It started when I was reading a book about the famous pamphlet Common Sense which aided in the formation of our country. The logic seemed to mesh well with the attitude of Missourians. You see, those of us who were born here take our heritage seriously. It was Congressman Willard Duncan Vandiver who gave us our nickname, The Show Me State. At a Naval banquet, he declared, " “I come from a state that raises corn and cotton and cockleburs and Democrats, and frothy eloquence nei

Hi, I'm John Wells, lifelong Missourian. I love this state. Missouri is home to the best sports teams, great universities and beautiful landscapes. We have the benefit of being centrally located, on the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers, with seven distinct geographical regions in our state. I'm a little biased, but I'm especially fond of our great floating rivers and streams in the southern region. I'm running the 10th District in the Missouri Senate, recently vacated by Travi

The legislature finished the budget early this year - though Democrats think we're not funding education to the levels we should be. They're right. Education is one of the prime functions of government, and necessary to see that the public knows enough to survive in this world. I am opposed to diverting funds into two systems of education - one for the poor and one for the rich. The way we improve the system is by keeping our kids together. When we're all invested in the same