A decade of savings gone in a year… My friends planned to grow old together. That worked, for a while. He developed Alzheimer’s. Her leg and foot problems trapped her in their home. Oh, they coped: he remembered how to Read More …
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The Need For Common Sense
For the third time in less than an hour I stood at the counter in the local hardware store. The night before a “bubble” in the sewer line deposited a lot of what charitably can be called “gunk” in our Read More …
Why We Need True Campaign Finance Reform
Hello Again! As usual, Jason Hancock at the Kansas City Star did a great job digging into a complicated political story. This week’s vote to replace Will Krauss in the Missouri Senate, not unexpectedly, kept the seat in Republican hands. Read More …
FOCUS 2018: “The Democratic Future Is Now!” on November 8, 2017
Welcome To Loserville: The GOP Plan To Eviscerate The Middle Class
My daughter holds a managerial post with a significant local manufacturer with a worldwide reach. At age 31 she faces (with luck) another 37 years in the work force before retirement. Alas, the tax changes threatened by Donald Trump and Read More …
Food Stamps Alone Don’t Support A Healthy Diet
Hello Again! Our friends up east are publicizing a study which demonstrates what many of us know well – food stamps alone are not enough for even a thrifty family to buy all the nutritious food they need. The article Read More …