordability should never stand in the way of American students’ ability to receive the highest education possible.

Allow me to rant for a short time…

It began with hugs, kisses and gutting fish.

The August district work period is in full swing, and over the last couple of weeks I’ve had a lot of productive visits around the Third District.

Call it a nasty habit, or a coping mechanism, but I just can’t let it go.

If there has been an overarching theme over my last few columns, it might be “Longing.” From using faith and gratitude to polish off the unruly edges of desire to mixing PBR and Southern Comfort to fill the hollow space left behind when a dream slips away unnoticed, my recent writings seem i…

Monday, Aug. 15 marked the one-year anniversary of one of the biggest foreign policy failures in our nation’s history: our rushed withdrawal from Afghanistan.

I can see the wind as it gently bends the leaves on the trees of my horizon. I can hear its presence shaking the tin-can chime hanging on my porch. Softly blows the summer zephyr tender on my skin, curling my lips into a lazy smile. 

Nobody of sane mind would throw gasoline on a burning house. You hopefully wouldn’t drive past a drowning swimmer in your boat.

Missouri, as I have learned from the years I’ve lived here, is known for its many seasons.

Deep Southerners are a unique paradox. We are hailed for being neighborly and yet have a reputation of racism. Our greatest intellectual, William Faulkner, hardly used proper grammar or spelling in his world-renowned literary masterpieces. Despite a history of impoverishment, we are consiste…

On February 24th of this year, Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine completely unprovoked and has taken countless lives since.

Three things are certain in this world: death, taxes…and mistakes.

The Devil domestically assaulted his wife last Sunday, while the St. Louis Cardinals did the same to the visiting American League Yankees.

There is an alarming trend taking place in our country.

Over the last two-plus years I’ve been here at the Lincoln County Journal, I have tried my best to always tell the truth, whether people liked it or not.

“The high cost of living ain’t nothin’ like the cost of living high” – Jamey Johnson, country music legend.

Farming is one of the most rewarding (and the most essential) industries there is.

College students are notoriously known for being one thing if anything else.