• From The Publishers Desk (11/06/2014)

    (See our article "In Remembrance of Trees" by Tammy Hilderbrand.) I grew up in Williamsville on a large family farm along Black River named Rolling Shoals Farm. When I was young our farm was 2200 acres and two-thirds of it was forested with beautiful Missouri hardwoods and evergreens. I loved to ride my mini-bike through the woods on the old Forest Service roads or walk across the ridge to my cousin Kenny’s house. Toni and I lived in the old family homestead when we were first married. A friend from Israel, who had grown up in Oklahoma, came to visit. The second he stepped out of his car he bypassed me and went straight to one of the many huge

    Nov 13,
    - by Brian Becker

  • Columnist Toni Becker Performing Her Tribute to Veterans

    As we begin a week of remembering our Veterans, SEMO TIMES would like to share a song performed by columnist Toni Becker and written by Toni and Brian Becker. My boots will fill the footsteps Of the brave who've gone before The memory will remind me It's a cause worth fighting for Duty Calls Toni & Brian Becker http://youtu.be/vxKALa6f6SY

    Nov 09,
    - by Brian Becker

  • From The Publisher’s Desk

    From the start, our paper has tried to adhere to the Associated Press style when writing. It is the standard among newspapers and each of our reporters was provided the 2013 edition of The Associated Press Stylebook. Toni and I often refer to that book while editing. In our short publication history, I've received my share of punctuation and capitalization challenges similar to the one posed last week. A reader from Florida who picked up the SEMO TIMES while visiting asked, “Why did you put quotes around Gone Girl in your Oct 16 edition when it should have been italicized?” I informed the questioner that according to AP, movie titles are in quotes and book titles are italicized. Here the

    Oct 31,
    - by Brian Becker

  • Halloween Issue of SEMO TIMES out Thursday

    Here's what is in this week's issue: YOU PAID FOR IT: More Comes To Light Regarding City Cable Sale Black Powder Enthusiast - Van Rhodes Butler County Collector's Race Down to the Wire Centerfold: You Are Here - photos by Chris Hadfield/NASA The Folly of Common Core Doniphan Spooktacular Daylight Savings Time Roots and Rituals - Halloween Wisdom of the Woods The Baldknobbers Are Coming! Pick up your copy at one of our Pick-up Locations

    Oct 29,
    - by Brian Becker
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