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Newspaper office closed on Monday
(Local News ~ 05/28/22)
SIKESTON — The office of the Standard Democrat will be closed Monday in observance of Memorial Day. The office will reopen at 8 a.m. Tuesday. We wish everyone a safe holiday.
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Speakout
(Opinion ~ 05/28/22)
I struggle to ID GOP candidates who aren’t a threat to democracy. The current crop of GOP candidates in the state are too extreme for me to back. All have gone on record as both supporting and contributing to former President Donald Trump’s baseless lies that the 2020 election was stolen with no evidence or proof at all. All have criticized and put blame on the current administration for existing conditions, many of which were created, and are the results, of the previous administration. All have used and created hate to promote their campaigns. None have demonstrated they have an action plan of their own. None have stated any objectives or policies going forward to help the people of Missouri.
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Scott Hamilton to headline 18 Fore Life Banquet June 3
(Local News ~ 05/28/22)
For 22 years, the Ben Kruse 18 FORE Life Foundation has distributed more than $3 million dollars to families of cancer patients. Year-by-year, the highly-anticipated banquet and subsequent golf tournament — compounded by other events such as a fish fry and crappie tournament — have helped many individuals and their families in their times of need...
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