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At the Capitol, we are now in between sessions, and I’ve been meeting with local groups and people in the district, gathering ideas and suggestions, and working on proposed legislation for the next regular session. In addition I’ve been working hard on the federal vaccination mandate issue. On...
Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft, today, announced the launch of the Missouri Bicentennial Photo Drive, celebrating 200 years of statehood. This effort is sponsored by the Missouri State Archives, a division within his office. Starting October 4, and running through August 2022, the public is...
I enjoyed reading the recent letter from Mr. Woolsey. It seems we have more in common than I imagined. I am also upset by the anti-vax movement, but more by the lives lost, the families in turmoil, and the trauma we are all facing. We both value thinking and see the anti-vax hysteria as...
The Alumni Association should consider restoring the legacy annual Alumni banquet at the Munford gym. It has been for so many years a well-respected formal event that provides an opportunity for the special recognition of the WSHS 50th graduation class as well as the current graduates who have...
Psalms 37:35 I have seen the wicked highly exalted, and lifted up like the cedars of Libanus (Lebanon). Douay-Rheims Bible Have you ever been frustrated with God's job performance, the way He manages... or occasionally seems to mismanage the affairs of this life? Regardless of whether you...
As a loyal ultra-conservative Republican who actually does occasionally think, I am dumbfounded by the behavior of some of my party's operatives. While I adamantly support the definition of family as being "one woman married to one man," and the absolute sanctity of innocent life whether "...
I am sorry that I was unable to attend last nights board meeting.  I wish to inform you that I will have to resign from your board. I have chosen to be an American, who is clinging to freedom. I have no personal opinion on the Covid Vaccine, but I do believe in America we have the right to...
I wish to begin this letter by clarifying my motivation for writing it. My motivation for a similar letter in the past was called into question, greatly diminishing the letter itself. My motivation for writhing this letter is simple: In order to be faithful to Christ Jesus, I must seek...
“The Lord said, 'These people claim to worship me, but their words are meaningless, and their hearts (motives, intentions) are somewhere else...'" Isaiah 29:13, Good News Bible The headline above the article in the St. Louis Post Dispatch facetiously read, "'If you don't have religion, get it...
On August 18, Congressman Jason Smith submitted official comments for the record expressing concern about the Ozark National Scenic Riverways (ONSR) proposed Roads and Trails Plan Preliminary Alternatives (R&T Plan). In his comments, he noted this proposal could reduce trails and limit access...

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