Related: FiredUp Missouri: “Which of the following comes closest to your view of Sen. Chris Koster’s decision…” Daily Kos: “Missouri Republican Senator Switches Parties -Runs for AG” CDT Blog: “They call him the “Shockmaster” CDT Blog: “Koster to make “major” announcement in Columbia”

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Earlier this month we brought attention to a man who was trying to establish September 2nd as Ike Turner day in St. Louis. Unfortunately, Mayor Francis Slay turned that idea down in defiance to wife beaters across the great city. Fortunately for Slay, Ike Turner says he doesn’t harbor any hard feelings for the man: […]

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Daily Journal reports:  FARMINGTON, Mo. — Missouri is leading the nation in reducing its inmate population, thanks to changes in recent years designed to get offenders back on their feet, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Sunday. In the year that ended June 30, 2006, the number of people behind bars in Missouri declined by nearly […]

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, July 31, 2007 Contact: Jessica Robinson, 573-751-0290 JEFFERSON CITY–Gov. Matt Blunt’s office today raised questions about information in the Supreme Court Candidates’ applications that was withheld by the Appellate Judicial Commission. The commission asserted Friday the applications they delivered to the governor’s office were complete, but a review found that documents […]

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  U.S. Sen. Christopher “Kit” Bond discusses road projects with area officials on the bridge of the Fairgrounds Interchange. From left to right: Farmington Mayor Jeannie Roberts, Bonne Terre City Manager Larry Barton, Bond, Mark Shelton of Missouri Department of Transportation, Park Hills City Administrator John Kennedy, Desloge City Administrator Greg Camp and State Sen. […]

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FiredUp Missouri has garnered a well deserved reputation over the years for over the top partisanship, shoddy “investigative” reporting, and in many cases – downright fabrications. Their articles are so over the top most of the time, that a better name for the website may be “Fire It Up” Missouri, since they have to be […]

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From K.C. Blue Blog: In recent weeks there has been another attempt to divert reality in the other direction when it comes to the Funkhouser Administration. Much like in the past, this time it lands yet again in the minority communities. The ‘Swift Boating’ claim is that criticism of Mayor Funkhouser isn’t out of disgust […]

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The New York Times writes today about two presidential candidate shying away from the Republican version of a YouTube debate set for September: Mitt Romney, the former governor of Massachusetts, has turned down the invitation because of a heavy fund-raising schedule, Kevin Madden, his spokesman, said yesterday. Aides to Rudolph W. Giuliani, the former mayor […]

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Another Rovian Conspiracy: Part of a running series on why St Louis’ major newspaper is doing a disservice to the city and the region. This article from yesterday’s Post-Dispatch is amazing. It’s the second hit piece that the paper has had on a developer who has purchased a variety or properties in the city of […]

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WASHINGTON, DC- U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill announced today that the United States Department of Agriculture will provide federal grant dollars to the Vichy Volunteer Fire Association. The Association will also receive a federal loan. The money is being provided as part of the Department’s Rural Development funding initiative. Rural Development works to improve the economy […]

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