Early voting in Madison County, Ill., in 2006 (David Carson/Post-Dispatch)

Thirty-five states of all political hues — red, blue and purple — are providing voters with some convenient alternative to the Election Day crush. Not so Missouri — or at least not…

Students and teachers in more than half the public schools in St. Louis County and in Frances Howell, Zumwalt and Wentzville districts in St. Charles County will have a holiday on Election Day.

The closings are unprecedented. And unnecessary. Maybe even…

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…

In 36 days, millions of Americans will head for schools, churches, civic centers, libraries and fire houses in their communities to cast ballots in one of the most important elections in recent memory. What they find waiting for them when…

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…

The auction-rate securities debacle holds a couple of lessons for small investors:
Lesson one: When someone tells you an investment is safe, look under the hood. No investment really is safe, although short-term Treasury bills and federally insured bank accounts come pretty…

Election day is Nov. 4, which seems like a long way off. But election officials must scramble if they hope to stage an election that is fair and efficient and that can accommodate what may turn out to be a…

It’s nice to get some recognition, you know? You toil in obscurity, year after year, passing one rotten, lousy, no-good, special-interest bill after another. And all you hear about how bad the Texas Legislature is, or the Florida one or…