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EDITORS NOTE: My original intent was not to run this column on our web page. But the response I have received from friends of the newspaper was clear...Let people see why you do what you …
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5/12/25
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THE MCLAUGHLIN FILES DON'T CRY FOR ME, ARGENTINA All of us, in our “mind’s eye,” are the hero of our own story. I hated writing this week’s story on the 3 rd Street …
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5/6/25
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NOTE: This column will appear only at www.mycameronnews.com and on our Facebook page. DANCE TO THE MUSIC, YOU SAY? I followed my standing practice since arriving in Cameron seven months ago …
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5/4/25
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The McLaughlin Files 5/01/2025 State of Grace I built my faith significantly by teaching in Catholic Schools twice in my 35-year teaching career. One of my favorite assignments was …
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4/29/25
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THE MCLAUGHLIN FILES---WEEKENDER “Fever Dreams and Mass Freakouts” While I’ve been busy breaking down local matters of intrigue for the last couple of weeks, Paul Hamby, Bill Arthur …
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4/4/25
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I cheered when Donald Trump signed an executive order that shut down the United States Department of Education, a 40-year intravenous “central line” connecting the U.S. Treasury to the …
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4/2/25
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The McLaughlin Files---Press Day Plus One Dirty, Grubby, Nasty Little Details in Transforming American Government We didn’t figure out how to go 40-trillion dollars in debt overnight, but since …
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3/12/25
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THIRD WAY…an addendum… The McLaughlin Files column today didn’t take long to generate a lot of discussion. I’ll let it, and the comments back and forth speak for …
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3/1/25
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The McLaughlin Files 2/27/2025 Man, what a week. First, thanks to everyone who has asked, commented or kept my wife Katie and I in your prayers as she faced a tough, nine day nightmare in the …
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2/21/25
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The McLaughlin Files 2/20/2025 THE TRUMP DOCTRINE, WRIT LARGE One month in. Thirty days towards the first 100 days of the Administration. And the Democrats’ biggest …
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2/14/25
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THE MCLAUGHLIN FILES—PRESS DAY PLUS TWO By Mark McLaughlin Editor Citizen-Observer cowboy up, y'all... Cameron, MO — Resolution of the City Hall debacle, an apocalypse twenty years in …
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1/2/25
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The McLaughlin Files For 12/19/2024 The Last 25… On December 14, 1999, I died. Granted, it was for thirty minutes but the effects of a pulmonary embolism hitting my heart were …
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12/17/24
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“Our Schools are Safe” --- Accurate 97.7% of the time By Mark McLaughlin Editor, Citizen-Observer EDITOR’S NOTE: Let’s be clear about something …
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12/12/24
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WAKING UP FROM WOKEISM Were you ever “woke” or judged by someone who was? The last week brought two spectacular examples of how dangerous it is to stand behind the ideas of …
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12/11/24
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THE MCLAUGHLIN FILES By Mark McLaughlin Editor, Citizen-Observer Mandates and Scrums… A month ago, I truly believed that a win by Donald Trump would mean the low price of gas, more affordable …
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12/5/24
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Putting it Out There! By: Bob Ford ( The Observer is starting this series, Bob Ford’s History, concerning regional stories, we are seeking sponsorships, please consider and enjoy! Contact the …
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12/5/24
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Pardon Me Sir “There is no revenge so complete as …
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12/5/24
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THE MCLAUGHLIN FILES 11/28/2024 To Make America Great Again, Trump must make America America Again… The way to defeat a zone defense with your passing game in football is to …
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11/26/24
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Jack briggs More Reasons to Give Thanks This Thanksgiving season I'm feeling particularly thankful for several people around here: …
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11/26/24
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Liberty Thought of the Week by Paul Hamby Today is a good day to be Thankful. In the world of politics, there is much to be thankful for. Many Americans have come to realize that we were being …
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11/26/24
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The McLaughlin Files Looking to the State Level—Supermajorities have real challenges not to “muck things up” Missouri GOP gubernatorial candidate Bill Eigel coined the phrase …
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11/14/24
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A Little bit about a few things…City, State and National With the election over and the shockwaves subsiding, our elected officials have to get down to the nitty-gritty…governing and …
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11/13/24
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THE PEOPLE’S BRIEF By Mark McLaughlin Editor, Citizen-Observer This offering will appear weekly ONLY on the web version of the Citizen-Observer and in parts on the Cameron Newspapers Facebook …
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11/7/24
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THE MCLAUGHLIN FILES By Mark McLaughlin Editor Citizen-Observer THE MOST IMPORTANT ELECTION OF OUR LIFETIME Coming into Tuesday, more than 90,000,000 early votes had been cast —That’s …
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11/5/24
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2024 PRE-ELECTION SPECIAL THREATS TO DEMOCRACY By Mark McLaughlin Editor, Citizen-Observer Who is the real threat to Democracy? Donald Trump or Kamala Harris? Since January 6, 2021, when …
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11/1/24
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