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The annual legislative spring break was held this past week through March 24, and I’m enjoying this time I can spend with my family and our community. Here is what we worked on before we …
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By State Sen. Ben Brown, Missouri's 26th District
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3/27/24
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A couple of weeks ago I was talking with guide in Ontario who got a good laugh out of the bear hunting which forbids using bait. He said that without bait, few bears would ever be killed anywhere. In …
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By Larry Dablemont, Contributing Columnist
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11/1/23
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A 2022 study by The Sentencing Project revealed that nearly 83,000 Missourians with felony convictions were barred from voting due to felony disenfranchisement.
For Missourians with felony …
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BY HALLIE SCHECHTER, For the Missouri Independent
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3/27/24
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Anyone who has played Monopoly is familiar with the “Get Out of Jail Free” card. It comes in handy. Can you imagine a “Get Out of Jail Forever” card? No matter what crimes you …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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12/6/23
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The first day of filing new bills for the next legislative session was last Friday, Dec. 1st.
You might find it interesting to know that legislation in the pipeline from the last session is …
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By State Rep. Bruce Sassmann, Missouri’s 61st District
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12/6/23
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J ohn Marshal Harlan, the subject of last week’s column, said in his dissenting opinion of Plessy v. Ferguson — “Our Constitution is color blind, and neither knows nor tolerates …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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4/17/24
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To the Editor:
John Kamler did many things to benefit the citizens of Owensville during his 16 years as mayor, but from my perspective he saved his best for last when he advised the board of …
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4/17/24
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After a lengthy debate unfolded into the early hours of April 10, the Senate passed House Bill 2634 to prohibit state funding for abortion facilities and their affiliates in Missouri, such as Planned …
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By State Sen. Ben Brown, Missouri's 26th District
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4/17/24
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To the Editor:
There are more school activities than sports, including music (choir and band), arts, drama, class productions, science, ag, to name a few. Many of these activities could be …
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4/17/24
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A ccording to the United States Department of Treasury, the term money laundering “refers to financial transactions in which criminals, including terrorist organizations, attempt to disguise …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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5/31/23
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The Oxford Dictionary defines a dream as “a cherished aspiration, ambition, or ideal.”
Six simple words, yet they hold the potential to ignite innovation, progress and personal …
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BY Grant Norfleet, Guest Author, Keynote speaker
at Missouri FFA Convention in Columbia
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4/17/24
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Across Missouri this weekend, families and friends gathered for barbeques, attending sports tournaments, perhaps heading to the lake for some fishing or boating, and students celebrate the school …
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By Blaine Luetkemeyer, 3rd District Congressman
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5/31/23
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In this past legislative session, one of the issues discussed was the Presidential Primary election cycle. One of the freshman legislators is a former political science professor, Representative …
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By State Rep. Bruce Sassmann, Missouri’s 61st District
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5/31/23
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I t was a fellow journalist, short-story writer, and novelist Rudyard Kipling — the author of “The Jungle Book” — who is credited with being the originator of the phrase …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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10/4/23
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Rotten luck, that’s all you can call it! The day before my birthday, in mid-October, I was fishing in Canada, way out in the Lake of the Woods, and found a great spot for walleye in a remote …
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By Larry Dablemont, Contributing Columnist
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10/18/23
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To the Editor:
As we observe National Foster Care Month, Central Missouri Foster Care & Adoption Association reflects on the importance of the foster care system and its crucial role in the …
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5/31/23
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The Missouri State Fair, held from Aug. 10 to Aug. 20, 2023, welcomed nearly 350,000 visitors this year. This marks an approximate two-and-a-half percent increase from the previous year’s …
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By State Rep. Bruce Sassmann, Missouri’s 61st District
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10/4/23
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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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A colossal battle over private property rights is underway in the Heartland, fueled by your tax dollars. If your farm, ranch, or little piece of paradise is relatively flat, chances are the property …
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BY Dan Engemann, Director of Regulatory Affairs, Missouri Farm Bureau
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10/4/23
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The closing days of Missouri’s legislature were among the most dysfunctional I’ve covered in more than one half century.
Filibusters by Senate Republican conservatives blocked action …
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By Phill Brooks, Contributing Columnist
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5/31/23
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