Quote of the week: “Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life.” — Omar Khayyam

Union’s city administrator, Russell Rost, plans to retire from that position in October 2020 after 13 years of serving the people of that city.

Political observers are expressing surprise with presidential candidate Bernie Sanders’ recent surge in the standings among the Democrats who are running for the office.

The General Assembly will consider legislation in the session just underway for modest tax hikes for roads and bridges.

On domestic and foreign policies our nation’s capital ranks as the center of haggling as Republicans and Democrats are overcome with stubbornness.

Public opinion, according to polls, is that college athletes deserve some type of monetary reward because of the money they create for schools and the NCAA, which is their governing body that benefits from the competition of playoffs and championships.

There are city of Union residents who say it’s about time the municipality has a city hall. Well, it’s coming and it should be ready by October of this year. It will be the first dedicated city hall Union has had.

The momentum on discussions of the operation of St. Louis Lambert International Airport now is tilted toward a regional approach — at least that seems to be the latest movement. Since privatization apparently is dead and buried, city of St. Louis officials will listen to other ideas for the …

Washington is on the way to being certified as a POW/MIA City. It will join Franklin County in the designation, the purpose of which is to publicly remember the sacrifices made by the servicemen and -women who were prisoners of war or missing in action in all the wars fought by Americans. Fr…

President Donald Trump made a bold move when he ordered a drone strike against Iran that killed a prominent general who was a powerful leader and was planning attacks against the United States and American officials.

Quote of the week: “There is no passion to be found in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.” – Nelson Mandela

Quote of the week: “Santa Claus has the right idea. Visit people only once a year.” — Victor Borge.

I don’t know if there will be a year which can beat 2019.

Quote of the week: “If you are not willing to risk the usual, you will have to settle for the ordinary.” — Jim Rohn

Quote of the week: “Some cause happiness wherever they go; Others, whenever they go.” – Oscar Wilde

Quote of the week: “Thanksgiving is the most magical Thursday of the year.”  – Kristen Wiig

Quote of the week: “It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed. In this life, we get nothing saved by effort.” — Theodore Roosevelt

Quote of the week: “Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.” – Rudyard Kipling

Quote of the week: “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.”

Quote of the week: “The weather just went from 90 to 55 like it saw a state trooper.” – Unknown

Quote of the week: “There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.” — Edith Wharton

Quote of the week: “One day it occurred to me, cows never wrinkle.” – Kirk Gleason

Quote of the week: “The best way to predict the future is to create it.” – Peter Drucker

Quote of the week: “Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you’ll start having positive results.” – Willie Nelson

Quote of the week: “A teacher takes a hand, opens a mind and touches a heart.” – Author Unknown

Quote of the week: “Hakuna Matata, what a wonderful phrase. It means no worries for the rest of your days. It’s our problem-free philosophy, Hakuna Matata.” – Pumbaa and Timon

Quote of the week: “Courage is knowing what not to fear.” – Plato