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On Aug. 2, 1923, President Warren Harding unexpectedly fell ill and died while visiting San Francisco.
Five hours later, America had a new president: Calvin Coolidge, a man driven by humility, …
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By Robert A. Rider, Institute for Faith and Freedom
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8/9/23
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Last month, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., launched his latest bid to ban private health insurance and force all Americans into a government-run health plan.
The Vermont socialist gets points for …
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By Sally C. Pipes
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8/2/23
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In 1965, The Mamas & the Papas sang the words, “I’d be safe and warm/If I was in L.A.,” as part of their hit song “California Dreamin’.” Decades later, if the …
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By Garrett Hawkins, President, Missouri Farm Bureau
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7/26/23
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Most Americans are aware that the nation is deeply divided, and that politics is intruding everywhere.
They seem to think that we have two equal opposing forces, as shown by razor-thin …
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By Jane Orient
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7/12/23
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At Missouri Farm Bureau, we’ve talked extensively for more than two years about the global climate agenda and how activists continue to miss the big picture.
Every United Nations, European …
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By Garrett Hawkins, President, Missouri Farm Bureau
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7/5/23
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Talking with a friend about the debt ceiling negotiations, I mentioned that there were incentives for centrists in Congress to cobble together a deal. My friend said, incredulously, “Do we …
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By Matt Harris
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6/21/23
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From the viewpoint of a home-school grammar teacher (since I was in seventh grade), a pronoun is just a short word that takes the place of a noun, so that you don’t have to keep saying the noun …
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by Jane M. Orient, M.D.
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6/21/23
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Is your life worth more than your neighbors?
On a recent weekend In Chicago, a gang member killed an innocent child. If the prosecutor can show it was a hate crime, then the penalty could …
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By Paul Hamby
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6/21/23
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There’s nothing quite like a “Farm Bill Year.”
For those engaged in agricultural policymaking, it’s a pretty big deal. When farm bills come around, policy wonks love to …
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BY Spencer Tuma
Director of National Legislative Affairs, Missouri Farm Bureau
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6/14/23
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On May 11, House Republicans passed a sweeping bill that, if enacted, would largely end the illegal immigration crisis.
Of course, the legislation -- dubbed H.R. 2 -- stands little chance of …
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BY CHRIS CHMIELENSKI
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6/7/23
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Missouri Farm Bureau (MOFB) applauds today’s (May 25, 2023) decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in Sackett v. EPA. The Court took a crucial step forward by doing away with the flawed significant …
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BY GARRETT HAWKINS, President, Missouri Farm Bureau
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5/31/23
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COLUMBIA — Missouri faces the largest shortage of behavioral health care providers in the U.S.
Each of Missouri’s 99 rural counties is a designated Mental Health Professional …
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From the University Extension
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5/17/23
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How many weeks until summer vacation? If you have a student in your family, I bet they’re quick to answer. High school seniors are counting down the days until graduation, and soon-to-be …
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By Janet Adkison, Director of Public Affairs and Advocacy for Missouri Farm Bureau
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5/10/23
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Beyond the classroom: Children in traditional societies learn with little or no parental involvement
Brooklyn, NY, April 17, 2023 — What parent doesn’t want their children to willingly pitch in and complete routine household chores? In his eye-opening new book, How Other Children Learn: …
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4/26/23
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