What do we stand for in this country? What do we believe? What is America’s contribution to the world? Regardless of how one feels about…
Posts published in “Letters, Emails, and Op Eds”
Here in Missouri and across the country, families are benefiting from a strong and growing economy. But despite a robust job market, the lack of…
The Missouri NEA has submitted six initiative petitions to the Secretary of State that could significantly change the landscape for K-12 schools in our state…
When writing a weekly column, it’s tempting to toss red meat to the readers rather than dig into more complicated issues. For once, the latest…
New data from the United States Department of Agriculture show Missouri farmland values holding steady despite the challenging agricultural economy. The figures, compiled by USDA’s…
The issue of surprise billing continues to come up at the state and federal level. It’s time for Congress to tackle this issue head-on and…
The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) has an interesting way of defining the state’s failing public schools. DESE calls the bottom 5 percent…
Opinions are like noses: everybody has one. It’s not often that you get sued for having an opinion, but the Missouri Farm Bureau has just…
In Missouri’s 125 years of modern rainfall records, the state has never seen more rainfall in a month of May than it did in 2019.…
Before I left office as State Representative early this year, I heard from numerous constituents who were frustrated that they were paying for insurance and…