Journalist Marie Colvin calls out Assad in her final interview
Marie Colvin spent the final hours of her life trying to tell the world about the atrocities that Syrian President Bashar Assad was committing against his nation’s people.
“It is a complete and utter lie that they are only going after terrorists,” the veteran war journalist told CNN’s Anderson Cooper … Read More »
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Nixon believes KC school district ‘can continue and succeed’
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon was running 10 minutes late when he arrived at The Star today to talk to the editorial board and reporters. It seems he’d left the Governor’s Mansion wearing a purple tie and then remembered the Mizzou Tigers are playing K-State tonight. Nixon arrived in Kansas City … Read More »
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McCaskill’s gutsy solidarity with Obama
According to this report in Politico, U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill of Missouri is one of the few Democratic senators up for election who are willing to be seen at appearances with President Barack Obama.
Well, good for her.
Running away has never been McCaskill’s style. And as the senator … Read More »
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Sinquefield should stick to chess
Before Rex Sinquefield became a multimillionaire and a political kingmaker, he was a chess player.
And whatever you think of Sinquefield’s libertarian views and shameless flaunting of his fortune to influence Missouri government, know this: He is revered as a chess patriarch.
The Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. … Read More »
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Lunch box searches in the pre-K class…seriously?
A turkey and cheese sandwich, banana, potato chips and apple juice sounds like a pretty good lunch for a pre-schooler.
But not good enough for the food police at West Hoke Elementary School in Raeford, N.C., according to this story in the Carolina Journal.
According to the story, a … Read More »
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Birther nonsense back in Missouri
In another productive day in the Missouri legislature, the House Elections Committee sat through some painful testimony from Rep. Lyle Rowland of Cedarcreek in southern Missouri, who wants to resurrect the birther issue.
Yes, Rowland told the committee, Missouri is the Show-Me state and its unofficial motto should be “trust … Read More »
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Is Jay Nixon wrongly diverting the mortgage settlement money?
Some left-leaning bloggers who have been bashing GOP Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin for opting to use funds from last week’s mortgage settlement to cover the expenses of state government are now surprised to learn that Missouri’s Democratic governor is planning to do the same thing.
Here’s the deal: … Read More »
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Gordan Lamb, courageous scholar and administrator, dies at age 77
Gordon Lamb’s time as president of the University of Missouri system was short but eventful. The courtly professor and administrator stepped in after Elson Floyd resigned in April 2007, and served as interim president until Gary Forsee took over in 2008.
Those months, though, marked the height of efforts … Read More »
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Obama puts a lid on the birth control controversy
President Barack Obama’s exit strategy from the great birth control controversy is pretty simple. Catholic schools and hospitals and charities that object to paying for contraceptives in their employees’ insurance policies don’t have to. But if the employees want access to no-cost birth control projects and services, insurance companies must … Read More »
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Romney’s silly ‘faculty lounge’ attack on Obama
It was the morning after the Florida primary and a clip from Mitt Romney’s victory speech came floating out of the car radio.
“Like his colleagues in the faculty lounge who think they know better, President Obama demonizes and denigrates almost every sector of our economy,” the GOP frontrunner declared. … Read More »
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Quiet please! Kansas legislators hard at work
Say this about Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback: He doesn’t back down from a fight. Even if it’s unclear whether the fight is worth having.
Take these dinners with legislators at the governor’s official residence. The early invitation lists raised questions about open meetings violations and the Democratic district attorney of … Read More »
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Nixon throws a bone to Missouri colleges
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon’s intention to add $40 million for higher education in his proposed 2013 budget at least signals he understands the state’s colleges and universities are struggling.
The $40 million is “found” money. It comes from a legal settlementwith the nation’s largest mortgage banks. State attorneys general, … Read More »
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Kobach slammed in Alabama
Let’s just say that Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach is not the most popular politician in Alabama right now.
In an editorial headlined, “Alabama paying for failed ‘experiment,’” The Mobile Press-Register leads off by declaring that:
Alabama allowed itself to be used as a guinea pig on … Read More »
4Meanspirited politics in Jeff City sinks university nominee
University professors have leeway to make provocative statements. No so Board of Curator candidates in Missouri.
The Republican-controlled state Senate last week refused to confirm the appointment of Gov. Jay Nixon’s nominee, Craig Van Matre, to the University of Missouri System’s Board of Curators. Republicans and some Democrats are annoyed … Read More »
18Missouri warming up to Obama?
On the cusp of next week’s interesting but essentially meaningless primary in Missouri comes an interesting but probably ephemeral poll that shows Barack Obama essentially tied with Mitt Romney in the Show-Me state.
Public Policy Polling has found the president has closed the gap with the GOP frontrunner. Both polled … Read More »