One of the most enjoyable things about being an elected public official is the opportunity to meet and talk to folks all across northeast Missouri.A One of the best ways to do that is to visit a county fair, and Ia ll be spending a lot of time this month visiting county fairs throughout the 18th Senate District.

Fernando Jon Murphy and his classmates from the fifth grade at Highland Elementary in Lewistown, Mo., didn't know exactly what years Jackie Robinson played, or exactly where the Dodgers were located when Robinson broke baseball's color barrier.