Parson’s no-mask position baffling
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Gov. Mike Parson gave a baffling explanation for refusing to require everyone to wear face masks in public places.
Opinion
National virus strategy still needed
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The government has blown the response to the coronavirus, COVID-19, but there is time to hit the reset button. The first mistake: America was not prepared. The nation’s leaders did not have masks, ventilators and other health supplies warehoused in adequate numbers for a pandemic. Buying and warehousing such items is costly. But the public now knows the greater cost is failing to stockpile health staples.
No clear rules for spending virus funds
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Officials in Lawson have good reason to feel outrage over the seemingly plodding and distrustful way the Ray County Commission has clung to federal coronavirus relief money that could be assisting Lawson and other communities across the county, but city leaders should not blame Ray County officials.
A RECKLESS PLEDGE
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Missouri lawmakers’ failure once again, as in years past, to require out-of-state online stores to pay sales tax is a detriment to Missouri businesses and residents.
Veteran asks: What does Memorial Day mean?
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Honoring the fallen in battle is not a recent practice. In fact, remembrance of soldiers and loved ones dates back thousands of years. Greeks and Romans gathered at gravesites with flowers and held festivals and feasts in their honor.
Importance of Mo. Medicaid expansion grows
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As a primary care doctor, I cringe when I am paged on-call at 2 a.m. by a patient with chest pain who won’t go to the emergency department because of lack of insurance.
Virus reminder of need for flexible time off
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The growing threat from the coronavirus is a stark reminder of how America’s failure to give workers the flexibility to take paid time off puts public health at risk.
Support Medicaid expansion on ballot
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Over 100,000 children have callously been thrown off Medicaid in the past two years, and 127,000 adult Missourians, creating a public health crisis due to Missouri’s legislative inaction.
Chinese Communist Party to blame for virus spread, he says
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The Chinese Communist Party is responsible for the coronavirus pandemic – and it knows it. That’s why Beijing has gone on a propaganda offensive to try to deflect blame anywhere it can, including right here at the United States.
Proactive policies needed to meet financial impact of coronavirus
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Current estimates of the federal government’s aid package to offset the effects of the coronavirus epidemic exceed $1 trillion, significantly more than the $787 billion response to the recession and financial crisis in 2009. Let’s consider some key components to the package.
