Opinions
I would like to express some of my thoughts on the MDC. First let me say we have an excellent agent in Matt Franks, he doesn’t make the rules however he is the enforcer. All my life I could hunt deer on my own property with a piece of paper with my name and address attached to a leg. Now that isn...
Jason Smith is our 8th District Representative. But he does not represent the majority of its people. For example, Smith was a major player in getting "The Tax Cut and Jobs Act" passed. William G. Gale, of the Brookings Institution wrote on 09/25/2019 "A Fixable Mistake: The Tax Cut and Jobs Act...
When federal personal income tax (FPIT) rates jump 10 percent, a few dollars more can costs thousands in taxes. This oppresses poorer people (a gold of communism?). Unequal tax brackets and irregular rate increase are unjust but can be fixed with the same formula for all – total income divided by...
Job 27:5-6 " ... I will not let go my innocence, but keeping fast to my righteousness I will by no means let it go." (Brenton's 1851 Greek Septuagint)
Considering Job's constant integrity during his grievous trial, we are reminded of Daniel and three young friends, Shadrach, Meshach, and...
We have just completed the second week of the 2023 legislative session. Lawmakers returned to Jefferson City last week, but our first few days were filled with routine tasks and ceremonial activities as new members were sworn in and everyone got settled in their offices. Hopefully, we set the...
Matthew 3:7-8 - But when he saw many Pharisees and Sadducees coming to watch him baptize, he denounced them. "You brood of snakes!" he exclaimed. "Who warned you to flee the coming wrath? Prove by the way you live that you have repented of your sins and turned to God."
Recently, I read two...
At the Capitol, we’ve been sworn into office and are starting the 2023 Session. A lot of family and friends traveled up in support of the public swearing-in ceremonies and we had a great time. I thank everyone for the honor of serving your interests in my third two-year term.
I have moved...
1 Corinthians 13:12 - For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.
As the New Year looms ahead, we have absolutely no idea what might be waiting, "Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, Nor have entered into the...
The holidays are a special time in southern Missouri, and nothing makes me happier than Christmas in the Ozarks. One of our favorite things to do as a family is drive around the different communities and see the beautiful holiday decorations. The manger scenes, Christmas lights and inflatable...
Isaiah 55:8-9 "My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts," says the LORD. "And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine. For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so my ways are higher than your ways and my thoughts higher than your thoughts."
In last week's nursing home...