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Missouri State Auditor’s suicide: The gun

March 6, 2015 Gloria Shur Bilchik Guns, Media, Missouri region, Widgets: Guns Leave a comment

The sad details surrounding the suicide of Missouri State Auditor Tom Schweich continue to emerge. But something is missing in the reporting: the gun

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MO State Auditor’s suicide: the anti-Semitism connection

February 27, 2015 Gloria Shur Bilchik Crime/Violence, Missouri region, Republicans, States, Uncategorized Leave a comment

In the aftermath of the tragic suicide of Missouri State Auditor Tom Schweich, we all are wondering what could have caused him to do

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Republicans haven’t beheaded anyone yet…but

February 25, 2015 Susan Cunningham Missouri region, Republicans, Uncategorized Leave a comment

I recently watched a segment on Rachel Maddow’s show about how the US State Department is seriously trying to combat the propaganda ISIS puts

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The wacko world of state legislatures: Missouri 2015 edition

February 5, 2015 Gloria Shur Bilchik Government, Missouri region, Uncategorized 2 comments

It’s crazy time again in Missouri: the opening weeks of the legislative session. This is the time of year when legislators introduce their nutso

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This is what no-lobbying-limits looks like

February 3, 2015 Gloria Shur Bilchik Ethics, Missouri region, Politics, States One comment

What would happen if a state lifted all limits on lobbying gifts and campaign contributions? Ask Missouri. It’s the only state that imposes no

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The Klan and Ferguson: Who didn’t see this coming?

November 20, 2014 Willy Kessler Crime/Violence, Missouri region, Police, Public safety, Violence Leave a comment

A few day ago many sources reported on the efforts of the Missouri KKK to get in on the Ferguson action. The white-robed bubba

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My local democratic club doesn’t cut it. How’s yours?

November 5, 2014 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2014 Election, Activism, Democrats Leave a comment

What the hell are democratic clubs good for, anyway? I received an email recently from the one in my area, imploring me, as a

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Ferguson: It’s time to stop studying, already

November 3, 2014 Mary Clemons Activism, Missouri region, States, Violence One comment

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch recently published an editorial titled, “A defining moment.” The editorial states that by creating a Ferguson Commission,,Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon

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What’s the matter with Missouri, and what we can do about it

September 29, 2014 Glenn Koenen Economy, Employment, Missouri region, Poverty Leave a comment

Back in 2012, the most famous losing candidate in American wanted to be the junior U.S. Senator from Missouri. Todd Akin became late night

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Guns here, guns there, in Missouri, everywhere a gun

September 16, 2014 Willy Kessler Guns, Missouri region, States One comment

“A Utah elementary school teacher who was carrying a concealed firearm at school was struck by fragments from a bullet and a porcelain toilet

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