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November 2012: What’s on your ballot?

February 1, 2012 Bobbi Clemons Government, Missouri region, Politics, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

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.

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Canvassing for a real progressive, not letting back-room politics get in the way

September 30, 2011 Gloria Shur Bilchik Campaigns, Missouri region, Voting/Elections 3 comments

It’s political canvassing time in Missouri’s 83rd State Representative District, and I’m out on the not-very-mean streets of an affluent, inner-ring suburb in St.

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Joan Bray: Still progressive after all these years in Missouri

May 2, 2011 Gloria Shur Bilchik Campaigns, Government, Missouri region, Politics 5 comments

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

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Turning up the heat on Missouri politicians: Sean Soendker Nicholson

January 31, 2011 Gloria Shur Bilchik Media, Missouri region, Politics 2 comments

Sean Soendker Nicholson has run the widely read Fired Up! Missouri blog since March 2009. With a national following in the thousands, Fired Up!

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