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There is still time to write to your electors

December 2, 2016 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Democracy, Justice, Missouri region, Politics, Trump One comment

I used to think that Donald Trump might be the lesser of multiple “evils” among Republican choices for president. At best, he might be

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Contact your MO Electoral College members now: Here’s how

December 2, 2016 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2016 Election, Activism, Missouri region 2 comments

One way to stop Donald Trump from taking office is to block him in the Electoral College. Sure, it’s a long shot, but we

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The Scrawler strikes again: A Trumpian response to my letter to the editor

November 20, 2016 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2016 Election, Civil Rights, Language/Words, Media, Missouri region 3 comments

Found today in my mailbox—the snail-mail kind: A note in response to my recent letter to the editor in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The

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Does Steve Bannon’s appointment mean it’s finally time to hit the road?

November 16, 2016 Willy Kessler 2016 Election, Missouri region One comment

Even folks who have tried to restrain themselves from the use of fascist and Nazi labels have begun to run scared after the announcement

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Photo ID: MO Amendment 6 weakens the right to vote

November 2, 2016 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2016 Election, Missouri region, Republicans, Voting/Elections One comment

Once again, Missouri’s Republican-dominated legislature is pushing for a photo ID requirement for voting in this state. This time, it’s on the Nov. 8 ballot

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Absentee voting in Missouri: Legit, or “wink-wink, nudge-nudge?”

October 18, 2016 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2016 Election, Missouri region, Voting/Elections, Widgets: Voting Leave a comment

Missouri does not have early voting. You have to vote when everyone else does, between the hours of 6 am and 7 pm CST

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St. Louis is the Number 1 city for liberals? Probably not.

October 3, 2016 Gloria Shur Bilchik Cities, History, Missouri region One comment

A new report by Livability.com calls St. Louis the Number 1 city for liberals. And while as a St. Louis resident and a liberal

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Direct Drive: When art is politically controversial

September 28, 2016 Barbara Finch Literature/Arts/Film, Missouri region Leave a comment

I’ve often been told that writers write in order to figure things out.That is definitely the case with this piece, in which I feel

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MO legislature creates a new poverty crime

September 20, 2016 Gloria Shur Bilchik Crime/Violence, Health, Missouri region One comment

It’s now a law in Missouri that, if you’re on Medicaid, and you miss your doctor’s appointment without notifying the doctor 24 hours in

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Kander tries to outgun Blunt

September 18, 2016 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Guns, Missouri region, Politics, Violence Leave a comment

  There were rave reviews from a number of Democrats about Missouri Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate Jason Kander’s new ad featuring him

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