Opinions
By Garrett Hawkins
In rural Missouri, we know what it’s like to feel forgotten. Coastal elites think of us as “flyover country” and have no idea what our lives are like or what we struggle with. When hard times come, the last thing you need is to feel like nobody’s listening and nobody cares.
One...
Grain Belt Express continues to be an issue of concern. Early on, Clean Line and the Grain Belt Express were denied permission to construct power poles carrying High-voltage lines across the state of Missouri. After being told NO, a company known as INVENERGY picked up the project, but with deeper...
Dr. Glenn Mollette
In 2020 over 64 million Americans were collecting Social Security.
The National Institute for Retirement Security (NIRS)has reported that Social Security is the only income source for 40 percent of retirees over the age of 60.” (Forbes.com) The study also claimed that only 6.8...
One of the last tropical migrants to return each year to the woods in North Missouri is the Yellow Billed Cuckoo, sometimes called the “rain crow.”
You almost always hear a Cuckoo before you see them, if you see them at all.
Cornell says its because, “ Yellow-billed Cuckoos are slender, long-tailed...
Fellow Americans,
In my last two articles, King for a Day and King for Another Day, I wrote about the need to reduce the size of the federal government and I offered suggestions. I will conclude with this article.
· Department of Defense: The DOD has 1.4 million military troops and 700,000...
Jefferson City, MO—Missouri State Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick today announced he has joined a coalition of 15 State Treasurers to speak out against apparent attempts by the Biden Administration to pressure banks and other large financial institutions to divest from coal, oil, and natural gas...
by Paul Hamby, Maysville
The Missouri Legislative session officially ended on May 14. Making new laws is not easy and it should not be. Approx 2,200 bills were filed; 69 passed. And some of those 69 were very bad for your liberty and your bank account.
SAPA, the Second Amendment Preservation Act...
St. Louis, MO: "Since taking office, Biden's administration has rampaged through the executive agencies, enacting every social experimentation the left can dream up," said Ed Martin, president of Phyllis Schlafly Eagles. "One particularly sinister plan comes from Biden's executive order on '...
Last week we compared Missouri's turkey season numbers through the years. The last 20 have been pretty much down hill to the point at which lots of folks are beginning to ask wildlife managers to make some adjustments to help the birds recover. One prominent post going around social media included...
COLUMBIA, Mo. – As the school year ends, you can expect young people to start applying for summer jobs. For agricultural employers, these young workers can provide extra capacity at a time when farms and agribusinesses often have more work than they have employees to get that work done.
“Labor is...
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