By Darrell Todd Maurina Speaking Saturday evening to what Maj. Gen. William McCoy said was to the largest crowd he’d ever seen at the Audie Murphy Community Club, U.S. Rep. Ike Skelton and Fort Leonard Wood’s commanding general told those attending the Army Birthday Ball that they can be proud of their service in more […]

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Today on KMOX, I talked to Senator Claire McCaskill about her recent trip to Baghdad, where she looked into abuse and extortion by private contractors (a theme we’ve discussed often, including last year’s screening of “Iraq for Sale”). Audio Related: Sen. McCaskill appeared on Lou Dobbs tonight and declared she will vote against cloture on […]

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JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Supreme Court heard arguments today in a case that could overturn the ability of political donors to make unlimited contributions to candidates. Earlier this year, a lower court rejected an attempt from a failed state representative candidate – James Trout of Webster Groves – to have the unlimited contributions language […]

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Spoke with Clint Zweifel this afternoon. He confirmed the rumor going around that he has decided against running for State Treasurer. Read more…

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This is a statement released jointly today by Mayor Slay, President Reed, and Comptroller Green: For years, the City has had a covenant with its employees: work hard, provide good public service, and you will receive a pension so you can retire with dignity. Unfortunately, over the years, the cost of those pension obligations has […]

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Is the Post Dispatch ripping off stories from the Riverfront Times? RFT seems to think so!

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The expose on journalists and their financial ties to Democrats they are supposed to cover objectively keeps getting better and better. We can now add a Kansas City reporter to the list of bias: Patterson has covered the Iraq war and anti-war movements for the National Catholic Reporter, an independent weekly newspaper in Kansas City. […]

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Jim Talent sponsored a bill in the Senate that would reopen the cases of civil rights murders that are still on the book. Unfortunately, Talent isn’t there to see it pass.

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Why rural and suburban Missourians should ignore their “white man’s burden” tendencies and keep out of St. Louis’ built environment: Griesheimer, a self-described country boy, says the number sounded good to him. “I don’t want to disrupt anybody’s lives, but the places we’re talking about redeveloping — I’m sorry, but you’ve got to be pretty […]

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Courtesy of Mark A. Parkinson: One more lunatic terrorist off the streets…

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