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Josh Hawley- Out of Touch

I wrote and sent an email to Sen Josh Hawley, MO asking him to support the Build Back Better Act especially the parts that support children. There are programs and funding in the act to provide federal money to states to upgrade/support existing K-12 public schools. Missouri currently comes in at 47th in education spending,Continue reading “Josh Hawley- Out of Touch”

Full of Hope

I had lived or worked with many different types of people who were not raised anything like I was, which helped me to see things from different perspectives. I thought I had seen pretty much anything and was mostly shock proof. My last job experience not only showed me some sides of life I hadContinue reading “Full of Hope”

Doing Dishes

Clearing our minds of negative thoughts is a lot like doing the dishes after a big gathering. The gathering is over, the dirty dishes are piled up on the counter and in the sink. You look at it and think that it is just too much to tackle, but start anyway. You pick a startingContinue reading “Doing Dishes”

Missouri State Treasurer

The State Treasurer is the state’s chief financial officer. The State Treasurer manages Missouri’s $20 billion in annual state revenues, directs its banking services and oversees its $6.5 billion investment portfolio. The State Treasurer safeguards Unclaimed Property that has been turned over by banks, businesses, insurance companies and government agencies, and aggressively tries to locateContinue reading “Missouri State Treasurer”

CHILDREN SHOULD BE POLITICAL PRIORITY!!

I write instead of video because if I was talking everyone hearing me would hear anger in my voice and would not hear the words I was saying. However, in trying to keep people from hearing the anger I also tend to water down the message and not upset anyone. Right now I want peopleContinue reading “CHILDREN SHOULD BE POLITICAL PRIORITY!!”

IT’s My Money

So here is the thing I have been thinking a lot about lately. I (we) pay taxes and elected officials decide what to spend that taxpayer money on. So if I (we) don’t vote I (we) have NO say in how my (our) money is spent. Well I don’t know about you but I haveContinue reading “IT’s My Money”