Opinion

To the Editor: On Sept. 17, 1787, the delegates to the Constitutional Convention met for the last time to sign the document they had created. According to their own words, the Founders considered the Constitution as a miracle. Cleon Skousen, author of “The 5,000 Year Leap,” agreed that the principles of freedom the Founders embedded in the Constitution provided the intellectual, political and economic climate for this miracle. ...

The Van Buren community suffered another tragic loss on Wednesday. But it was a tragedy marked only by the loss of property and belongings, not the loss of life. While The Landing was precious to the Bedells, the family which built it, a local icon, a source of livelihood for 50-100 people each month and a tremendous tourism draw for Carter County — it can, and we hope will be, replaced...

As a nation, it is time to reflect and remember the nearly 3,000 lives that were lost 20 years ago on a Tuesday in September that is now simply known as 9/11. It was on that day that a group of terrorists acted to create fear and panic in Americans, but instead served to rally our nation to the cause of fighting terrorism wherever it may exist...

Today the names of 2,977 men, women and children will be read to mark the single largest loss of life resulting from a foreign attack on American soil. The National September 11 Memorial & Museum plans to observe six moments of silence during the reading, acknowledging when each of the World Trade Center towers was struck and fell and the times corresponding to the attack on the Pentagon and the crash of Flight 93...

The decision by the current presidential administration to pull all U.S. troops out of Afghanistan after 20 years, and the seemingly rushed and chaotic way it was done, no doubt has left countless Americans and service members struggling with a range of emotions...

In my closing the last time we were together I asked you, “what are you going to do with your desire for more?” I hope you have had time to think about that because, what an important question considering there must be a greater desire for more within yourself if you are ever going to fulfill the calling and gifts upon your life...

As my daughters and I were preparing to leave the house for a day of school and work I noticed my 9-year-old, Lilli, had dressed up a little more formal than normal. Adorned in a beautiful white and gold dress, she sported the product of her lengthy preparation, including curls and a touch of make up...

Welcome to the neighborhood Poplar Bluff schools! We know it’s a little early. You won’t be able to move in until after renovations are complete at 200 S. Main St. But we’re pleased to see this historic location in the hands of a new caretaker. The former Bank of Poplar Bluff building has been an integral part of Downtown for more than a century...

We want to thank Rep. Hardy Billington, Rep. Darrell Atchison and Sen. Jason Bean for saying this week they will work with law enforcement to correct issues with the Second Amendment Preservation Act. This new law was created to preserve Second Amendment rights, but has had consequences that were not intended, as the Butler County sheriff and prosecuting attorney and Poplar Bluff police chief pointed out in a recent Daily American Republic article...

This year was the second time I’ve seen the power women legislators can have when they are united. The latest was success of a bipartisan group of Missouri women senators to force a compromise on an effort to impose strict limits on Medicaid coverage for birth control options...

Missouri will celebrate 200 years of history on Tuesday, with Bicentennial events planned across the state. We were the 24th state, which seems fitting. We fall in the middle of the country and the middle of those achieving statehood. The celebrations that have been planned were started with the mission to promote a better understanding of Missouri and its regions, communities, and people, both past and present. ...

The Local Journalism Sustainability Act (LJSA) was recently introduced in the House and has now been introduced in the Senate — and will benefit every member of this community. Unlike many issues in Washington, this legislation has bipartisan support and is focused on delivering benefits to local communities across the U.S. by sustaining local news organizations, including this newspaper...

By definition, you cannot have a country without a border. Despite this fact, the Biden administration has failed to protect our border with Mexico. In February, the Biden administration announced it would begin phasing out former President Trump’s Migrant Protection Protocols (Remain in Mexico) program, which required asylum seekers to wait in Mexico for their asylum cases to be heard...

On Monday, the auditor for the city of Poplar Bluff took a moment to praise officials for the quality of their financial reporting. The documents presented to auditors accurately reflected the city’s finances and did not require any major adjustments...

We want to thank everyone who has come together in the Dexter community this week to help in the wake of last week’s EF-2 tornado. It was the first EF-2 July tornado for the region in 50 years. But volunteer groups like Catholic Charities and John 3:16 have volunteered to help with cleanup. Local residents have shown up with food donations for workers. Area churches opened their doors as cooling centers during power outages...

Letter to the Editor: Downtown Poplar Bluff Inc., the City of Poplar Bluff, and City Council would like to extend their gratitude and appreciation to Briggs & Stratton and Federal Credit Union for sponsoring the annual Downtown Poplar Bluff fireworks display...

Ever since the Continental Congress adopted the first American flag during the Revolutionary War, “Old Glory” has instilled pride in Americans, and served as a beacon for people worldwide. We have fought many wars to defend the flag and what it represents – freedom, equality and opportunity. ...

Every business or organization has moments where they need to stop and look at what they’re doing and ask if it’s the best way for their mission and the people they serve. That’s a question we’ve asked ourselves at the Daily American Republic a lot in the past few years...

Sunday is Independence Day in our great country … a day when we proudly don our red, white and blue. While many think of it as just a day for barbecues and fireworks, it’s far more significant than that, a fact which seems to have been forgotten by many...

It’s rare that we see politicians cross the aisles this day, so when they do, it has to make you look a little more closely at the importance of what they’re working on. In this case, Reps. Ann Kirkpatrick, D-Ariz., and Dan Newhouse, R-Wash., have introduced the Local Journalism Sustainability Act (H.R. 3940) for the 117th Congress, a bipartisan bill that seeks to help local newspapers sustain financial viability through a series of three tax credits...