The Parents as Teachers website includes a list of tips on involving fathers in their children’s lives, and it also […]
Governmental Things One Should Be Able to Do Online
Over at the Freakonomics blog, they’re discussing a website focused on getting the U.S. Census to be made available online, […]
Today’s Warrensburg Daily Star-Journal has an op-ed about the size of Missouri’s House of Representatives. In short, the House is […]
Public Programs Should Substantiate Claims About Child Development
Last week, I blogged about some advice a Parents as Teachers participant received from a program representative. She says she […]
As you may already know, Missouri is running a large budget deficit, despite several rounds of budget cuts recently made […]
Spending on Health
These two counties in Wisconsin, like Oklahoma City, want their residents to be more healthy and physically fit. Unlike Oklahoma […]
The St. Joseph News-Press ran an article this past week about the biodiesel industry’s fight for a tax credit extension. […]
Hard Choices, Not False Choices
The Tour of Missouri website encourages Missourians to lobby for restored funding. Here are some of the reasons it gives: […]
I’m grateful to Audrey Spalding for directing me to this op-ed in the New York Times. The author argues in […]
Here’s an example of an admirable effort to improve public health without spending a dime of government money: On Jan. […]
That would be a ban on red light cameras, which was recently proposed in the Missouri Senate. Although I am […]
What Does It Cost if Your Neighbor Has No Health Care Insurance?
Americans are proud of their independence and their rights as individuals to express their unique perspectives. No one is about […]
As Caitlin pointed out last night here on Show-Me Daily, the Saint Louis blogosphere has been criticizing the Show-Me Institute […]
Parental Choice in Education: How Missouri Compares With Florida
Watching this video about the Florida School Choice Parent Resource Center, I marveled at the many options available to Florida […]
A few articles and blogs have recently criticized the Show-Me Institute for moving to our lovely new location in the […]
Today’s Springfield News-Leader has an op-ed (link via Combest) written by a state rep who is seeking to promote the […]
I stole the title for this blog entry from Gov. Jay Nixon’s speech the other day. I haven’t discussed it sooner, […]
Chester E. Finn Jr. is trying to convince conservatives to support the Common Core Standards. Although I don’t know whether […]
As many of you are probably aware, the Texas State Board of Education voted on Friday to make a number […]
Yesterday, the Missouri House approved a constitutional amendment designed to check the federal government’s expansion of powers in the realm […]
