It’s about time someone created a way to keep a national watch on bills moving through state legislatures. And, fortunately, someone has. That someone
Category: Missouri region
Voters need protection from self-appointed “vote protectors”
For now, at least, there’s not going to be a voter “protection” ballot measure on Missouri’s November 2012 ballot, and that’s good news for
When slaves sued for freedom: A city reckons with its past
In Memphis, they’ve turned the hotel where Martin Luther King was murdered into a museum honoring the Civil Rights Movement. Across the South, “Civil
Big government, micro-government, and freedom of political speech
Can your homeowners’ association or subdivision board prevent you from planting a political sign in your front yard? That’s a question that comes up
Poverty, obesity and malnutrition: myth vs. reality
Unless you’ve been living in a cave, you are familiar with first lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move program to combat childhood obesity. You are
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
November 2012: What’s on your ballot?
Update: To see what your ballot looks like (in any state) go to the updated article here. It’s that time of the year again.
Photojournalist’s notebook: What we’ll lose in a post-Post-Office America
Times were tough. The country was barely on its way out of a crippling economic disaster. Jobs were scarce. People were hungry and without
How to stand up to Republicans: lessons from Truman and Eagleton
Eight years after former President Harry Truman died in 1972, Missouri Senator Thomas Eagleton was involved in a tough re-election campaign. His opponent was
Harry Truman figured out Republicans a long time ago
In 1948, President Harry S Truman summed up his view of the Republican Party this way: … I have studied the Republican Party for