August 7, 2018 Missouri Ballot Proposals On Tuesday, August 7, 2018 Missourians will vote in primary contests for positions on the November ballot, and, for several ballot proposals. To see what will be on your ballot, visit https://voteroutreach.sos.mo.gov/PRD/VoterOutreach/VOSearch.aspx and fill-in Read More …
Category: Economic Fairness
Prop A decision Aug. 7 in Missouri will determine ‘the future of our state’
This article is reprinted from the Labor Tribune and dated July 2, 2018. LABORERS LOCAL 42 BUSINESS MANAGER/SECRETARY-TREASURER BRANDON FLINN As union members crowded into Laborers Local 42 hall in St. Louis June 24 for a rally and action to Read More …
Again In May, Fewer Missourians Getting Help Fighting Hunger and Poverty
Missouri has just issued the Family Support Division/MO HealthNet Division Monthly Management Report for May 2018 [ https://dss.mo.gov/re/pdf/fsd_mhdmr/1805-family-support-mohealthnet-report.pdf ]. Don’t get excited. As has become the typical, in May the total number of Missourians receiving food stamps dropped, as did Read More …
Bad Farm Bill Passes House of Representatives
Despite pressure from millions of good people about the nation, this afternoon the U. S. House of Representatives reconsidered and passed the very nasty and partisan Agriculture Reauthorization bill, aka the once-every-five-year Farm Bill. NOT A SINGLE DEMOCRAT VOTED FOR Read More …
Three Contracts
I have come to make a plug for failure. There are many ways to fail after all your successes… To pursue something because it matters to you, to your moral expectations for the world; to pursue something because the way Read More …
Everyday Tragedies
Last Monday, as most of the world watched two leaders with bad hair, a young man made a driving mistake on a crappy road in northeast St. Charles County. The young man paid with his life. Between the hummus and Read More …