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When a museum forgets that it’s a museum

October 23, 2012 Barbara Finch Cities, History, Literature/Arts/Film, Missouri region, States Leave a comment

It’s disappointing that those who are in charge at the Missouri History Museum seem to have forgotten an important rule when it comes to

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Lessons learned by a clipboard-carrying, voter registration volunteer

October 22, 2012 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2012 Election, Civil Rights, Missouri region, States, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

The deadline for voter registration has come and gone in my state. But the memories linger on. Carrying a clipboard stocked with the 19th-century

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Psst! Wanna see what your ballot will look like this year?

October 17, 2012 Bobbi Clemons 2012 Election, Good government, Politics, States, Voting/Elections 2 comments

Everyone knows there is an election coming up. (It’s on November 6, 2012.) Not everyone knows that you can see your ballot in advance.

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Legislature overrules, women pay

September 14, 2012 Gloria Shur Bilchik Charity & Justice, Civil Rights, Consumer issues, Corporations, Health care, Missouri region, Politics, Religion in Politics, Reproductive rights, Women Leave a comment

Earlier this week [Sept. 12, 2012], the Replubican-dominated Missouri Legislature overturned Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon’s veto of a bill that allows employers to deny

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Lawrence O’Donnell: Why liberals need to support conservative Democrats

August 23, 2012 Madonna Gauding 2012 Election, Campaigns, Senate Leave a comment

Lawrence O’Donnell is an American political analyst, journalist, actor, producer, writer, and host of The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell, a weeknight MSNBC opinion

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The message battle in Missouri

July 16, 2012 Arthur Lieber Campaigns, Civil Rights, Education, Labor and unions, Missouri region, Obama, Religion in Politics, Sports, States, Voting/Elections One comment

Republicans seem to own a combination of political phenomena which are extremely injurious to the country. They have the worst of ideas, largely insensitive

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Your casino, your loan shark

May 8, 2012 Gloria Shur Bilchik Business, Consumer issues, Corporations, Missouri region, Politics, States 5 comments

Ever since casinos became legal in Missouri in 1992,  we’ve seen one broken promise after another, and now the gambling-industrial complex is doing it

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Voters need protection from self-appointed “vote protectors”

April 9, 2012 Gloria Shur Bilchik Civil Rights, Courts, Missouri region, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

For now, at least, there’s not going to be a voter “protection” ballot measure on Missouri’s  November 2012 ballot, and that’s good news for

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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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Decorating one levee, blowing up another

May 30, 2011 Gloria Shur Bilchik Environment, Ideas, Infrastructure, Missouri region One comment

The Monarch-Chesterfield levee, in suburban St. Louis, is about to get beautified by a creative, fun community project that could be a good starting

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