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I read Rep. Vicky Hartzler’s explanation in the Thursday letters as to why she voted against the certification of the presidential election results, and it made me laugh. (8A) If she voted no ...

Let me get this straight. Our U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler is glad that no aid went to “poorly managed states like New York and California” because their governors instituted lockdowns to try to ...

I participated in a town hall meeting with U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler of Missouri Thursday night. It wasn’t a true conversation, because there was no give and take. I complained that a ...