Stories from Saturday, February 12, 2022

Crossroads Ministry of Poplar Bluff invites everyone to attend a Super Bowl party at its 416 South C St. location. The event is free and starts at 4 p.m. Sunday. The party will begin with a unity service of music and words of worship. The music will be provided by the Crossroads band and the words by Crossroads director Jimi Waggoner. The service will take about half an hour, said Anthony Rommel...

The Missouri House has approved a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow voters to decide if the current threshold to change the state constitution is too low. If approved by both chambers and voters, HJR 79 would modify the requirements for initiative petitions to change the state constitution. Missouri is currently one of only 18 states that allow an initiative petition to change their constitution...

As athletes compete in the winter Olympics, it is an appropriate time to again reflect on the question of China. First, it is unfortunate this treasured event is held in a brutal regime known for its horrible treatment of marginalized groups. In addition to its treatment of its own citizens, I would like to address the continued and increasing threat communist China poses to the United States...

Arguments were heard this week by a Cole County circuit court in a lawsuit state officials have filed against each other, essentially, to decide how money for the Missouri Department of Transportation is spent. Members of the Missouri Senate saw a 31-hour filibuster that started Monday over how to redraw Missouri’s Congressional map. It is a situation that is unlikely to be resolved quickly or cleanly...