by Elizabeth Findelll Mayor Rawlings tells MSNBC he’s more afraid of white men shooting people than Syrian refugees In case you slept in Saturday morning and missed Mayor Mike Rawlings discussing Syrian refugees live on…
by YOJ Staff Michael Hope explains what many understood to be threats to refugees. Last week we ran an article about a local refugee assistance charity that had to close their meetings due to threats of…
by Tom Cahill “Don’t use me as your fucking excuse when a week ago you were happily voting away my benefits and healthcare.” As Congress prepares to vote on a bill that would make it…
by Katie Webb Refugees are tenacious as hell. Seriously, what kind of persistence does it take to walk hundreds of miles with kids in tow to get to a border crossing while dodging bombs along…
by Diana Barr Some Republican legislators have called on Missouri House Speaker Todd Richardson to call for a special session to prevent the governor from letting Syrian refugees into the state. Meanwhile, some groups in…
by Stephanie Ross The International Institute Southwest Missouri (IISM) has had to close tonight’s Volunteer Open House at Evangel University due to threats of violence from members of the community. In a statement posted of…
by Jamison Parker It has long been said that the true definition of courage isn’t the absence of fear, but rather the ability to take action in the face of fear. In the wake of…
by Joe Henderson The hysteria we’re seeing and hearing all over the news has nothing to do with keeping us safe from orphans, mothers or hungry babies fleeing from Islamic terrorists. It’s certainly not about…
by Stephanie Ross and Katie Webb With the possible arrivals of refugees fleeing the Islamic State atrocities in Syira and Iraq, the International Institute Southwest Missouri has published a list of volunteer positions needed in…
by Jennifer Newton 11-1-2015 “I think most people feel that we cannot maintain a system where perhaps 190,000 people will arrive every year - in the long run, our system will collapse,” Wallström told Dagens…
