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COVID Mandates costly in Jackson County
Looking back on 2021, there were many confrontations with local governments over COVID. One of the most highly publicized was…
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Trouble brewing: Economists say coffee prices to double in 2022
Coffee is as much a part of many church services as preaching and singing, not to mentions business meetings and…
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Changing shopping habits, crime force retailers to close in 2022
Shoppers may find that some of their favorite retailers may no longer be around in the new year. Several have announced…
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Columns
How Communism (yes, Communism) almost ruined the first Thanksgiving
The little-known story of how the Plymouth Pilgrims progressed from the false dream of communism to the sound realism of…
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As deer season begins, the ‘Great Hunting Shortage’ is here
Hunters are experiencing what’s being named the “Great Hunting Shortage.” That’s causing some to scramble just as hunting season is…
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More than 4.3 million quit jobs in August alone
As the Biden vaccine mandate is challenged by workers from Southwest Airlines pilots to medical staff, 4.3 million U.S. workers…
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Kansas News
SYSCO halts food deliveries in Kansas citing labor shortage
Restaurants across Kansas are finding their pantries empty after food distributor Sysco halted deliveries. The food giant said labor shortages…
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Israel may replace Netanyahu with more conservative Naftali Bennett
Israel may soon have a new leader as an opposition leaders moved closer to unseating Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on…
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Missouri economy grows as unemployment plummets
Missouri’s economic rebound from the Covid pandemic continues to lead the country. Figures released Wednesday by the Missouri Economic Research…
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Here’s how to really view the economy
As media headlines focus on underperforming areas of the economy, the early story is not getting told. The Bureau of…
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