ST. PAUL, Minn. — If you’re an environmental advocate, you might be happy to know that the vice president doesn’t get the final world.

In picking Sarah Palin for his running mate, John McCain didn’t seem to mind that he and Alaska’s…

This evening, the Missouri Democratic Party sent out the following statement:

“The choice of Sarah Palin is a transparent and desperate attempt to convince voters hungry for real change that John McCain would provide something other than four more years of George…

What’s that you say? More local reac on Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s selection as Republican John McCain’s running mate?

Gov. Matt Blunt and Sen. Kit Bond, both of the GOP, of course, gladly oblige with statements.

First, Blunt’s take:

Gov. Palin is a…

Earlier, we brought you what St. Louis University Law School professor Joel Goldstein — probably the nation’s leading vice-presidential scholar – thought about Joe Biden’s addition to the Democratic ticket.

Today, Goldstein weighs in on Republican John McCain’s decision to tap Alaska Gov.…

This could be the talk of the St. Louis Bar Association’s next meeting.

Two of the biggest legal names in the area sat opposite one another today in a court hearing for a suit brought by State Rep. Rodney Hubbard,…

DENVER — Conservative icon Phyllis Schlafly, whose ideas about feminism have riled many, embraced the choice of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as John McCain’s No. 2.

“She is a complete package,” Schlafly said by phone from St. Paul, where she is getting…

The oh-so-quiet Sarah Steelman, who has had a tiny carbon footprint in terms of her media exposure since her loss in the Republican primary for governor, was one of the first Missouri politicos to heap praise on John McCain’s choice…

Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder, himself running as something of a No. 2, applauded John McCain’s decision to pick Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as a running mate.

“This is indeed a historic day for our Republican party,” Kinder said in a statement today. “Gov.…

Post-Dispatch graphic designer Erica Smith created a “word cloud” out of the 150 most repeated words from Obama’s speech Thursday night. If you aren’t familiar with a “word cloud,” it’s a pretty cool concept better seen than described: