Editorial/Opinion

By Dennis Ellsworth, Sunshine Coalition So fractured is compliance with the Missouri Sunshine Law that state health officials — and at least some local governments — are impeding the release of vital information due the public about the COVID-19 pandemic. This issue involves the toll on residents of the state’s long-term care facilities. It turns…

By Robert Charles, National Spokesman for the Association of Mature American Citizens  As America emerges from COVID-19 and States reopen wholesale or by county, shadows are giving way to sunlight, furrowed brows to smiles, and reality is returning. Four facts define this moment, and they are encouraging – not discouraging. First, the tipping point has…

By Eric Bohl Imagine if Warren Buffett wanted to build a private toll road across northern Missouri. The billionaire would charge cars $100 apiece to race from his home city of Omaha, Nebraska, to Nashville, Tennessee, pocketing a huge chunk of profit on each trip. He might call it the “Music City Express.” Unfortunately, the…

By Lee Barker Missourians do not like living paycheck to paycheck paying high utility bills, and soon many won’t have to. The Grain Belt Express Transmission Line will lower the cost of utility bills to dozens of communities throughout the state. When built, the Grain Belt Express will deliver low cost wind and solar power…

By Robert Charles, National Spokesman for the Association of Mature American Citizens [AMAC] House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Impeachment leader Adam Schiff (D-VA) spent November repeating a time-tested line: “No one is above the law.” This weekend, Michigan Congresswoman Debbie Dingell trumpeted it. Next week, Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) will. The line…

by Michael Boyink / mike@douglascountyherald.com Magicians use sleight of hand to direct your attention away from what they don’t want you to see. Every sport seems to have “trick plays” that try to catch opponents off guard, setting them up to expect one thing but then delivering another. Our own Ava Bears did this – setting…

By R.W. Hafer, Professor of Economics and Director, Center for Economics and the Environment, Lindenwood University Missouri is the 16th most economically-free state in the union according to the just released 2019 edition of the Economic Freedom of North America. The report is published by Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think tank.…

By Phill Brooks A recent visit my wife and I paid to Harry S Truman’s library and museum in Independence caused me to reminisce about Truman’s legacy in Missouri’s statehouse. It’s a complicated story about how the bust of the state’s only U.S. President has been handled in the state Capitol. When I began covering…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – “It’s a fact that the cost of providing services at senior citizen facilities increases annually for any of a variety of reasons. It’s also a fact, however, that most seniors living in assisted living facilities and senior housing don’t have the resources to pay steadily increasing rates, particularly when they exceed the…