Did “Baghdad” Tony Messenger get demoted? Without much notice, Messenger has gone from being the editor of the Springfield News-Leader to being a beat reporter in the Missouri capitol building for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. And with the capable and intelligent Virginia Young running the halls for the St. Louis Post, it is doubtful Baghdad […]

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Rumors are floating around the Capitol that Supreme Court Judge Patricia Breckenridge, may be the target of a multi-million dollar campaign to remove her from the Supreme Court when she faces voters in her upcoming retention election. Developing…

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(Springfield) – In the second “Missouri Viewpoints” interview from Springfield, Republican State Representative Shane Schoeller discusses health care, taxes and biofuels. Schoeller, who represents part of Springfield and northern Greene County, says he likes the overall idea of Governor Blunt’s Insure Missouri Plan, but wants to see more privatization of health care, saying the plan […]

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Show Me Institute scholar Sarah Brodsky opines on the latest argument against charter schools, specifically single-sex charter schools. I understand that meeting kids of different cultures and ethnic backgrounds at school could prepare kids for being good citizens. But do we need schools to introduce the sexes to each other in preparation for citizenship? Most […]

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By Dwight Bitikofer The long-running National Public Radio broadcast of Garrison Keillor’s “Prairie Home Companion” radio show includes fictitious sponsors. One of those is the Fearmonger Shop, a place that sells all those things you might need if everything you are afraid of were to actually happen. I think we all carry around varying amounts […]

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Political consultant Jeff Roe and K.C. Attorney Phil Levota discuss “Super Duper Jr. Tuesday.” Click here and here to listen to entire conversation.

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[kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/jyQkZIRfF8g” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /] ST. LOUIS, March 5, 2008 — A new video news release prepared by the Children’s Education Council of Missouri underscores the significance of placing children with special education needs in the appropriate learning environment to provide them with the best opportunity for success. Titled “The Need for Special Needs […]

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Term limits and petition reform activist Paul Jacob sent this update email to his supporters today. Jacob, a member of the so called “Oklahoma three” was arrested and charged late last year with the heinous crime of petitioning the Oklahoma state government. A similar measure in Missouri (HB 1407) is being sponsored by Cole County […]

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FiredUp Missouri today posted its 15 or 16th post (we’ve frankly lost count) on the Tour de Missouri Bicycle race. For months now, the Missouri blogospere has been subjected to their “sophomoric” and “ill considered” ridicule of the race, and in particular, their “cruel” treatment of Lt. Governor Kinder. You would think that the party […]

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JEFFERSON CITY _ With fractured Missouri Democrats headed to Hannibal this weekend without a presidential nominee to rally behind, Jay Nixon is expected to be on hand and perhaps may finally have to answer critical questions Missourians have been asking for months. Here are the dirty half-dozen issues that Nixon has never had to personally […]

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