September 2020 Missouri Benefit Report Issued Mediocre effort yields mediocre results. The Missouri Department of Social Services just issued the September 2020 Monthly Management Report for the Family Support Division and the MO HealthNet Division. They earn one point for Read More …
Category: Health Care
Meeting the candidates
WCD Co-Chairs Karen Cloyd and Suzanne Couch attended a pop-up rally for Democratic candidates Nicole Galloway, Jill Schupp, and Deb Lavender at the United Food and Commercial Workers Union Hall in Manchester on Saturday, October 3rd. Even the threat of Read More …
The National Political Landscape – 2020
In August our guest speaker, Dr. Dave Robertson, Political Science Department at UMSL, suffered a medical emergency which caused us to cancel the August 10 meeting. He is recovering well and provided West County Democrats with a video of the presentation he would have made to the group during our meeting.
A Few More Missourians Received Help In July
The report finds that the number of struggling citizens helped by Temporary Assistance dropped by 2% from June while the number receiving food stamps increased by just over half a percent, and, Medicaid [MO HealthNet] added about 2% to its rolls.
Goodbye In 2020
An old man died last night in Manchester. That bottom line omits the richness of his life and the challenges of his last days. Born and raised on Long Island, my friend George claimed he never cared for “the city” Read More …
The Necessity Of Uncertainty
Family and friends can’t abandon a young couple on their wedding day. So, good people accepted a level of risk, by necessity.