On this bright spring morning at Blackbird Bend, along the Missouri River, the scene is a little odd. A 24-row corn planter is brushing over the tops of a stunning winter wheat crop, 12 inches high.
Afghan war veteran Jacob George is a self-proclaimed hillbilly farmer from the Ouachita Mountains in Arkansas. After three tours as a combat engineer, he now spends his days bicycling around the country protesting U.S. military involvement in Afghanistan. He recently passed through Missouri on his way to protest the NATO summit taking place in Chicago next week.
The Missouri House has passed legislation that would bar local governments from interfering with the day-to-day operations of alternatives to abortion agencies.
