Thank you for visiting my blog. I hope you find it informative and interesting. Please feel free to take a look around and join the conversation.Tumblr (3.0; @repmarkparkinson)http://blog.markparkinson.org/The House perfected HB 110 this afternoon which clarifies the method by which vacancies in statewide...http://blog.markparkinson.org/post/41236553557http://blog.markparkinson.org/post/41236553557Tue, 22 Jan 2013 18:46:50 -0600House BillPerfectedmarkparkinsonBill would allow vote on repeal of regional parks tax: Giving a group and/or bureaucracy a dedicated...http://blog.markparkinson.org/post/20196415989http://blog.markparkinson.org/post/20196415989Fri, 30 Mar 2012 19:17:37 -0500Good GovernmentmarkparkinsonOn a brisk Louisiana night in October of 2010, thousands of football fans packed Tiger Stadium in...http://blog.markparkinson.org/post/17794863375http://blog.markparkinson.org/post/17794863375Fri, 17 Feb 2012 19:06:00 -0600markparkinsonOne of Missouri’s native sons—the most famous, perhaps—once said, “Sometimes I wonder whether the...http://blog.markparkinson.org/post/17795475858http://blog.markparkinson.org/post/17795475858Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:00:00 -0600markparkinsonLet me start this week’s Capitol Review with a story that has so far escaped national...http://blog.markparkinson.org/post/16995788781http://blog.markparkinson.org/post/16995788781Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:57:00 -0600markparkinsonAs representatives of the taxpayers of Missouri, it is vital that our government live within its...http://blog.markparkinson.org/post/16599948884http://blog.markparkinson.org/post/16599948884Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:50:00 -0600markparkinsonThis past Tuesday, we sat in the House chamber and listened to Governor Jay Nixon give his fourth...http://blog.markparkinson.org/post/16367225181http://blog.markparkinson.org/post/16367225181Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:20:00 -0600markparkinsonAs we ring in another New Year, so begins another session here in Jefferson City.  While there is no...http://blog.markparkinson.org/post/16367026043http://blog.markparkinson.org/post/16367026043Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:20:00 -0600markparkinson<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ELDHaeEsNF0?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Wow…Rand Paul hits the nail on the head.</p>http://blog.markparkinson.org/post/3779540620http://blog.markparkinson.org/post/3779540620Thu, 10 Mar 2011 23:45:51 -0600Rand PaulFreedommarkparkinson<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lg5pngya6U1qfiuioo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The Gateway to the West</p>http://blog.markparkinson.org/post/3126582177http://blog.markparkinson.org/post/3126582177Sat, 05 Feb 2011 12:21:09 -0600National ParkmarkparkinsonWhy do dogs feel it&#8217;s ok to &#8220;take care of business&#8221; on the deck when it&#8217;s...http://blog.markparkinson.org/post/2888786305http://blog.markparkinson.org/post/2888786305Sun, 23 Jan 2011 02:23:43 -0600markparkinson<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lfciw9srk41qfiuioo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The driveway is shoveled!  Can you tell which one of us drives a 4x4 and doesn’t care about a little white stuff?</p>http://blog.markparkinson.org/post/2848717960http://blog.markparkinson.org/post/2848717960Thu, 20 Jan 2011 18:04:56 -0600markparkinson<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lfcirzprCl1qfiuioo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lfcirzprCl1qfiuioo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lfcirzprCl1qfiuioo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lfcirzprCl1qfiuioo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>8” of snow…30 degree slope in driveway…four wheel drive…no problem!</p>http://blog.markparkinson.org/post/2848677670http://blog.markparkinson.org/post/2848677670Thu, 20 Jan 2011 18:02:20 -0600HomeSnowmarkparkinson<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lf8ty73oOp1qfiuioo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Grandma and her rainbow trout</p>http://blog.markparkinson.org/post/2818290884http://blog.markparkinson.org/post/2818290884Tue, 18 Jan 2011 18:13:19 -0600Norma Parkinsonmarkparkinson