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Guest: Tom Martz

Tom Martz joins Nick Reed this morning at Scramblers Diner. Here's what they cover:

It's back! Everyone's favorite game: Republican vs. Democrat. This is a game where Nick has to guess if legislation is filed by a Republican or a Democrat. Tom is going to do Senate bills today, feel free to play along at home.

On this day in history.

Springfield Public Schools (SPS) in violation of the state Constitution.

The Springfield flag debate.

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Nick Reed is live on location at Scramblers Diner for the Friday Road Show. Here's what he covers:

Join us at Scramblers Diner! We have cinnamon hot chocolate, Mannheim Steamroller CD's, and gifts from Honor Flight of the Ozarks.

The Omicron variant led to long lines for COVID-19 testing across New York City on Thursday — with demand outstripping supply at some spots.

President Biden warned Thursday that the unvaccinated “will soon overwhelm” US hospitals and vaccine refusers will experience “a winter of severe illness and death.”

There is a new horrific TikTok "Challenge"... Inciting violence within school and even school shootings. The "Challenge" is encouraging students to bring weapons to school on Dec. 17.

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Chris Stark with Honor Flight of the Ozarks joins Nick Reed this morning:

Operation Gratitude teams up with Honor Flight of the Ozarks each year to give goodie bags to Veterans on the flights. Chris brought extra bags for any Veteran that would like to grab one today! Just stop by Scramblers Diner before 9 a.m. and pick one up.

Mark your calendar for the next Honor Flight of the Ozarks Gala - March 12th. The Gala will be held at the Oasis at 6 p.m. Sponsorship opportunities are available.

Don Carriker stops by for a quick chat:

Don brought metal water bottles and Lil' Oliver The Orphan Kitty books. Stop by and grab one before they're gone.

Don also brought Nick and Sarah wonderful Christmas gifts this morning.

Don welcomes a brand new addition to his family!

And of course, if you need a home loan, reach out to the Carriker team today!

Nick Reed talks about a variety of topics in the news, including:

Paramedics in Southern California refused to enter a post-acute-care facility to treat a man in cardiac arrest last month because of "some COVID-19 law," according to a Rialto Police Department report.

Major hospital systems across the country are quietly scrapping their vaccine mandates amid worker shortages and growing confusion as to whether such requirements on the national level are even legal.

A majority of Americans say they feel “worn out” by how Covid has impacted their daily lives, and nearly half feel “angry” about it.

The “Russian collusion” hoax not only poisoned American politics but also sowed confusion about the real Russian threat to the United States. President Vladimir Putin wasn’t colluding with the Trump campaign, but as a former U.S. intelligence specialist makes clear in this eye-opening book, the judo-loving ex–KGB agent most certainly has a plan to defeat the United States

Born and raised in the Soviet Union, Rebekah Koffler came to America as a young woman. After 9/11, she joined the Defense Intelligence Agency, devoting her career to protecting her new country. Now she reveals in chilling detail Putin’s long-range plan— his “playbook”—to weaken and subdue the United States, preparing for the war that he believes is inevitable.

With the insight of a native, Koffler explains how Russians, formed by centuries of wartorn history, understand the world and their national destiny. The collapse of the Soviet empire, which Putin experienced as a vulnerable KGB agent in East Germany, was a catastrophic humiliation. Seeing himself as the modern “Czar Vladimir” of a unique Slavic nation at war with the West, he is determined to restore Russia to its place as a great power.

Koffler’s analysis is enriched by her deeply personal account of her life in the Soviet Union. Devoted to her adopted homeland but concerned about the complacency of her fellow citizens, she appreciates American freedoms as only a survivor of totalitarianism can. An opportunity to view ourselves and the world through the eyes of our adversary, Putin’s Playbook is a rare and compelling testimony that we ignore at our peril.

This ABC Books author of the week was featured on KSGF Mornings with Nick on Wednesday, December 16th, 2021.

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Guest: Kristi Fulnecky

Local attorney, Kristi Fulnecky, joins Nick Reed this hour. Here's what they cover:

Merry [early] Christmas! Kristi and Nick talk real Christmas trees!

