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07.01.2008 9:00 pm

Wednesday editorials: Patches without numbers

cd_rc_flood_wheat_1_opt.jpgWith the click of a mouse, you can track the swollen Mississippi River in real time as it plods downstream, overwhelming levees and elbowing beyond its banks.
But you can’t find a complete list of levees built along the upper half of…

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06.20.2008 9:00 pm

Saturday Short Takes: Raising issues

viagra_opt.jpgVIVA VIAGRA

You can’t accuse Republican gubernatorial candidates Sarah Steelman and Kenny Hulshof of dodging the tough issues in their primary campaign: They’re attacking each other over who is weaker on Viagra.

Ms. Steelman, the state treasurer, is running a television ad…

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06.20.2008 1:35 pm

No stinkin’ commie sandbaggers allowed

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

fema_opt.jpgA friend from flood-besieged Calhoun County writes:

When I went to Hamburg, IL to volunteer to help sandbag, a lady at the parking lot told me that I had to sign this loyalty oath before I could sandbag. I read it…

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06.17.2008 9:01 pm

Wednesday editorial: the flood this time

cd_sd_clarksville_1993_floods_opt.jpgAbout 1 o’clock Friday morning, the Mississippi River will reach the highest level ever recorded at Clarksville, Mo. It will keep rising.
For the next two days, the river will go higher than it ever has been. Businesses from First Street to…

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