How generous and gracious it was of the powers that be in the Missouri legislature to designate the final day of the session as
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To Sarah Palin: About that grudge…
People who have difficulty gathering and processing information have plenty of company. We all have moments that humble us. Fortunately, there is still considerable
Kochs: Southern Illinois roots, national clout
The Koch family fortune has its roots in the Metro East area of Illinois, with branches radiating in many directions. The patriarch of the
My political journey since the election of Barack Obama
I have always identified as a Democrat. When I heard Barack Obama speak at the Democratic convention in 2004, I blurted out to the
No need to mock those who bow out of running for office
You’ve heard it a thousand times; a likely candidate for political office announces that he or she has chosen to not to run. Usually
Obama’s moral understanding vs. Bush’s swagger
Watching the coverage of President Obama’s speech about the killing of Osama bin Laden, I find myself in agreement with various friends (on Facebook
Joan Bray: Still progressive after all these years in Missouri
Joan Bray, of University City, was a Missouri House representative from 1993-2002, and a State Senator from 2003-2010, earning a reputation as one of
City-county mergers: Can Humpty Dumpty be put together?
Some people were duped by a recent April Fool’s hoax showing a map of an improbable merger between the City of St. Louis and
Using back channels: LBJ and Barack Obama
Jeff Greenfield’s historical novel, Then Everything Changed, is a collection of actual facts and plausible alternatives to facts. Without divulging too much about the
“Birther” bills: alive & dead in state legislatures
Once again, Arizona is leading the way—backwards. On April 14, 2011, the Arizona legislature passed HB 2177, a “birther” bill that would require presidential