By Rik W. Hafer
The Labor Department announced that almost 5 million jobs were added in June. On top of an impressive increase in May of nearly 3 million jobs, predictions of V-shaped recovery seemed inevitable. Sadly, it isn’t going to happen.
Editorials
A simple question
By Phill Brooks
This column is prompted by a simple question asked of the governor at one of his news conferences.
Missouri had reached a peak level of COVID-19 infections.
Wearing a mask is your patriotic duty
Throughout the history of our country people have proudly stepped up when called into service during times of crisis. At no time was that more evident than during World War II, when millions served in our military forces abroad and millions more went to factories at home in support of our great nation. We are at war again, this time with an invisible enemy, and it’s time we all did our patriotic duty and put on a mask when we venture out into public to not only save lives, but also restore the health and economic viability of the nation.