On Monday, July 17, Governor Eric Greitens signed an executive order directing the Missouri Depart-ment of Health and Senior Services to begin work creating a Prescription Drug Monitoring Program. Through partnerships with private sector leaders, the state will be able to monitor prescribers and dispensers to find and eliminate bad actors in the system. “We…

WASHINGTON, July 19, 2017 – Just as outdoor enthusiasts enjoy federal lands, recreational boaters need access to federal waters. Access, however, can be threatened due to aging marina infrastructure, lack of funds for ramp and dock maintenance, or government will. The Department of Interior oversees about one-fifth of the nation’s land, including the national parks.…

They have seen damage… caused by ethanol” ALEXANDRIA, Va. July 18, 2017 – A new survey by Boating Industry magazine says those in the boating industry that manufacture, sell, repair and store recreational vessels are seeing a growing number of problems caused by ethanol-related fuels. Said one Minnesota boat dealer in the survey, “Ethanol fuels are great for our…

BRANSON, Mo. –– The Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District will hold three workshops July 31 through Aug. 2 in Branson, Shell Knob and Reeds Spring, Mo. to discuss and seek input on the draft Table Rock Lake Shoreline Manage-ment Plan. All interested persons are invited.

By Wayne William Cipriano Writing about the problems many of us face with respect to health care requires a book, not a newspaper article. So many facets, so many questions, so many solutions – each demand too much space or result in too little attention. But I believe most would agree with one simple aim:…

In an acquisition that St. Louis Better Business Bureau President and CEO Michelle Corey called “one of the most ambitious and significant expansions in our 100-year history,” BBB has announced the addition of 24 counties in Southwest Missouri to its service region. The expansion, which includes the cities of Springfield, Joplin and Branson, means the…

Imagine the jolt of stepping up to an ATM machine and, instead of seeing the computer menu on the screen in front of you, you see a man desperately pressing a hand written note against the screen with the plea, “help me,” says the Association of Mature American Citizens. It happened recently in Corpus Christi,…

More than 40 million Americans are caregivers for elderly relations, according to the Association of Mature American Citizens.  A Pew Research study shows that most of them look after aging parents.  And, the great majority of them don’t look at it as a burden.  Rather, they see it as a rewarding opportunity.