Jo Ann Emerson
OpinionJanuary 8, 2013
What's over the edge of the fiscal cliffThe fiscal cliff has passed, and it should be clear now that the driving force behind it was always taxes. Ronald Reagan said that a person who agrees with you 80 percent of the time is not a 20 percent traitor, and it was the case in Congress that a majority voted...OpinionFebruary 7, 2012
A matter of conscienceReligious freedom has a long and proud history in America. From the first pilgrims to cross the Atlantic, to the religious freedom established in colonial charters, to the Bill of Rights -- it is a basic premise that Americans have the right to worship as they wish...OpinionNovember 7, 2011
Cardinals characterAt times in sports, we are fortunate to experience moments that are more about life than they are about the game. It's even more fun when it's your team. The historic run of the St. Louis Cardinals to the 11th World Championship in their storied history provided pi...OpinionOctober 11, 2011
Fast and really furiousWhen the Bureau of Alcohol, Firearms, Tobacco and Explosives chose a name for its new border operation in 2009, they ripped it from blockbuster movie posters, calling it "Fast and Furious." Well, the way they conducted this operation really ought to make Americans ...OpinionNovember 11, 2010
A salute to veterans past, present and futureVeterans Day is a rare opportunity to look at the men and women in our communities and think about what they have done for their fellow Americans. Some of our veterans flew helicopters in Vietnam. Some spent the Korean War aboard ships of war. ...OpinionDecember 18, 2009
NATO allies in AfghanistanThe efforts of the American military in Afghanistan are important to the safety and security of the American people around the world and here at home, which is why I traveled to Edinburgh, Scotland, last month to attend the annual meeting of the North Atlantic Trea...OpinionNovember 24, 2009
Fighting for patients' rightsHow anyone could read my tirade against big drug companies in the Southeast Missourian and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and conclude that I am in their pockets is beyond me, but a letter to the editor in this paper did just that. The writer of that letter attacked m...OpinionNovember 13, 2009
Take on the drug companiesSix years ago, when Congress was writing a new prescription drug benefit for Medicare, the name-brand pharmaceutical lobby was in Republican leaders' offices carving out subsidies and exemptions for itself. Today, the same special interest group is working hand-in-...OpinionJuly 22, 2009
Debt explosionDebt explosion. No better term exists to encompass the worst that can happen due to the reckless expansion of federal government and irresponsible borrowing to finance it. I am extremely concerned about the spending trends in Washington, D.C., and taxpayers should ...Advertisement
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