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In the perfect world, the House passes a bill and sends it to the Senate for their consideration.
The Senate could reject the legislation and the legislation simply dies. The Senate could accept …
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By State Rep. Bruce Sassmann, Missouri’s 61st District
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5/3/23
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L ast Friday, President Joe Biden released a statement assuring America that the long-awaited immigration bill, currently in the U.S. Senate, would solve our problems and allow him to shut down the …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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1/31/24
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F rancis B. Church, editor of the New York Sun in 1897, printed his reply to a little girl’s question, “Is there a Santa Claus?” And “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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12/20/23
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BY State Rep. Bruce Sassmann
Missouri’s 61st District
I want to start by saying “thank you” to the city and the citizens of Gerald for being the first …
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By State Rep. Bruce Sassmann, Missouri’s 61st District
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1/31/24
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“Yes, indeed!
“Virginia, your little friends are wrong. They have been affected by the skepticism of a skeptical age — they do not believe except what they see — they …
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12/20/23
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In 2022, the United States imported 3.4 billion pounds of boxed beef and 1.6 million live cattle.
Through August 2023 the U.S. imported 20% more beef than we exported. Meatpackers and traders …
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By Darvin Bentlage
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1/31/24
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In mid-October, Lake of the Woods, Ontario, looked like it was mid-September; no red and yellow foliage to amount to much, just green hillsides and water warmer than I had ever seen it. The …
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By Larry Dablemont, Contributing Columnist
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10/25/23
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We’ve closed the books on the 109th Missouri Farm Bureau annual meeting.
As MOFB president, there’s nothing more invigorating than coming together with members to reconnect and set …
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By Garrett Hawkins, President, Missouri Farm Bureau
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12/20/23
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To the Editor:
I have not been on social media since 2015, but reliable sources inform me there is no lack of opinion being voiced on the legitimacy of the school district canceling classes …
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1/31/24
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I look back on the year and hope I’ve done my part to make our state a better place to live, work, and play. I know most of you work hard every day for your families and for your community. …
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By State Rep. Bruce Sassmann, Missouri’s 61st District
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12/20/23
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A s I grew up, my parents were proud season ticket holders to Mizzou Football at the University of Missouri in Columbia. This tradition lasted almost 30 years until they were priced out of the market …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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11/15/23
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Rock bass are to Ozark flowing streams what crappie are to reservoirs. Creel census figures show that they make up the largest percentage of fish caught and fish kept by stream fishermen in the …
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By Larry Dablemont, Contributing Columnist
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5/3/23
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J ust before Christmas, I was looking for a good book to read. Without a new historical book on my dresser to delve into and unwilling to wait for one from Amazon, I turned my attention to the Warden …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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1/10/24
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Y ou will be the same person in five years as you are today except for the people you meet and the books you read. That’s a quote by author and motivational speaker Charlie …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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6/28/23
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Missouri Farm Bureau wrapped up another great Annual Meeting in December, and this year’s theme focused on our organization being “Guided by Tradition.” One of those annual …
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By Tyler Madsen, Editor, Show Me Missouri Farm Bureau
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1/10/24
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More than one month has passed by since the end of the legislative session, and more than 50 bills await the signature of Gov. Mike Parson.
To date, the governor has acted on nine of the 62 …
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By State Rep. Bruce Sassmann, Missouri’s 61st District
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6/28/23
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M y wife, Connie, and I were not very active in sports as we grew up. Our two boys participated in little league soccer and baseball. Our daughter was the opposite. She spent five days a week in the …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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6/21/23
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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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Nearly one month has passed since the end of the 2023 legislative session, and of the 62 bills truly agreed and passed by the General Assembly, seven more have officially been signed into law.
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By State Rep. Bruce Sassmann, Missouri’s 61st District
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6/14/23
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B ody integrity identity disorder, or BIID is the latest disorder you may, or may not have seen in the news. According to Wikipedia, it “is a mental disorder characterized by a desire to have a …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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6/14/23
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