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Dear Editor: I write to you in regards to the article/poll “Whadduyathunk?” on the stands May 8. The question posed was: “When Gallatin police officers perform vehicle unlocks, is this a community service (free) or unfair competition against local locksmiths?” This question I find lacking a few key details. One of those details I learned a long time ago is that nothing in this life is free. Now before I You must be a logged in paid subscriber to read the full story. Please Login to access.
May 15th, 2013 | Tags: Letter to the Editor | Category: Opinion | Leave a comment |  Print This Story
This past week, for instance, both Hedrick Medical Center at Chillicothe and Wright Memorial Hospital at Trenton announced new policy changes. These hospitals, as well as most others, no longer provide admission, dismissal or birth information to hometown newspapers or radio stations. It’s a You must be a logged in paid subscriber to read the full story. Please Login to access.
May 14th, 2013 | Tags: columnist, Darryl Wilkinson, Off the Editor's Spike | Category: Opinion | Leave a comment | Print This Story
Then there’s the nearly five-inch snow that was dumped You must be a logged in paid subscriber to read the full story. Please Login to access.
May 14th, 2013 | Tags: Chuck Haney, columnist, On the Street | Category: Opinion | Leave a comment | Print This Storyby Freida Marie Crump
Don’t laugh until you’ve heard me out. It might be one of the strangest ideas you’ve seen to bust loose the legislative constipation that’s got its hold on the halls of the U.S. Congress, but it just might work. Anyone who’s diverted his eyes away from his text messaging in the last couple of years knows that we are paying millions of bucks You must be a logged in paid subscriber to read the full story. Please Login to access.
May 13th, 2013 | Tags: columnist, Freida Marie Crump, The Poosey Digest | Category: Opinion | Leave a comment | Print This Storyby State Sen. Brad Lager Last week, the Missouri General Assembly met the constitutionally established deadline when we delivered to the Governor the spending plan for fiscal year 2014. The FY14 budget appropriates just short of $24.8 billion which makes it the largest operating budget in our state’s history. The only good news is that as of this week, there is nearly a $400 million surplus which the General Assembly You must be a logged in paid subscriber to read the full story. Please Login to access.
May 10th, 2013 | Tags: Capitol Report, legislator, State Sen. | Category: Opinion | Leave a comment | Print This Story
In its laws, as well as legislative practices, Missouri has a far stronger system for controlling government’s spending appetites than does the federal government. Unlike the federal government that can print as many dollar bills as needed, Missouri’s Constitution prohibits deficit spending You must be a logged in paid subscriber to read the full story. Please Login to access.
May 10th, 2013 | Tags: Capitol Perspective, columnist, Phill Brooks | Category: Opinion | Leave a comment | Print This Storyby State Sen. Brad Lager The final weeks of every legislative session are long and demanding. This session, we have worked to hold the line on the federal government while doing what we can to improve the economic climate in our state. In order to call the 2013 legislative session a success, there is a lot that will need to be accomplished in the final two weeks. Tax credit reform, You must be a logged in paid subscriber to read the full story. Please Login to access.
May 6th, 2013 | Tags: Capitol Report, legislator, State Sen. | Category: Opinion | Leave a comment | Print This Storyby Congressman Sam Graves We all surely have a teacher from our childhood who inspired us to become what we are today. Whether it was because they were able to explain things easily or stayed after school to help us understand a subject, chances are that a teacher had a big influence in your life. The week of May 6th marks National Teacher Appreciation Week, a time to pay tribute You must be a logged in paid subscriber to read the full story. Please Login to access.
May 6th, 2013 | Tags: Capitol Report, Congressman, legislator | Category: Opinion | Leave a comment | Print This Story
More than 250 persons, including former students, FFA You must be a logged in paid subscriber to read the full story. Please Login to access.
May 6th, 2013 | Tags: Chuck Haney, columnist, On the Street | Category: Opinion | Leave a comment | Print This Story |
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CHILLICOTHE, MO — As the years pass I am sure we will have a special place in our memory bank for the weather we’ve experienced the past year. The severe drought a year ago and water-lowered levels in ponds, lakes and reservoirs from five to seven feet below normal stage. Then came flooding and flash flooding and more snow in April.
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The legislature’s recent approval of a major tax cut for businesses and income tax payers has caused me to think about the history of fiscal discipline in Missouri.