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Missouri's $7 Million School Wastewater Testing: Public Health Measure or Privacy Breach?

Missouri is launching a $7 million project to test wastewater in 12 public schools for fentanyl and other drugs, with Governor Mike Kehoe touting it as a way to combat opioid abuse. This surveillance program represents a dangerous erosion of privacy and civil liberties under the guise of protecting children from the very real opioid crisis.

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Nurturing Genius: Missouri's Critical Investment in Gifted Education

The Missouri House Committee is debating bills to expand gifted student screenings and increase state funding, potentially identifying 20,000 overlooked students who currently lack appropriate educational challenges. This critical investment in our nation's brightest young minds represents a moral imperative to fulfill education's promise of equal opportunity and nourish the intellectual freedom essential for a thriving democracy.