It’s disappointing that those who are in charge at the Missouri History Museum seem to have forgotten an important rule when it comes to
Author: Barbara Finch
Poor Leon Cooperman, Chapter 2
Things just don’t seem to be getting much better for poor Leon Cooperman, about whom I have previously written on Occasional Planet. He still
Voter canvassing: Who knew it could be funny?
During an election season, there are a lot of things that supporters can do for their candidates. Give money, of course. Distribute literature door-to-door.
Hello, good buy: Goodbye, healthy communities
In Greek mythology, the Amazons were a nation of powerful warrior women. Legend has it that these women even cut off their right breasts….the
Wanted: More masochists in Missouri
Honestly, I think you have to be a masochist to work for social justice in MIssouri. Case in point: the recent effort to get
First get scared, then get steamed
Last week Missouri State Representative Stacey Newman wrote a guest commentary for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch titled “Let’s Talk About Guns.” Fed up with
It’s not the economy, stupid: It’s religion
James Carville may have been right in 1992, when he displayed a sign in the office of presidential candidate Bill Clinton saying, “It’s The
Notes from a protest: weirdness and Westboro Baptist Church
In case you’ve been living under a rock: members of the Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, Kansas are notorious for traveling around the country
Rich man, blind man
It must be nice to be Leon Cooperman. He’s rich, well-educated, well-respected, married and the father of two children. He lives in a leafy
Compassion: an obituary
Compassion, a long-time resident of the hearts and minds of many Americans, has died. Authorities say the cause of death was slow strangulation by