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Expectant mother Tara Rhodes was shackled. Her wrists were bound. Her ankles were cuffed together. She even had chains across her abdomen. During a time when most mothers are under a doctor's care, Rhodes was bleeding, leaking fluids and shackled during a five-hour, 243-mile trip from Mississippi County to Vandalia, Missouri.

We would never think it's okay for an employer or teacher to casually look through an employee or student's diary, mail, or photos. Right now, the 21st century equivalent could happen if an employer, teacher or potential landlord asks for your password to your personal social media accounts.

"Over the years, we’ve seen a pattern emerge with the Missouri Department of Corrections: When they choose to keep public information a secret, it’s often because they have something to hide. Today, we understand why they have fought so hard to keep Missourians from knowing where they get their execution drugs.

It took more than 3 1/2 years and several appeals for the Social Security Administration to recognize the marriage of Ed Gentzler and William Parker.The acknowledgment came only after Gentzler lost the man he had loved the most in his life.Gentzler applied for widower’s insurance benefits after his husband, Bill, succumbed to cancer. The Social Security Administration did not accept their marriage and refused Gentzler’s request.Parker died in 2014, nearly five years after the two married in Iowa.“This weighed heavily on my heart for a long time, especially when the benefit denials would come on the anniversary of Bill’s death,” Gentzler said.

We need to treat kids as kids.

State refuses to share lab results of what is likely apple cider vinegar  that protesters use to protect themselves

“We’re pleased the Missouri Supreme Court will hear both the Lampley v. Missouri Commission on Human Rights and R.M.A. (Appleberry) v. Blue Springs cases."

2017 was a year where each day's news cycle felt like a month.

As we start a new year, we wanted to take a look back at the stories we posted on Facebook about our work that got you ready to #resist.