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Retired St. Louis Police Department Captain David Dorn was killed early Tuesday morning outside of a local pawn shop he was reportedly defending from suspected looters, more than 40 years after his time at the police academy, and 13 years after his retirement from the police department.
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While it might not be popular to say in the wake of the recent social disorder, the true plight of black people has little or nothing to do with the police or what has been called “systemic racism.” Instead, we need to look at the responsibilities of those running our big cities.
Read moreAs large corporations trip over themselves to virtue signal on behalf of Black Lives Matter in the wake of George Floyd’s killing in police custody in Minneapolis, there has been quite a bit of debate over whether this is all mere theater meant to boost sales or sincere identification with a radical cause.
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Few among the crowd noticed when Hunter Wittrock made his way from the stands in his familiar power wheelchair to a discreet area where he would transition into a walker.
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Custom crews and local farming families are putting in the hours to bring this year’s crop in whenever weather is favorable. This is a quarter section four miles west of Okarche farmed by Randall Klinnert and Kyle Schroder that yielded 40 bushels per acre with a test weight of 65 pounds. [Photo Courtesy Megan Klinnert]
Read moreKingfisher registered a high temperature Thursday of 102 degrees – harvest weather for wheat growers.
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With demonstrations continuing across the country in the wake of the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, two local pastors agreed to sit down with the Times & Free Press to discuss the situation from their perspectives.
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President Trump complains frequently of the “fake news” handed out by the nation’s main stream media.
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