I learned from my mother how great it feels to give to others during the Christmas season. She had so little but was always eager to share it,…
I had a wonderful childhood, schoolwise. My family lived on Truman Boulevard at the southern edge of the Dunklin R-5 School District, so my si…
The road to my house leads down one steep hill, over a creek and back up another. Driving home, I get a panoramic view of the heavily wooded h…
This is the season when millions of students march solemnly across the stage to receive a high school diploma. It’s a classic rite of passage …
Earlier this month, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled to uphold the Food and Drug Administration’s refusal to authorize the sale of kid-friendly fl…
Near the end of the 1962 classic film “To Kill a Mockingbird,” there’s a line of dialogue that brings virtually every viewer to emotional tears.
I’m a proud, self-confessed nerd. On any given day, I’m typically the only one in a group who knows when Feynman Day is, who subscribes to sev…
If you happen to be driving anywhere near Leader World Headquarters on a weekday, try not to gawk at the sight of a herd of journalists moseyi…
My grandchildren often tell me, “Nana, you’re hilarious! Where do you even get this stuff?”
In the course of our weekly news cycle here at the Leader, we churn through literally thousands of pieces of information. They come in via pho…