Opinion

Body Many bills filed in the Missouri General Assembly are dead on arrival, and that is for the best. But some bills are DOA because they make lawmakers uncomfortable.

Body The Mssouri General Assembly should pass a 12.5-cent increase in the motor fuel tax, without the opt-out plan, and Gov. Mike Parson should sign the bill into law.

Body Oats Transit is closely watching proposed state legislation that, if passed, would allow concealed-carry permit holders to lawfully bring firearms on public transportation.

Body If I became a state lawmaker (do not worry, I think too much of you, and lack the prerequisite ego, to actually run for the job), then I would be in a position to tell voters how stupid they are. Right?

Body Gov. Mike Parson tweeted that Missouri COVID cases and hospitalizations are down, which definitely is worth celebrating, but the rest of his message establishes a false equivalency.

Body The Excelsior Springs City Council’s decision to hire a private firm, Orion, to manage the city’s golf course may have been an act of genius, or not; but the timing seemed unnecessarily rushed, which naturally raises eyebrows.

Body It’s apparent to me that this is just another cover-up by the city manager and city leadership. Their mismanagement in building a restaurant and calling it a clubhouse is laughable. Then, to compound the problem, they decided to create a housing development.

Body This can be the year we scale up solutions that embrace a culture of health and expand family prosperity.

Body After the insurrection, and barbed wire-topped fencing and troops in Washington, D.C., for Inauguration Day, I reflected on Missouri’s 2018 Senate Republican primary.

Body Nursing homes across the nation, and here in Ray and Clay counties, have endured the COVID-19 pandemic with varying degrees of success.