The Hand That Rocks the Cradle: A Mother’s Day Retrospective
If we’re not persuading, we’re losing. Our words matter. Our rhetoric matters. Even when we fall short of them – especially when we fall short of them.
Is Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft Laying Groundwork for 2024 Gubernatorial Run?
Tuesday morning, March 16th, the KWOS Morning Show With Austin Petersen and John Marsh announced that they had received a tip that Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft was laying the groundwork for a run for Missouri Governor in 2024. While on air, Austin read a card invitation, pictured below, that says, “You are cordially…
Government Fail: Missouri Legislature Contradicts Itself in the War on Drugs
Tuesday, the Missouri legislature passed SB 63, which upon receiving Gov. Mike Parson’s signature, will create a state-run prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP). The push for such legislation has been a decade long crusade for certain legislators in the House and Senate. They argue that PDMP, despite evidence to the contrary, will help prevent opioid overdoses…
Forced to Become a Medical Refugee, Abby Rowe Can Finally Come Home
Eapen Thampy has worked in politics and advocated to legalize cannabis for years. But now, he is among those who need the policies he advocates for to become reality. Currently, he is facing federal marijuana charges to which he has pled guilty. Over the years, Eapen has built relationships with an incredibly diverse number of…
Opinion: Supporting Eric Greitens is Political Suicide for Republicans
By Alexandra Salsman I care about guns. It’s “my issue”. I’m a gun advocate. It’s why I tune in to politics. Right now, in the midst of Biden attempting to take our guns, the only thing stopping the federal government from dismantling the Second Amendment is a moderate Democrat in the United States Senate. Just one…
Show Me The Way – Missouri Goes for a Gun Rights Trifecta
As leftist politicians on Capitol Hill scramble to grab guns, Missouri legislators are making moves to help everyone keep them. Three bills filed in Jefferson City, this year, take aim at ensuring and expanding 2nd Amendment rights within the state. Two, if passed, will inhibit federal agencies from infringing on Missourians’ gun rights, and one…
Fed Up With Sam Page: The St. Louis County Restaurant Rebellion #STLFoodFight
On Friday, newly re-elected St. Louis County Executive Sam Page announced some of the most severe restrictions, yet, on St. Louis County residents and businesses in response to the rise in coronavirus cases. Once again, restaurants are among the businesses most impacted. As of Tuesday, restaurants are not allowed to open their dining rooms, and…
Out of the Mouths of Babes: Big Government Gets It Done
“When I was a child, I used to talk as a child, think as a child, reason as a child; when I became a man, I put aside childish things.” – 1 Corinthians 13:11 (New American Bible) When I was a young pup, my father sent a letter to the governor of Missouri advocating a…
How to Feed Your Brain (and avoid brain farts)
“A person who won’t read has no advantage over one who can’t read.” -Mark Twain (apocryphal) I’m not saying that I’m a voracious reader, but when I was a child, I set a goal to read every book at the local public library. I think I had read about a fictional character doing such a…
Business picks up at Missouri’s 13 casinos since reopening in June
Missouri is a state which stands out with its geography. Mississippi and Missouri rivers define the eastern and the border of the state. Missouri’s casino scene is entirely based on rivers. Their favorite games at 13 riverboats along these two waterways. Double down, Zunga, Slotomania, and big fish are operating through Facebook. As for now,…