At least 22 Republican-led states have announced plans to cut extended benefits, affecting more than 3.6m people
Category: Issues
Community Issues
Who Owns You?
A few years back my mom got a pacemaker: her doctor thought a heart rate of 22 beats a minute seemed a touch low. This month her cardiologist detected that the pacemaker wasn’t operating properly and mom needed to have Read More …
The Hangover
Tuesday morning my garage door made a hideous noise as it opened: the top right set of rollers had jumped out of the track, resulting in a cattywampus mess with the door leaning east to west. Fortunately, the door opened Read More …
Another Month In The State Of Misery
April 2021 Missouri Benefit Numbers Released The worst news: the suffering is only going to increase. The Missouri Department of Social Services released the April 2021 Monthly Management Report for the Family Support Division and MO HealthNet Division. The latest Read More …
The Missouri Go Round
Get comfy…this will take a while. A chain of emails related to the operation of Missouri’s food stamp program arrived yesterday. State Representative Sarah Unsicker (D – Shrewsbury) shared this information. An outstate gentleman serves as legal guardian for an Read More …
An Eight Foot Ladder
The other week the weather people predicted really nasty storms. I knew the gutters needed cleaning, immediately. Right after I married I bought a six foot ladder. The ladder came with us when we bought the house, and, back then Read More …