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President Joe Biden signed several executive orders in the Rose Garden last week concerning gun control.
“Cities across the country experienced historic spikes and homicides. As law enforcement …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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4/14/21
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China has a population of 1.4 billion. An estimated 6.6 percent of the population are members of the Chinese Communist Party. That means there are some 91.9 million party members in China. That’s …
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By Ralph Voss, Contributing Columnist
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4/14/21
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Missouri schools closed last April in an effort to slow the spread of the virus and keep teachers, students and their families safe in the early days of the pandemic and the unknowns it posed. While …
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By Blaine Luektemeyer
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4/14/21
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In recent years, black vultures have been extending their range into southern Missouri. A cousin of the more-common turkey vulture, these aggressive birds with a five-foot wingspan are now a common …
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Kelly Smith
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4/14/21
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This week, my colleague and I gave initial support to legislation that would exempt the federal stimulus payments received by Missourians from state income tax. The bill is similar to one approved by …
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By State Rep. Bruce Sassmann, Missouri’s 62nd District
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4/14/21
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In recent decades, I believe executive overreach and the abuse of presidential powers have threatened our country’s system of federalism and checks and balances.
From where I stand, this is no …
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By State Rep. Bruce Sassmann, Missouri’s 62nd District
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4/14/21
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To the Editor:
Today was the home opener of baseball season in St. Louis...an unofficial holiday on the local calendar. One of the Post Dispatch’s writers, Ben Hochman, returned to Busch Stadium …
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Gasconade County Democrat Club
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4/14/21
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While playing politics with healthcare in Missouri is certainly nothing new, holding Missouri Medicaid hostage over basic birth control is a stunning — and consequential — shift.
As captured …
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By MANDY HAGSETH
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4/14/21
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Many in the Democrat party have been showing their hypocrisy lately when it comes to their professed belief in science. As I pointed out in this column two weeks ago, teacher unions — giving …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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4/7/21
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This past week, I had the opportunity to vote on Missouri’s state operating budget for Fiscal Year 2022. I’m proud to announce that my colleagues and I approved a fiscally conservative budget …
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By State REP. BRUCE SASSMANN, Missouri’s 62nd District
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4/7/21
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I’m sure for many of us the thought of retirement conjures up images of beach vacations and lounging around in the sun without a care in the world.
While hopefully retirement is enjoyable and …
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By State Sen. Mike Bernskoetter, Missouri’s 6th District
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4/7/21
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Rural small businesses have two more months to apply for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), to keep their workforce employed and to cover normal operating expenses during this ongoing COVID-19 …
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By Kim Preston, Rural Enterprise Assistance Project, Center for Rural Affairs
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4/7/21
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Our Founding Fathers were men of diverse backgrounds and education, but all believed in truth. As Thomas Jefferson stated: “If we are to guard against ignorance and remain free, it is the …
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Charlotte Schnieders
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4/7/21
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Luke 24:6-7: “He is not here; he has risen!”
Today is Good Friday, the day when Jesus suffered and died on the cross to save us from our sins. It seems ironic that a day with such tragedy be …
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By Blaine Luektemeyer
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4/7/21
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On March 31, the last two Americare communities conducted the final of their three COVID-19 vaccine clinics.
With these clinics, each community has now administered vaccines to every resident and …
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By Clay Crosson
President & CEO, Americare Senior Living
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4/7/21
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March 16 dawned with the promise of a beautiful day. It turned out to be that in more ways than one.
We met at the home of Susie Kleffner for a wonderful breakfast. Those present were Lucy …
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4/7/21
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Every day, the men and women of law enforcement wake up, put on their uniforms, hug their families goodbye and head to a job where they don’t know if the day’s events will allow them to return to …
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4/7/21
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Last year this week the unthinkable happened — Governor Mike Parson issued a stay-at-home order, because of the coronavirus, closing our churches and in affect canceling holy …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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3/31/21
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This week is Holy Week. It’s a big week for Christians. It’s the time we pause to reflect on the suffering and death of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, who took on human nature precisely so he …
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By Ralph Voss, Contributing Columnist
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3/31/21
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The American Dream and the various cultures we have here are a huge part of what makes this country great. We are a nation of people whose families were at all one point or another, immigrants …
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By Blaine Luektemeyer
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3/31/21
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