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Author: Helena Webb

Helena Webb has lived in Ballwin, MO for the better part of the last decade, doing her best - in thought, word, and deed - to share her vision of the common needs of all people.
blue wave

Could a blue wave come ashore in Missouri’s 2nd Congressional District? Hints from a Candidate Forum

November 10, 2017 Helena Webb 2018 Election, Campaigns, Missouri region Leave a comment

Will the so-called blue wave that struck American politics on Tuesday, November 7, 2017 continue into the 2018 elections? Will Missouri’s 2nd Congressional District,

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Scarborough

Open Letter to Joe Scarborough

September 3, 2017 Helena Webb Crime/Violence, Democracy, Media, Public safety, Violence Leave a comment

Joe – Thank you. Your panel discussion of the Berkley/Antifa/Snowflake “controversy” reminded me why of I don’t watch morning news programs. It is too

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white

White people ask, “What About Us?”

July 31, 2017 Helena Webb Activism, Demographics/Polls, Republicans Leave a comment

Throughout my entire adult life, my Republican friends insisted GOP policies were not racist: the laws are the same for everyone; let people pick

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