As Republicans in Jefferson City and Washington push hard for strict work requirements for adults on SNAP (aka food stamps), remember “work” remains just a buzz word. The true goal: punish the poor. Never forget that many of those you Read More …
Category: Issues
Community Issues
April Revenue Numbers Rain Bad News For Missouri Budget
Well, in Missouri predicting state revenue requires luck, dice and Ouija boards. The main sources of revenue – individual income tax and sales tax – jump about due to circumstances the state can’t control nor accurately predict. That reality hit Read More …
Getting By In Missouri
The other week, coming home from Jefferson City, I stopped to buy a copy of my favorite newspaper – the Unterrified Democrat. As I got out of my car a gentleman rolled by me, popped the convenience store door open Read More …
Missouri February Benefits Report Released
Surprise, Surprise, Surprise as Gomer Pyle used to say…just days after the belated issuance of the January 2018 Monthly Management Report from the Missouri Department of Social Services the February report got spit-out about when it should have appeared. (Of Read More …
FOCUS 2018: Republican-Sponsored Voter Suppression in Missouri Exposed
At a well-attended meeting of the West County Democrats’ FOCUS 2018 — the evening version of WCD — Nancy Price and Denise Lieberman, explained the intricacies of the Missouri Legislature’s most recent attempt to suppress voters and limit the constitutionally Read More …
Reflection on March for Our Lives
To my fellow Democrats, Progressives, Liberals & other rational & reasonable thinkers, In watching the March for Our Lives I had many thoughts among my many tears of joy! Is there a future of change with the youth/young adults leading Read More …