By Dr. John Jasinski, Northwest Missouri State University president Our students returned last week for the spring semester and 2021 classes are underway at Northwest Missouri State University! I am feeling a sense of optimism about the future of Northwest, and that is on all of us who have uplifted and helped each other in
SBA offers another lifeline for small businesses By Tom Salisbury, US Small Business Administration region 7 administrator If you are a small business still struggling, call your lender immediately! You may be eligible for a third round of lending from the US Small Business Administration. SBA and Treasury Dept. reopened the Paycheck Protection (PPP) loan
My name is Riley Smith. I am a junior agricultural media major here at Northwest. As a student here, I know that we are all encouraged to make the changes that we want to see. I realize now that this is our time to do so. After reading the most recent email from President Jasinski,
By Eric Bohl and BJ Tanksley The 2020 regular session of the Missouri legislature is one we will remember for many years. The greatest pandemic in a century flared up just as we reached the heart of the schedule, where most of the hard work on legislation gets done. Once the legislature reconvened from an
House approves fiscally responsible spending plan By State Rep. Allen Andrews As lawmakers returned to the State Capitol Building to continue the 2020 legislative session, we faced the difficult task of crafting a balanced state budget during a time when revenues are declining because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the challenge of making significant cuts
Protect meatpacking plant workers, our food supply By Gladys Godinez, Center for Rural Affairs community organizer Meatpacking plants across the country have become COVID-19 hotspots, and the struggles faced by the people working inside are apparent and alarming. Our friends and neighbors are being asked to risk their health, safety and lives without vital protections
There is a long list of accomplishments By Larry W. Anderson We all know America was in good hands and accomplishing much before the invasion of COVID-19. To believe otherwise would expose biases rather than awareness but let’s not go there; instead, let’s stick to the facts concerning President Trump’s accomplishments. Prior to the coronavirus
Liberals come tumbling down By Larry W. Anderson Three events closely connected chronologically and politically have contributed to the tumbling down of the liberal machine so long in place. These were Iowa’s Democratic caucus, the awesome State of the Union speech skillfully delivered by President Trump, and the acquittal of Trump of the bogus impeachment
Congress must act to permanently ban lethal drugs By Timothy Garrison A Grain Valley teenager ingested what he thought was just half of an oxycodone pill, and it nearly cost him his life. The teenage victim didn’t know the pill he bought on the street in the Westport area of Kansas City was laced with
By Judy Frueh I truly believe everything happens for a reason. I also believe every action can have a ripple effect. This last year has left me challenged in ways I never thought possible. I have been in situations that still seem surreal to me. I have been shunned by people that I thought loved
