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08.20.2008 4:03 pm

UPDATED: Want a keepsake from the gov’s mansion? Check eBay

Special to the Post-Dispatch

According to the governor’s office, First Lady Melanie Blunt has turned to eBay “in her efforts to raise funds for the restoration and preservation of the historic Missouri Governor’s Mansion.

“The First Lady announced today that pieces of the mansion’s old…

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08.16.2008 1:14 am

Melanie Blunt hits the roof — part of her quest to restore it

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Missouri’s First Lady Melanie Blunt on Friday today sent out a release that “highlighted continued progress on restoration work currently underway at the Missouri Governor’s Mansion, including efforts to restore the mansard roof for the historic home.”

“ ‘As part of the…

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08.14.2008 4:01 pm

Top tart: Lemon meringue wins First Lady’s prize

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Forget about the ham breakfast or livestock competition: The real action at the state fair in Sedalia today was First Lady Melanie Blunt’s first-ever pie competition. Melanie Blunt

The first-place winner (by a crust?) was Mary Kay Lyle of Savannah, Mo., whose lemon meringue stole the…

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07.23.2008 6:22 am

Upper crust: Melanie Blunt wants state’s best pie

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

For once, the rhubarb in Jefferson City is about pies, not politics.

First Lady Melanie Blunt wants your best pie recipe for a new competition she is hosting at the State Fair in Sedalia next month.

“Whether yours is apple, key lime…

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06.02.2008 11:51 am

Blunt’s road trip steers clear of St. Louis

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Not too long ago, Gov. Matt Blunt rankled local urbanists by suggesting that cities are places “where nobody wants to live.”

But what about places to visit?

In a push to promote state tourism at a time when gas prices might keep people home,…

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05.09.2008 11:52 am

Matt and Melanie go all out for their “Idol:” David Cook

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Gov. Matt Blunt has made today “David Cook Day,” and his wife, Melanie Blunt, has followed suit with the following missive sent this morning:
“First Lady Melanie Blunt is not only encouraging Missourians to show their support for Missouri’s own David Cook, one…

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