Missouri has nearly bounced back to its workforce levels before the coronavirus came on the scene. A Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry report says the Show-Me State is one of the nation’s leaders in its recovery of more than 95% of the jobs. Ted Abernathy, of Economic Leadership LLC, completed the report for the…

The Missouri State Fair is taking nominations for Veteran/Active military Honoree of the Day. The fair will honor eleven service members from Missouri in a Military Flag Retreat ceremony. The deadline to nominate a Missouri resident on the Missouri State Fair website is July 5th.

A Lebanon High School senior who created “Good Morning, Mrs. Ford”, a documentary about a Black teacher who faced discrimination, is the winner of a prestigious Princeton University award. Abram Barker pieced together the twelve-minute masterpiece. It landed him Princeton University’s Prize in Race Relations award for the region this year. Barker, who has spent…

The May 17th swearing-in of a Missouri Supreme Court Judge was a historic event, made even more significant because the newest member is also the state’s first woman of color to be appointed to the position. The state’s highest court held the formal investiture ceremony Tuesday, to administer the oath of office to the Honorary…

Dr. Terry Smith is a professor of political science and director of the honors program at Columbia College. His expertise includes American politics, including American political parties, Congressional, politics and the American justice system. Like millions of others, he has been following the U.S. Supreme Court’s likely decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade which would…