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Teaching is a passion that calls many to go the extra mile for our children's future. As a father of three children who all went to school in Tarkio, I understand that Missourians have been blessed with many outstanding individuals who serve our communities in the teaching profession. Our educators have a difficult job, and they should be thanked for their hard work and dedication.

It’s an idea as old as our nation—to secure peace, America must project strength. As George Washington said in his 1793 State of the Union address: “If we desire to secure peace… it must be known that we are at all times ready for war.”

That concept, succinctly described by President Reagan as "peace through strength," has been at the core of American foreign policy from the very beginning. Unfortunately, what we’re seeing right now from President Biden is the exact opposite, weakness—and it only invites chaos.

The United States Postal Service is one of the only federal agencies that can trace its roots to the United States Constitution. Needless to say, mail delivery is one of the few things the federal government should do and should do well. Unfortunately, they aren't.

I've heard countless complaints about prescriptions not being delivered on time, gifts and packages going missing, and bills not being delivered until long after the due date. It's not just a problem in Kansas City and North Missouri, but all over the country.

The State of the Union is supposed to be an opportunity for the President to update the Nation on his policies to address the issues we face. It usually doesn’t involve picking fights during the speech or going after your opponent in the upcoming election. Unfortunately, last night, it did.

Our law enforcement officers go above and beyond the call of duty every single day. They know that when they lace up their boots in the morning and kiss their loved ones goodbye, they might never return home. Fortunately, most do, but that's tragically what happened yesterday in Independence.

According to reports, a process server was serving an eviction notice when, in an instant, a gunman opened fire. An Independence police officer responded to the scene to render aid. Tragically, both were fatally wounded. Two other officers who responded to the scene were wounded.

If you want to grow a good crop, you need to put in a couple of things—nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, and a whole lot of blood, sweat, and tears. Even then, you're going to need a good deal of prayer, planning, and rain to make things work.

Farming is what economists call a high-operating cost, low-margin business. To put it simply, it costs a lot of money to scratch out a living farming.

The death tax is something I’ve been fighting for years. It just doesn’t make sense. We work all our lives to scrape by, pay taxes all along the way, and if we’re lucky, pass something along to our children. For the life of me, I can’t figure out why the federal government thinks it’s owed something when we die. Death shouldn’t be a taxable event.

The crisis happening on our southern border is weighing on the minds of Americans across the country, and for good reason. Since President Biden took office, there have been over 7 million illegal crossings, with over 302,000 illegal immigrants encountered in December 2023 alone.