Putting politics aside, people should get vaccinated to protect themselves and others from COVID-19. But that is the trick – getting anyone to put aside politics in this divisive age of hyperpartisanship.
Dianne Mischlick is not unique as a community volunteer, as she is just one of many thoughtful people in Clay and Ray counties who give of themselves willingly, happily to help other people in various ways.
Should people mask up for just a bit longer to reduce the spread of COVID-19? Some of this area’s social influencers, with people sick and dying along the way, have said masks do not help prevent the virus. Some made masks “the enemy,” saying they could cause delays in child development and other ailments.
Having been inducted Sept. 24 into the Missouri Newspaper Hall of Fame, I am in the company of some of this nation’s and this state’s best-known journalists, but...
“Never forget!” Those were the words Americans spoke in the aftermath of the 9-11 attacks on New York City and Washington, D.C. How could any of us who were alive that day forget? I’m confident that most adult Americans – those of a certain age, anyway – hold powerful memories and emotions that were seared into their conscience on Sept.
The Missouri General Assembly, Gov. Mike Parson and the Department of Social Services heard loud and clear from voters statewide in August 2020, when 53% of the state’s voters expanded Medicaid.
Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft sent out a notice that, in the entire state, following the November 2020 election, the only people being reviewed were those who had allegedly committed voter fraud.