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ARBYRD - The population of this small town of 505 in rural Missouri swelled to about 1,000 people Saturday to celebrate the city's Cotton Pickin' Festival. The star of the event and its main attraction was country artist Lee Greenwood. His signature song, 1984's "God Bless The USA", reached No. 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart after the 9/11 terror attacks. The California native charted seven No. 1 hits during his singing career, including "Somebody's Gonna Love You", "Going, Going, Gone", "Dixie Road", "I Don't Mind the Thorns (If You're the Rose)", "Don't Underestimate My Love For You", "Heart's Aren't Made to Break (They're Made to Love)", and "Mornin' Ride". Saturday's event had the community in mind, organizers said. Proceeds

Last fall, millions of Americans and families right here in Missouri had their health insurance plans cancelled despite repeated promises from President Obama that if you liked your health plan, you would be able to keep it. Now, millions more with employer-sponsored coverage are also facing plan cancellations because their plans do not meet ObamaCare’s requirements. In response to this problem, this week the House passed H.R. 3522, the “Employee Health Care Protection Act.” This bill would help American workers keep their current health insurance plans and fulfill President Obama’s broken promise. It would also give Americans in the group insurance market the opportunity to keep their current health insurance policies. Additionally, the bill we passed would give small businesses

It is as if even the weather has conspired with the The Stage Company's cast to transport us from hot and humid Southeast Missouri to England's West Country, where the fogs of the moors give everything an ominous and mysterious feel. If you are a fan of Arthur Conan Doyle and his classic English detective Sherlock Holmes, you will want to make sure you see “The Hound of the Baskervilles”, which opens tonight at 7:30 p.m., at the Historic Rodgers Theatre. Though she has been with Stage Company for seven years, this marks Amy Pfeffer's directorial debut. From a director's standpoint, it has its challenges. This is not theatre to attend for belly laughs and sheer entertainment. The Hound of

Scott Faughn – SEMO TIMES I don’t remember where I was on 9/11, but I do remember the first Cardinals game played after the attack. I was home listening to Jack Buck read his poem and crying my eyes out.   Toni and Brian Becker – SEMO TIMES It was just another Tuesday morning until it was anything but and the whole world changed. Brian was getting ready for work and I was watching the news on our bedroom TV, with our little 7-month-old and 3-year-old playing around in the room. I was confused by the image of the flaming tower with the jagged-shaped hole in it as I tried to disseminate the stuttering TV anchor’s equally confused reporting. The

[Publisher's note: this article will also appear in Thursday's newspaper.] UPDATE:  The legislature voted at 11:55pm on Wednesday night; the Governor’s veto stands.  Jefferson City is a strange place these days. Literally, things can turn upside down overnight. That's been the case with House Bill 1326 and Senate Bill 506. The bills, deemed the Mo Farm Bills, are supported by both the Missouri Cattle Producers and Missouri's Dairy Cattle industry. They were designed to strengthen Missouri's agricultural industry, which pretty much everyone agreed was a good thing. Just over two months ago these bills were also heavily supported in the state capitol. At the time of passage, the Missouri Cattlemen's Association's (MCA) wrote, “The MCA strongly supports the bipartisan 105