An interesting question crossed my mind the other day – What would Missouri look like without Empower Missouri? Empower Missouri is the oldest and largest anti-poverty advocacy organization in our state. In 1901, a group of 41 Missourians came together at the YMCA in St. Louis to discuss critical, deep-rooted societal issues. This group continued...Lee mas

Missouri sure has changed since I left my home area of Cape Girardeau 25 years ago. When I was growing up, we were a swing state and proud of our bellwether history, having elected the presidential candidate who went on to win the election 25 out of 26 times from 1904 to 2004. Political parties...Lee mas