By Dr. Graham A. Colditz, Siteman Cancer Center
As wonderful as summertime can be, there’s also something really nice about the calendar—and the weather—turning toward fall. The light starts to soften a bit, and the crisp mornings and warm afternoons invite us to spend more time outside.
Editorials
Make a plan to pay for higher education
By Scott Fitzpatrick
According to a Georgetown University study, the cost of higher education has increased 169 percent over the last 40 years. And according to Sallie Mae’s annual How America Pays for College survey, nearly half of American families have no plan for how to pay for higher education.
It’s wrong for the government to tell us ‘Shut up or else’
By Gene Policinski
There may be no worse assault on our freedom of speech than a law that would permit the government to tell us to “shut up” when it comes to discussion and debate on a major social issue of our time—and to punish us if we don’t.
Farm Bureau supports call for special session
By Garrett Hawkins
Rural Missouri’s economy runs on agriculture. This has been the case since before Missouri became a state, and it remains true today. Staying on the cutting edge of agricultural production and value-added processing requires investment in capital-intensive projects.
Refunds, not tax cuts are the safest measure
As Missouri’s legislature heads into a special session next week to consider permanent tax cuts there are several things you should keep in mind: who is paying the highest percent of taxes in our state; the Hancock Amendment provides for giving surplus money back to the taxpayers; and if our legislature lowers taxes and that leads to future problems it will take a statewide vote to restore them.