By Marty Walsh, U.S. Secretary of Labor
On Labor Day we honor the achievements of America’s workers, and in 2022 we have a historic victory to celebrate. Our nation’s working people have come all the way back from the depths of a global pandemic, regaining every job lost and more.
Editorials
America needs common sense energy policy
By Garrett Hawkins
No matter your political leanings, nobody can deny that our lives rely on affordable and abundant energy. We need it for obvious things like fueling our cars and tractors, heating and cooling our homes, and running the factories that make the things we use every day.
Story could only be told in first-person
I did something in this week that I never do, well almost never. In fact I’m doing it right now. Writing in the first person.
Missouri has devolved into having one-party primaries
By Phill Brooks
One of the major aspects of Missouri's recent primary was the number of races for which there actually was no contest. In more than half of the 180 state legislative districts on the ballot, one of the two major parties did not have a candidate.
Start planning for a healthy school year
By Dr. Graham A. Colditz, Siteman Cancer Center
It’s not what many kids want to hear right now, but the new school year is just around the corner. Even while the long days remain filled with summer activities, families are starting to make plans for the first day of school and the coming year.