Your hillbilly psychic was right again, real real right
I don’t like to let too many folks back home know about my clairvoyant abilities; you understand, I get a lot of requests for lotto numbers, football scores, etc. However, I decided back in...
Category: Opinion
Guest: Modern Segregation – How History Shaped Our America
“You’re living in poverty, your schools are no good, you have no jobs, 58 percent of your youth is unemployed — what the hell do you have to lose?” – Donald Trump, then Presidential Candidate...
Op-Ed: I haven’t done enough and we need to do more
By Rep. Brandon Ellington, District 22 “As a State Representative, I spend more than half of the year outside of Kansas City. I try to be as accessible as possible by attending community meetings when...
Letter: Greitens backs policies that force children to be born into poverty
Gov. Eric Greitens and the Missouri GOP do not back policies that support low-income parents and children to increased access to health coverage under MO HealthNet. Instead they back policies that drive down reimbursements...
Letter: Thank you, Senators Romine and Libla
SSM Health thanks State Senators Gary Romine and Doug Libla for their hard work in fighting to keep utility costs low for our Missouri hospitals, physician’s offices, home care, and outpatient centers. Keeping utility...
Op-Ed: Rules rule, or do they?
By Director of Agriculture Chris Chinn I’m sure we can all remember a rule or two from when we were growing up that seemed completely unnecessary. Is it really going to be the end...
Op-Ed: Bringing Life Back to the Bootheel
The Game-Changing Measure Passed in Special Session By Lauren Hieger, Senate Majority Caucus Press Secretary When Noranda closed last year, New Madrid and the surrounding areas saw 900 jobs leave. Since then, the economy...
Op Ed: Taxpayer funded buyouts aren’t the answer
By Stacy Washington Second EPA report clears homes around West Lake Landfill of suspicion of radiation contamination Superfund site cleanup is the EPA’s job– taxpayer funded buyouts aren’t the answer here. We have 40...
Letter to the Editor: In support of Clean Line
As a county commissioner and a landowner, I’m closely watching the decision of the Missouri Public Service Commission on the Grain Belt Express. I know I am not alone in hoping the project gets...
The afterglow of session broken down by national pastime
After the paper toss and the press conferences, we decided a very nuanced session was more complex than winners and losers and decided to break it down by way of the national pastime. World...
