By Kelly Smith
In recent years, black vultures have been extending their range into southern Missouri. A cousin of the more-common turkey vulture, these aggressive birds with a five-foot wingspan are now a common sight in our state. Until recently, the average farmer or rancher has had few options to deal with these pests. Thankfully, a new Missouri Farm Bureau program is providing relief.
Editorials
Faith on the field: Athletes exercise religious freedom
By Tristiaña Hinton
Standing up, kneeling down or sitting out for what you believe isn’t always easy. Athletes whose talent has thrust them into the public spotlight can face an extra level of scrutiny when they express their religious beliefs.
How MO legislature controls filibusters
By Phill Brooks
The debate about changing U.S. Senate filibuster rules demonstrates how different that chamber is from Missouri's Senate. Missouri Senate rules make it more difficult to kill a bill by a filibuster.
At one year of the pandemic, Americare looks back at lessons learned
By Clay Crosson, President and Chief Operating Officer, Americare Senior Living
On March 31, the last two Americare communities conducted the final of their three COVID-19 vaccine clinics. With these clinics, each community has now administered vaccines to every resident and team member interested. In fact, 91% of residents and 40% of employees have now received the vaccine protection.
If your business is failing, why not increase prices and decrease services?
If you were running a business and things weren’t going well, what would you do? Would you increase your prices and reduce the qualify of your services? You would, apparently, if you were running the U.S. Postal Service.