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Last week, I passed along a proven method for tempering potentially angry public meetings — an invocation at the meeting’s start seeking patience, respect and understanding.

Here’s another strategy I have put to good use to help…

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One of our favorite family stories arose out of an incident that occurred more than 10 years ago when my wife had been given a terrible time by a customer service representative at a local hospital.…

President Barack Obama has asked his Cabinet to find $100 million in spending to eliminate. (Read the AP story here.)

Obama admits that a $100 million reduction in a $3.6 trillion budget is “a drop in the bucket,” but said the…

Tea parties are scheduled all across this grand nation for Wednesday, the last day to mail income taxes to the federal and state governments. The St. Louis tea party is scheduled for 6:15 p.m. Wednesday at Kiener Plaza (go here for…

Carpenters District Council keeps a food pantry for unemployed members at its headquarters. Christian Gooden|Post-Dispatch

Perhaps as many as a thousand St. Louisans gathered at the Arch grounds last Friday Saturday to stage a “tea party,” protesting President Barack Obama’s extraordinary stimulus…

Anti-Obama economic plan “Tea Party” at the Arch Grounds Feb. 28:

A crowd generously estimated at 1,000. (Photo by Dawn Majors/Post-Dispatch)

Obama campaign rally at the Arch Oct. 18:

A crowd of somewhat more than 1,000 (Photo by Emily Rasinski/Post-Dispatch)

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