In urging Rep. Allen Icet to give up his chairmanship to run for state auditor, the Post-Dispatch seeks to set some kind of ridiculous, impossible standard. The editorial doesn’t say Icet’s done anything wrong, only that he’s in a position…
In response to the recent letter “Smith: Poster boy for repentance”. You accuse the Post of giving Mr. Smith a forum to express himself. Did it ever occur that other fallen politicians may not have taken the time to write…
“The 912.5 Percent Solution” (Nursing Homes Have No Business Making Payday Loans) POST-DISPATCH 8/21/09 got my Tommy Hilfinger shorts in a real knot. Imagine employees at nursing homes (or anywhere) earning $10.13/hour being given the opportunity to be exploited for…
In response to the article Insurance vs. Ideology, I would like to point out a few things. Take a look at what government involvement in our healthcare system has done, the endless regulation and paperwork have caused prices to skyrocket…
The Bill passed by 150 members of Missouri’s House of Representatives to allow licensed gun owners to carry concealed weapons on public college campuses (4-18-09) is a cop out. It relieves elected officials and administrators of public institutions of the…
I just read that the Missouri Legislature’s Republican leadership is turning down over $150 million in federal subsidies, so that it can give Missouri taxpayer a slightly larger tax refund, this year. This doesn’t sound too crazy, until you find…
Let the Missouri stimulus political battle begins is how I read the spate of news this week. On Mayor Slay’s website and within the blogosphere was reaction to MoDOT’s funding priorities and how it ignore federal guidelines. Everywhere but here…
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