Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon on Tuesday released his hold on $1.5 million in state funding for the 2009 Tour of Missouri, the cross-state bicycle race that is a pet project of Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder.
The race, scheduled for Sept. 7-13, will…
With one of the most widely anticipated presidential races in U.S. history at the top of the ballot and a hotly-contested governor’s race just below it, it’s safe to say that the race for Missouri treasurer isn’t a top-of-mind concern for…
Since John McCain’s campaign manager says GOP vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin is being kept away from the press until reporters learn to treat her with “with some level of respect and deference,” I want to say I’m posting this…
In 1944 E.L. Craig figured that once World War II was over, America would enjoy a building boom. So, at the age of 69, he started a shingle business in an old Joplin, Mo., streetcar barn. He and his wife named…
The short analysis of the results of Tuesday’s Missouri primary would be this: Money talked.
In nearly every major race, the candidate with the deeper pockets won. Those candidates were able to afford a barrage of last-minute television ads and automated phone…
