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Jefferson County Leader - Nov. 20

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Thursday, November 20, 2025
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As COVID-19 widens its swath, let’s stick to facts, reject falsehoods
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As COVID-19 widens its swath, let’s stick to facts, reject falsehoods

  • By Peggy Bess
  • Oct 8, 2020

Editor’s note: This column was written before President Donald Trump was stricken by the virus. May he and Gov. Mike Parson and their wives re…

Who got Trump elected? Short list of culprits may surprise you
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Who got Trump elected? Short list of culprits may surprise you

  • By Patrick Martin
  • Sep 5, 2018

The reaction to my Aug. 9 column, about the local press saving taxpayer dollars by monitoring those who spend your tax money, was swift and pr…

Truth never mattered more than it does now
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Truth never mattered more than it does now

  • By Peggy Bess
  • Jan 31, 2018

Dear Leader readers, you need us – journalists – and we need you, like neither of us ever have before.

When in doubt, find yourself a scapegoat
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When in doubt, find yourself a scapegoat

  • May 24, 2017

In these times when no one is responsible for anything because, well, anything that goes wrong is someone else’s fault, we should not be surpr…

‘Media’ haters ought to know a free press is our last defense
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‘Media’ haters ought to know a free press is our last defense

  • Nov 30, 2016

Nah nah, nah nah, nah nah. It took a few days after the election for the letters to start rolling in, but roll they did.

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• Jefferson County Leader: ISSN 3064-948X (Print) ISSN 3064-9498 (Online) • Arnold-Imperial Leader: ISSN 2998-078X (Print) ISSN 2998-0798 (Online) • West Side Leader: ISSN 2998-0828 (Print) ISSN 2998-0836 (Online) • Eureka Leader: ISSN 2998-0801 (Print) ISSN 2998-081X (Online)

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