If I were only allowed one wish to fix a lone issue that is wrong with our world right now, it would be the children who go missing. There are 10 kids in Missouri who have just gone missing over the past month and the hope is that someone has information that can bring them home safely.
It is true that there are no statutes ruling what age you can leave your child home alone in Missouri, but that does not mean you can't get in big trouble if you're not careful. The question and answer of what decides if a child in Missouri is safe by themselves at home is complicated.
The Sedalia Rotary is asking for that help with their auction. They're going to have tons of great stuff, and plenty of donations from local businesses.
Of course, not every experience is seeing a loud concert in the theater surrounded by other music nerds dancing to specific choreography while you all sing loudly, "YOU CAN'T STOP ME LOVING MYSELF" at the top of your lungs.
Back in the 1980s, I became a latchkey kid in the fourth grade at nine years old and no one seemed to care or think it was odd. Today in Illinois that would be considered technically illegal. So how old do you have to be to stay home alone in Missouri and Illinois...