Opinion
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Opinion: A dysfunctional legislative session
The 2022 regular session of the Missouri General Assembly was the most dysfunctional I can remember in more than 50…
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Opinion: Now is the time to remember the good our government does for us
With higher gas prices, rising food costs and near record inflation as we emerge from the worst pandemic in a…
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Opinion: Capping prescription drug costs is not a substitute for lowering prices
Lawmakers in Congress have been promising to tackle rising drug prices for years, but so far there’s been little action.…
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Opinion: 2022 midterms give voters power to change state legislatures, Congress
How long are we willing to tolerate the obstructionism, stonewalling, half-truths and downright lies that are being used to pass…
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Opinion: COVID in children can bring lifetime of diabetes – and soaring insulin prices, unless Congress acts
As nurses, my husband and I witnessed truly awful and devastating things treating patients on the frontlines of this pandemic.…
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Opinion: Partisan policies didn’t raise gas prices, and partisan sniping won’t lower them
In 2020 the price of oil crashed, even falling to less than zero one day. Traders actually had to pay…
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Opinion: Faith plays an integral role in American politics, and we can’t ignore that
A cursory review of American history shows the central role God and religion played and continue to play in our…
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Opinion: We don’t want to admit the real worker shortage problem
A week ago, I was talking to an educator whose job it is to run training programs for students and…
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Opinion: It’s time Missouri lawmakers close the domestic violence gun loophole
Missouri continuously ranks in the top 10 of states for gun violence deaths and the number of women killed by their partners. Domestic…
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Opinion: Missouri Congressional redistricting has long been divisive
The extended Missouri Senate filibusters about congressional redistricting is a reminder about how bitter and divisive this issue can be.…
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Opinion: What I learned from watching more than 500 Jan. 6 videos
I recently watched hundreds of videos from the Jan. 6 insurrection. Many of the stark moments from the attack on…
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Opinion: Lawmakers need to take swift action on federal education funds
Congress passed, and President Joe Biden signed, the American Rescue Plan 10 months ago, creating the most significant infusion of…
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Opinion: Appointing a Black woman to the Supreme Court is not affirmative action
The distorted misinformation about affirmative action is once again raising its ugly head around the potential nomination of a Black…
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Opinion: Missouri Legislature is targeting education
This year’s session of Missouri’s legislature has been flooded with measures to control what local public schools must do or…
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Opinion: Vaccine mandates have always faced resistance and saved lives
Health care professionals had high hopes that rapid vaccination of our entire U.S. population would slow COVID-19 transmission and stem…
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Opinion: The profound change in Missouri’s legislature
This column is prompted by a question from a long-time statehouse observer as to why Missouri’s legislature has become so…
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Opinion: ‘Roe’ never guaranteed abortion access. It’s time to build something better
Many of us heard of the passing of Sarah Weddington, the fearless attorney who represented Jane Roe in the landmark…
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Opinion: Eliminate the loneliness of COVID-19
COVID-19 creates isolation. It’s unavoidable and detrimental, particularly for an older adult. Here at Cardinal Ritter Senior Services, we help…
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Opinion: Reclaiming MLK Day
In April of 1967, at the Riverside Church in New York City, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr spoke…
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Opinion: What if we regarded and treated America as our family?
Like it or not, we all are members of a larger family: America. As residents of a community, city and…
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Opinion: Does CRT make white students feel bad? Try being a Black student
Patrick recalled the horror he felt as a small child integrating a suburban school district. He rode the bus to…
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Opinion: A 2022 wish list for Missouri politicos
In most jobs, most of the time, you determine your own destiny. If you’re a salesman who wants to sell…
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Opinion: Next year will not be better unless we get involved
As a new year dawns, many of us may find it difficult to be very hopeful about anything as we…
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Three techniques to help you cope with Christmas stress
We often think of Christmas as a time of joy and happiness. But for some people, this time of year is…
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Opinion: Pandemic helped spread fentanyl, drive opioid overdose deaths to new high
For the past 20 years, I have been engaged in efforts to end the opioid epidemic, as a public health official,…
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Opinion: Missouri lawmakers must take action to legalize marijuana
In 1984, I was arrested for felony possession of marijuana for a half-pound of marijuana, for which I served five…
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Opinion: A perspective on Gov. Parson’s unprecedented attacks on journalists
I begin this column with a confession. We journalists are reluctant to report about ourselves because under journalism ethics, a…
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Opinion: After a breakthrough COVID infection, I believe in the vaccine more than ever
In April, when I received my first shot of the COVID-19 vaccine, I was hopeful for the first time in over a…
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Opinion: Make holiday decisions that work for everyone
This is a holiday season like no other. Many people have been apart for nearly two years and have had…
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Opinion: Celebrate the bipartisan infrastructure bill for more than new roads, bridges, jobs
Is it safe to say that most Americans are sick and tired of all the partisan fighting dominating the national…
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