Last week as I was looking through the plant distributors page I saw that they had a Mystery Plant in a 10 inch pot. Only five were sold and you can only buy one. So we did it. We bought a mystery …
We had Kolton and Kelby for a few days during their spring break. They helped me all day at the shop on Thursday and Friday by watering plants, playing in dirt (Kelby), adding items into inventory …
Yet another state and federal study of the Osage River is on tap. Doubtless some changes can be made with riprap and other bank protection measures but the lower Osage basin is still downstream from …
This has been a quiet week in the Capitol as both the House and the Senate are enjoying spring break. This week marks the mid-session point, and legislators will return next week, ready to hit the …
Lawmakers Conclude Highly Productive First Half of Session As the 2023 session reached its midpoint lawmakers headed into their brief break from legislative action with a long list of …
Due to my professional history as a banker and bank examiner as well as my positions on the House Financial Services and Small Business Committees, I have received countless questions and comments …
Most of us are currently rubbing our eyes, yawning and sighing and generally mildly out of sorts because of “springing” forward Sunday, losing an hour of sleep as Daylight Saving Time …
A couple of weekends ago we had Kolton come over and work with Brian in the backyard. All the storms had brought down a mess of limbs that littered the lawn. Kolton, being the closer to the ground, …
The first half of our 2023 session is behind us as we have reached our Spring Break. Our legislature will not be in session during the week of March 13 – 17 as both chambers spend some much …
Waters of the United States Here in the Third District, we have thousands of miles of shoreline between the Missouri, Mississippi and Osage Rivers and the Lake of the Ozarks. We’re …
Toiling Toward Consensus Have you ever had one of those days when you work hard, but don’t seem to accomplish anything? Well, every day felt a bit like that in the Missouri Senate …
Have you ever had one of those days when you work hard, but don’t seem to accomplish anything? Well, every day felt a bit like that in the Missouri Senate this week. During our …
Hunting starts early for many of those raised in Miller County. We regularly publish photos of children with the deer or turkey they shot. But I’d bet the majority of those children were …
Valentine's Day probably has the oddest background, hands down, of all our gift related holidays. It involves martyrs, Catholics, Greeks, Romans, pagan holidays for health and fertility, illegal …
Advancing Legislation Six weeks into the 2013 legislative session, the Senate has reached the point when we’re passing bills and sending them onto the House of Representatives for its …
The Missouri Supreme Court Chief Justice Paul C. Wilson addressed a joint session of the members from the House and Senate this week as we gathered in the House chamber to receive the annual State of …
In 1947, President Harry Truman delivered the first televised State of the Union Address. After years of increased public viewership, President Lyndon Johnson was the first President to deliver the …