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The 9-year-old and the Uzi: What were they thinking?
There are times when words fail. The news that a nine-year-old child accidentally shot and killed 39-year-old Charles Vacca, an instructor at a shooting
Food stamp participation declines by almost 10% in Missouri: Not a pretty picture
In Young Frankenstein, Gene Wilder, having just hoisted a body from a grave says “What a filthy job.” Marty Feldman replies, “Could be worse,”
Rich Hill: An intimate look at poverty’s impact on kids
On the recommendation of someone who said everyone should see the movie “Rich Hill,” I attended the early show this morning. I hadn’t read
What I learned from a rabid raccoon
Just over a month ago I came face to snout with rabies, one of the world’s oldest identifiable diseases and one of the most
Women’s rights: 94 years and still counting
“The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State
Teachers, tenure and Rex Sinquefeld
Missouri’s November 2014 ballot will include a constitutional amendment regarding a change to the the teacher tenure system in Missouri and development of a
Ferguson, as seen by editorial cartoonists
There’s nothing funny about what has been happening in Ferguson, Missouri, in the aftermath of the shooting–by a police officer– of Michael Brown, an
10 reasons why school vouchers should be rejected
Republicans are for school vouchers because they want to privatize public education, turn education into a money making venture, and use taxpayer money to fund religious schools. Some
The 2015 Reagan Ranch calendar just landed in my mailbox
It’s fun to live in a zip code that politicos view as split between Republicans and Democrats. I get phone calls, door knocks and