Opinion

By DENNIS GRUBAUGH    There are some things in life so indelibly etched in the memory they have a lasting impact. One of those was the manner in which I bought my first VCR.    It was 1982 and I opened a special bank account to save the cash to avoid paying on time. I eventually purchased…

By ALAN J. ORTBALS    The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis recently released data on the growth of the Gross Domestic Product of each of the 50 states. Surprising to some, Missouri ranked 48th above only Michigan and Louisiana which was actually a step up. The Show Me State was 49th last year.     One of…