Outgoing National Institutes of Health Director Francis Collins performed a cheesy and clownish song praising health bureaucrats and wondering when the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, which agencies such as his have recommended, will end.

President Joe Biden was in Kentucky yesterday to survey tornado damage. Biden was met with 'Let's Go Brandon' chants.

Nick shares a story about someone coming up to him at Scramblers Diner and telling him the 'Let's Go Brandon' shirts given away were 'inappropriate.'

There's a new 'Let's Go Brandon' billboard on Highway 65 near Fair Grove. Sarah talks about someone complaining on the Fair Grove community page about the billboard and the complaint was removed.

Director Steven Spielberg said he refused to use subtitles for the Spanish-speaking scenes in his epic West Side Story remake for the purposes of ‘inclusivity.’

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Nick Reed talks about a variety of topics in the news, including:

Democrat Adam Schiff doctored text messages between Mark Meadows and Jim Jordan during Monday's Jan. 6 hearings.

San Francisco Mayor London Breed unveiled a series of proposals Tuesday to curb the ongoing wave of crime and violence impacting the city, which includes securing emergency funds for law enforcement despite promises earlier this year that the city would spend $120 million from police budgets to re-invest in communities.

President Joe Biden was in Kentucky yesterday to survey tornado damage. Biden was met with 'Let's Go Brandon' chants.

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Nick Reed talks about a variety of topics in the news, including:

Andrew Sullender with the Springfield News-Leader wrote a piece titled "Long goes negative — Schmitt a 'China softie,' Greitens out 'for himself,' Hartzler not conservative"

Nick thinks Sullender did a great job with the article... Until the last section on Moms for America.

ESPN was accused of spreading "misinformation" after it shared a clip from its new TV special about NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace.

President Biden spoke at the Democratic National Committee holiday party on Tuesday night and expressed optimism that his party will prevail in next year’s midterm elections.

Meanwhile, President Biden canceled White House Christmas parties over Omicron variant coronovirus fears.

The Denver Public Schools claimed that its segregated social event, "families of color playground night," was planned following requests from black families of students attending school in the district.

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Nick Reed talks about a variety of topics in the news, including:

President Joe Biden is traveling to Kentucky this morning to survey damage from tornadoes.

Sarah and Nick take bets on what wild story Joe will tell while he's in Kentucky. Nick thinks that Biden will say he was in a tornado once. Sarah thinks Biden will tell an elaborate story of a time he volunteered and was praised by all the victims.

Why hasn't President Biden visited Waukesha to speak with victims of the horrific Christmas parade attack?

Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday announced that American corporations and international organizations have agreed to invest $1.2 billion in Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras to improve the economies of those Central American countries as thousands of migrants from there and elsewhere continue to surge across the U.S. border with Mexico.

New York City Council on Thursday passed legislation to allow immigrants who are not US citizens to vote in local elections, the first major city in the United States to do so.

The city of Springfield is collecting public input regarding an ordinance to adopt a new flag design.

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Nick Reed talks about a variety of topics in the news, including:

Today is the FINAL day to bring in gifts for Santa's Angels. As of this morning, we are missing gifts for 42 kids. Please make sure that presents are unwrapped and have the ornament/kiddos number labeled on the gifts! We’re open 8-5 p.m. and located at 2330 West Grand Street in Springfield.

Democratic mayors are raising eyebrows with their responses to the rising crime plaguing major cities like New York City, Chicago and Philadelphia.

Hillary Clinton says that a Trump 2024 victory could end democracy.

Claire McCaskill said earlier this week she believed “red states” would enact “vigilantism laws” that would enable citizens to round up people who look like foreigners.

Nearly a quarter of college students wouldn't be friends with someone who voted for the other presidential candidate — with Democrats far more likely to dismiss people than Republicans.

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Nick Reed talks about a variety of topics in the news, including:

Do you ever wonder where Nick gets his stories? You can find every article that Nick talks about each morning under his 'Must Read Headlines' section.

The former assistant principal at Springfield's Central High has agreed to surrender his teaching license... Why?

The Congressional Budget Office found the Build Back Better Act would cost $3 trillion.

Nick shares a piece about CDC Data and global sources that show majority of Omicron variant cases are among fully-vaccinated.