The recent Pub Def headline: “Ding Dong the Witch is Dead” is certainly appropriate here when it comes to the state’s euthanasia of the incompetent St. Louis City School Board. An anonymous blogger in America has a few thoughts: “I wish that I could say that having a complete novice in public education (who sent […]

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The Post Dispatch printed the results of the annual congressional prostate exam, or as it is officially known, the “annual congressional financial disclosure.” No surprises here. We know whose already rich, who is getting richer, and who received the biggest pay raise of their lives when they became members of Congress. There is one thing […]

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As Jay Nixon heads to St. Louis Saturday to kiss the rings of Democrat leaders Tim Person and Elbert Walton, (No repeat of 1998 here) ‘Ol Jay should be watching his left flank while he’s out of town. Someone writing under the moniker – anyonebutnixon on Missouri Politics blog – is not very enthusiastic about […]

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(KSDK) – A former U.S. Attorney was charged Wednesday with 18 counts of statutory sodomy, police said. The alleged incidents took place at Eric Tolen’s Town & Country, Mo., home and involved two 15-year-old boys. Police said the charges against Tolen stem from a joint investigation between the St. Louis County Police Department and the […]

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From the Political Eye: “Nixon will address the Unity PAC at their weekly breakfast club meeting, Saturday, June 16 at 10 a.m. at the Down Home Elegance Restaurant, 10832 Bellefontaine Rd, just east of highway 270. Unity PAC members host a weekly breakfast at the Down Home Elegance Restaurant where they exchange political and public […]

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K.C. Star editorial board member speaks out on affirmative action and the potential November ’08 ballot initiative By E. Thomas McClanahan Eleven years ago, California voters approved a ballot issue banning racial preference by state government. Now a campaign for a similar measure has begun in Missouri, Colorado, Arizona and Oklahoma. What’s interesting about this […]

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By ALLISON McGEE First Ward Councilwoman Almeta Crayton has been nominated by Sen. Kit Bond to attend the fourth annual national African-American Leadership Summit in Washington, D.C., next month. The event, coordinated by the not-for-profit Public Forum Institute, will feature a “policy-based dialogue between politicians and outstanding African-Americans from communities across the U.S.,” said Lucas […]

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  See any resemblance? Count Funkhouser of Kansas City has issued a statement for all you player haters who are upset about him accepting a free car: “I just don’t understand why what I ride is such a big deal” Maybe it’s a big deal because the people of Kansas City are still paying your […]

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Missouri Supreme Court Judge Stephen Limbaugh Jr. is a leading candidate for an open federal judge spot. Missouri Supreme Court Judge Stephen Limbaugh Jr. is a candidate for a federal judgeship. Cape Girardeau County Prosecutor Morley Swingle confirmed that federal agents spoke with him Tuesday in southeastern Missouri as part of a background check for […]

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Hate her or love her, freshman Senator Claire McCaskill has had an impressive six months as a member of the “world’s most deliberative body.” Defeating a Republican incumbent in a red leaning state – albeit in a bad year for Republicans – McCaskill is clearly demonstrating that she understands that in order to keep her […]

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