On a recent road trip to Texas, I had an eye-opening experience with artificial intelligence. It may have finally unlocked the meaning of the …

Community journalism can be the heartbeat of a town.

Dear readers, thank you. The generosity of our community never fails to amaze me.

As a kid, my goal in life was to succeed my hero, Ted Simmons, as catcher for the St. Louis Cardinals.

For much of my life, I had never considered myself “in the loop,” but I can safely say that is no longer the case.

I did not have a typical entrance into journalism. I never dreamed of being a reporter, nor did I receive any formal schooling or training in …

Flip through past issues of the Leader and you will learn a lot about our community. For three decades the Leader has served as the historian …

If you have the opportunity to visit Leader World Headquarters, be sure to ask someone, “What’s the deal with the bells?”