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HB 1488: Small business owners urge lawmakers to bolster workforce, increase access to child care
JEFFERSON CITY — Following the House’s passage of HB 1488, a bill that will help parents find affordable child care and enter the job market, NFIB State Director Brad Jones called on … more
Updates and committee action
Greetings from your Missouri Capitol. Floor action remained limited this week, with one notable exception, as two joint sessions of the General Assembly took place to receive updates on two important … more
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Busy week in Jefferson City
This week, Representative Tara Peters and I hosted business leaders, law enforcement, education officials & community members from Phelps County. There were able to visit with Senator Justin … more
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To find shelter in a cave, you need a level dry floor. This one has a spring in the back of it and a constant temperature.
Caves and a swap meet
A strange thing is happening out in California, where people are starting to live in caves. If you remember, I wrote about my grandfather and I staying in caves on the Big Piney River in the 60s. We … more
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Was that a beagle I heard?
Beagles and briar patches
For most of two hours, the little beagle had struck trail after trail, and hotly pursued a half dozen cottontails in circles that wound around broamsedge, cedar thickets and patches of briar and … more
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Confirmation of the devil
I n my column from Jan. 10, I reviewed M. Scott Peck’s book, “The Road Less Traveled.” Now, I want to touch on another of his books, “People of the Lie, The Hope for Healing … more
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January Sisters Day
The first Sisters Day of the New Year has come and gone. The frigid weather on Jan. 16 didn’t deter any of us from showing up at the home of Shirely Huffman, our hostess for the day. Everyone … more
This week, the Judiciary Committee heard my HB 1954
Currently, information and data obtained by a probation or parole officer is privileged information and not receivable in any court. This bill modifies that provision to allow an exception for the … more
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Absolute proof to me that the Great Creator has a sense of humor... he sent me a Mallard Drake.
The prayer duck
When I am hunting and fishing now I am almost always alone and I have conversations with myself. Some say that when someone does that, it is an indication that they are crazier than a pet coon, but I … more
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It’s all in the numbers
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 … more
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Don’t insult our intelligence
BELLE — Do some of our current city council members try to insult our intelligence? Yes. I think they do. Please read Ordinance Section 110.050 Mayor and Board — Duties. I understand that … more
A response to last weeks editorial on student loans
A response to last weeks editorial on student loans I grew up as a very poor child near Vienna, Mo., and I went to Bend School, a one-room school for all of my elementary education. I walked a … more
I ain’t asking nobody for nothin’
R eleased as a single in April 1975, Charlie Daniels’ “Long Haired Country Boy” only reached 56 on the US Billboard Hot 100. It’s a great song. Although the refrain would … more
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Quite often, in deer that were born together as twins, there is a dominant twin and the other one is prone to shadow it. I believe that is what happened when I killed two does with one shot. It made me feel bad but I only saw one.
Two with one shot
The last few days of deer season are tough. Those final days for me occur at the close of the ‘muzzle- loader season” when whitetail deer are almost finished with the ‘rut’ … more
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Negative impacts of allowing concealed weapons on transit cannot be ignored
Bills have been introduced in the Missouri legislature that would allow individuals with a concealed carry permit to bring firearms on public transit buses, vans, trains and other spaces owned or … more
The pool hall kid, in the 1960s.
If we all were rich
Doc Dykes was a frequent visitor to the pool hall in 1963. He was quiet and good humored, plagued with petit-mal seizures on occasion. Doc Dykes was a chiropractor, and likely as educated a man as … more
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December 2023 Sisters Day
Today we are gathering to celebrate the last Sisters Day of 2023. Where has the year gone? It seems like only a couple of months ago I welcomed us to the start of the new year and next month I will … more
The many faces of the Democrat party
As the new year is upon us, I would like to look back at “old man time” and reflect on some of the outrageous deeds the progressive left displayed in 2023. You may ask why this is … more
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New year, same focus
Happy New Year! I hope you’ve enjoyed time with loved ones and feel ready to take on 2024. Last week, I wrote to you reflecting on the past year. Today, I’d like to look ahead toward what … more
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Legislative estimates of tax cut losses
As Missouri lawmakers face state budget proposals in the 2024 legislative session, they might want to consider what their staff had reported about the financial impact of tax cuts passed in prior … more
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