Full day today. Spoke to a large group of soybean and biodiesel producers this morning. That was followed by a great discussion w/ an “Investigative Journalism” class at MIZZOU. I closed the night out by having a great informal chat with students from the MIZZOU Law & Society group (pictured above). Always enjoy getting out … Continued

‪Huge crowd at this morning’s Boonslick Prayer Breakfast. Beautiful music, moving prayer and a wonderful spirit of unity!

What a great morning joining so many friends at the Columbia Values Diversity breakfast. I was captured by one specific quote from the keynote speaker… “We can’t work to make things right until we are willing to admit that things are wrong.” I think it is more than appropriate to celebrate the great things about … Continued

Great evening tonight w/ Representative-Elect Cheri Reisch at the Hallsville Area Chamber of Commerce Christmas Party & Awards Banquet. We honored some great citizens from northern Boone County. Business of the Year – Prenger Foods Teacher of the Year -Janet Love Citizens of the Year – Brian Rickard & Terri McHugh We presented each of … Continued

A huge shout-out to DeAnna Alonso from Central Missouri Foster Care and Adoption Association for hosting today’s Journey Home Bus Tour. We hopped on a bus and toured a number of facilities and organizations in Columbia attempting to recreate the path and challenges of foster families and children in our community. We have plenty of … Continued

A great crowd at tonight’s Centralia FFA Chapter Hunger Awareness dinner. A really cool event designed to raise awareness about hunger and poverty in our community and our world. My friend Jed Angell gave some really great words about his experiences dealing with poverty in Haiti and Mexico.