When you get done feasting on Thursday and making your plan of attack for “Black Friday” and “Cyber Monday,” be sure to keep in mind a couple of other special days coming up that can make a big impact on our local community. Make sure you participate in “Small Business Saturday” and “Giving Tuesday.”
Editorials
It was an eclectic, but selective election
By Phill Brooks
Missouri voters delivered an unusual collection of eclectic, but also selective election results this November. By a significant majority, Missouri voters elected a conservative Republican, Josh Hawley, to the U.S. Senate. Yet, by an even greater margin, Missourians approved legalizing medical marijuana.
Transportation service is needed for rural workers
During a gathering of industrial leaders at Cuba City Hall for Manufacturing Day, a topic was brought up during the roundtable about a need for transportation for rural residents that might otherwise not have a good way of getting to work in our area towns. The need is especially serious, given that our area unemployment rate continues to drop, while industries are looking to expand.
Increase freedom to increase prosperity
By Dean Stansel, Ph.D., Southern Methodist University
Missouri’s economy has lagged behind the rest of the nation for many years. My recent article in the “Missouri Policy Journal” examined how Missouri’s economy, and its restrictions on labor markets, compare to other states. It’s not a pretty picture, and the voters’ recent approval of a minimum wage increase will only make matters worse.
Term limits have often been bad for Missouri
By Phill Brooks
I was inspired to write this column by a Missouri newspaper publisher who asked me to dedicate a column to one of the most dominating factors in Missouri's statehouse—voter-approved term limits.
Legislate for the many, not the few
Thank goodness that’s over with. Now, we can all get back to peaceful nights at home without our phones ringing off the hook and enjoy getting lost in our favorite sit-com without having to sit through endless political commercials. And, hopefully, our newly elected officials can get back to representing their constituents like they did decades ago, rather than their parties, like they’ve been doing lately.