I am an attorney by trade, but an educator by choice. The debate on expanding charter schools has itself been an education, featuring plenty of…
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When I was in high school, a storm hit the Southwest Missouri community along Table Rock Lake that I call home. The news coverage of…
Trout season is coming. And that’s a big deal in the city of Cassville, nestled deep in the Southwest corner of Missouri. The snowflakes of…
We suspected Missouri’s new medical marijuana industry would attract attention, but the outpouring of interest from Missourians wanting to be involved in this industry has…
I am a retired school teacher in support of school choice and I want to tell you why. Teacher unions and school administrators with their…
Missouri voters went to the polls in November and overwhelming approved increasing the state’s minimum wage. Proposition B mandates annual increases to Missouri’s minimum wage…
It’s easy to recognize some things you like and dislike. My mom said even as a baby I didn’t like cheese—wouldn’t let it near my…
Agriculture is a huge part of Missouri’s economy. In fact, a 2016 economic impact study found that Missouri agriculture, forestry and related industries account for…
When it comes to our children, we all want the same things: we want our children to have a great education, we want to empower…
The Missouri Sunshine Law was enacted by our legislature in 1973, using the federal Freedom of Information Act as a guide, to ensure that government…