April 20, 2024
Lieutenant Governor Mike Parson is encouraging all Missourians to attend the Missouri State Fair in Sedalia August 10-20 in Sedalia. The State Fair began in 1901, and highlights Missouri’s agriculture industry along with Missouri companies and products. It plays host to carnival rides, dozens of agriculture exhibits, and quality entertainment shows, which this year include
Greetings, My Fellow Missourians This past week I attended the 71st Annual Southern Legislative Conference (SLC) held in Biloxi, MS. Biloxi is located right in the center of Mississippi’s 80-mile coastline on the Gulf of Mexico. The coast is to Mississippi as Branson is to Missouri. Mississippi has top rated beaches bringing in thousands of
Gene L. Dodaro, comptroller general of the United States and head of the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), recently announced that Denni McColm, chief information officer (CIO) for Citizens Memorial Hospital/ Health Care Foundation, is one of 15 appointments to the new Health Information Technology (HIT) Advisory Committee. “It is extremely valuable to have a
New Medicare cards debut next year Dear Savvy Senior, I just received my Medicare card in the mail and was surprised to see that the ID number is the same as my Social Security number. I know it’s a bad idea to carry around anything that displays my Social Security number because it makes me
You’re still just as active as you were in your thirties and forties, but as you continue to add those candles to your birthday cake each year, you can feel the effects of aging starting to take a toll on your body. As you age, your body needs a little extra care to maintain optimal
Taking time to complete the simple task of filing a change of address with the post office, as well as the Social Security Administration, state agencies, utility companies and others, can help avoid complications from important mail not getting you. “It’s important to change your address to be sure you receive important information,” said Carol
by Stewart Truelsen “No, Sally, your food doesn’t come from Amazon, it’s produced by farmers and ranchers”—someday this may be a mother’s answer to a child’s question about where her food comes from. Amazon, the giant e-retailer, recently announced a deal to purchase Whole Foods Market, the leading organic supermarket chain, for almost $14 billion.
ANOTHER STATE CHAMPION – MDC has recently added another tree in the St. Louis area to its distinguished State Champion Tree list—this Ohio buckeye located on private property in the City of Clayton. At 81-inches in circumference, 56-feet tall, and with a spread of 248-feet, it is the new Missouri State Champion of its species.
“…My father kept his vow of secrecy for over 50 years… They applied back in 1991 for benefits, and had nothing but denials all along. When Senator McCaskill took this up as an issue that needed to be corrected, we as a family—there was no way for us to express the gratitude to her, because
Receiving an Alzheimer’s diagnosis is never easy – it’s life changing, not only for the person receiving the diagnosis but for their family members as well. The disease can exact a devastating toll on family relationships unless everyone pitches in to support caregivers and take steps to secure the financial future of the person with
