Opinion
COLUMN: Why Kansas City Celebrates Its Least Diverse CompanyIn Kansas City, Sept. 9 was designated “Happy Red Friday Day.” I was first made aware of the event when I drove by what is now called the Spirit of… Read More
National
Lawmakers investigate whether taxpayer funds were used to buy Chinese solar panels made with slave labor(The Center Square) – Congressional Republicans want to know if the federal government is purchasing solar panels from China that were built using slave labor. Lawmakers sent a letter to… Read More
Biden administration
Treasury department policy advantages minorities in housing, taxation and finance through new racial preference protocolThe Biden administration has announced a racial preference scheme to govern the application and enforcement of the federal tax code and other aspects of the economy, all in pursuit… Read More
Education
Angry white men class at University of Kansas groups white males, links them to violence and fascismAn “Angry White Male Studies” course that appears to still be taught at the University of Kansas pigeonholes such men as a “recognizable” anthropological figure that often combines “palpable rage… Read More
Immigration
Van Zandt County is 18th to declare invasion at southern border(The Center Square) – Van Zandt County in northeast Texas is the 18th county to declare an invasion at the southern border. Its county commissioners and Judge Don Kirkpatrick signed… Read More
Local News
Missouri State University Choral Union to perform at Carnegie HallSPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The Missouri State University Choral Union has been invited to perform next summer at one of the most prestigious venues in the world: Carnegie Hall The Choral… Read More
Immigration
National security analyst: D.C. officials blaming border states for ’emergency’ is ‘ultimate hypocrisy’(The Center Square) – A Washington, D.C., councilwoman who blamed the governors of Texas and Arizona for turning the U.S. capital into a “border town” wrote the city’s sanctuary city… Read More
Education
Heritage Foundation ranks Missouri schools dead last in academic transparency, Top-10 in all other categoriesMissouri schools’ “education freedom” rating sits in the Top 10 in several categories, but one aspect is holding back the Show-Me State’s overall rank. According to the Heritage Foundation’s newly… Read More
Immigration
D.C. mayor declares public emergency over thousands being bused from southern border(The Center Square) – Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser on Thursday declared a public emergency over several thousand foreign nationals arriving in the nation’s capital from the southern border after… Read More
Opinion
Op-Ed: Workers increasingly favor Right to Work statesUnion bosses and their apologists often grossly understate, or forget about altogether, regional cost-of-living differences when they are debating living standards in Right to Work states versus in forced-unionism states. Read More
Local News
The Joplin Toad magazine launches book and poetry publication outletJOPLIN, Mo. – The Joplin Toad has launched its new publishing component for independent authors and poets called Tiny Toad Press. The humor and arts magazine typically focuses on highlighting… Read More
Education
Virginia Governor blasts ‘progressives’ and vows to keep up the fight for parents’ rights at Back-to-School rallyVirginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin criticized progressive school administrators in Fairfax County Public Schools for what he said were violations of parental rights. Youngkin made the comments as he hosted a… Read More
National
Biden has let in hundreds of terror suspects from the ‘botched’ Afghan withdrawal, killer drugs across border, Hawley saysAs many as hundreds of potential terrorists, as well as tons of lethal candy-like drugs, have entered the United States on President Joe Biden’s watch, warns Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley. Read More
Economy
Report: Record 63% of small businesses freeze hiring(The Center Square) – Small businesses are increasingly unwilling to hire because they can’t afford to take on new costs, according to a newly released survey. The small business network… Read More
Politics
Has Johnson County in the red state of Kansas become a no-go zone for conservatives? Some say it hasHas the red state of Kansas’ most populous county become a no-go zone for conservatives? That’s the impression some are getting, after an upcoming rally for conservative candidates in Johnson… Read More
Economy
Number of Americans citing ‘hardship’ from inflation rises, particularly among middle class(The Center Square) – The majority of Americans say inflation is causing them financial hardship, according to a new poll. While the Biden administration heralded a pause in the rise… Read More
Education
Kent school teachers union declines six-figure average salary proposal(The Center Square) – The Kent Education Association (KEA) has declined the latest contract proposal from the Kent School District (KSD) that would have seen average salaries surpass $100,000… Read More
Opinion
Op-Ed: Book exposes how the Kansas education bureaucracy works against students(The Sentinel) – One in three students in Kansas is below grade level in reading and math, but instead of addressing the problem, the bureaucracy tries to deny the truth… Read More
State Government
Missouri Dept. of Conservation’s $70K grant to nonprofit expands outdoor accessibility(The Center Square) – A grant of $70,000 from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) to the Missouri Disabled Sportsmen will assist in the purchase of four track chairs and… Read More
Press Release
Gov. Parson Awards Public Safety Medal to First Responders and Civilians for Heroic Actions in 2021(JEFFERSON CITY, MO) – This morning, Gov. Mike Parson awarded Missouri Public Safety Medals to a total of 23 first responders and four civilians… Read More