RICHMOND – This is the second in our four-part, issue-by-issue review of 2020... SECOND QUARTER APRIL April 3 • A Republican and former county clerk, Rep. Peggy McGaugh, offers no-excuse absentee voting legislation. • About 60 Excelsior Springs teachers make a video, lip-synched version of “We Are the World” to brighten the lives of district members left bored by isolation necessitated by the coronavirus. • Missouri deploys the National Guard to assist medical personnel who are fighting the virus. April 10 • Despite the virus, work continues on community projects across the city, including pavement overlays, feeding students with bus-delivered food, keeping fitness equipment clean at the community center and the senior center delivering food to shut-ins. • Missouri becomes the 42nd state to issue a stay-home order because of the virus. April 17 • The Excelsior Springs Chamber of Commerce offers grants to assist community businesses affected by COVID-19. • Because of the…