Adrienne Ross
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Adrienne Ross is owner of Adrienne Ross Communications and a former Southeast Missourian editorial board member.
OpinionMarch 9, 2021
My heartfelt thank you as I bid you adieuIt has been my honor to have been a part of the Southeast Missourian community for several years, including serving as an editorial board member and columnist. I have made the decision to move forward now and end this chapter of my story, but I couldn't do so witho...
OpinionFebruary 23, 2021
OPINION: 'If you have nothing nice to say' about Rush, say nothingMommas are still the best teachers most of us have ever had, and the lessons they taught us back in the day probably remain some of the best advice we ever received. Let's take a look at this one in light of the sad passing of radio icon Rush Limbaugh: "If you have...OpinionFebruary 16, 2021
6 impeachment sham takeawaysThe whole thing was a sham. 1. The Constitution does not allow removal from office someone who is no longer in office. Duh! That really should be a no-brainer, right? But folks hell-bent on a diabolical plan don't care about the Constitution they purport to honor.....OpinionFebruary 9, 2021
Congratulations, Super Bowl LV Champions: the OfficialsIt's only fitting to extend congratulations to winners of championship battles. The best deserve that. Earning a place in the glorious game all want to participate in but only a few get to experience is quite a feat. A victory is an even greater accomplishment. I, ...
OpinionFebruary 2, 2021
'Get right with God -- and do it now'I find myself reflecting quite a bit lately. I believe I've had an understanding for a long time of the fragility of life, but it seems to be screaming at me more than usual, especially with the loss of people with whom we are all acquainted. Some of this conscious...OpinionJanuary 26, 2021
Biden-Harris, this ain't unityInauguration Day brought cries of ecstasy as some rejoiced in the transfer of power and voiced their expectation of what the Biden-Harris administration would bring. Others were not necessarily exuberant about the two new leaders but were just giddy the old one is ...OpinionJanuary 19, 2021
Self reflection: Does tolerating Facebook make me a hypocrite?Hypocrisy is not a characteristic I would ever want to apply to myself. But then came Facebook. And as I take personal inventory, I have to be honest and ask myself if I am, in fact, a hypocrite. Anyone paying attention already knows that Mark Zuckerberg and his Fa...OpinionJanuary 12, 2021
If race is your religion, victimhood is your rewardWhat a mess went down Wednesday as miscreants overran the U.S. Capitol, penetrating its premises like knife penetrates butter. Sickening on so many levels, and the truth about who was behind it all, I believe, has yet to come to light. There's more here than meets ...OpinionJanuary 7, 2021
Twenty Twenty WON: Out with the old, but in with what?"Out with the old!" Cliche, though it is, it seems to concisely sum up the sentiments abounding at the start of a new year. It's especially poignant now, as many have expressed that 2020 couldn't have ended soon enough. But that saying doesn't end there. "In with t...OpinionDecember 29, 2020
20 lessons from 20202020 has been a doozy. Not too many will disagree. Yet like most tough times, it doesn't leave us without lessons learned and truth reiterated. I'll list 20 of them. Think about how these apply to your 2020 experience. 1. Cherish your loved ones: People are leaving...Advertisement
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