COMMENTARY: Political momentum grows
On Aug. 3 Missouri voters will decide between federally mandated ObamaCare or freedom of choice for insurance and health care.
AN EDITORIAL: It's time to turn off red light cameras
Drivers simply don’t trust city government enough. They can’t believe city officials can resist tweaking the red light camera program to bring in extra revenue, especially in these frugal economic times.
AN EDITORIAL: Park school buses; balance budget
School districts across the city and county could dramatically reduce their expenses by eliminating the fleets of buses that pick up and deliver kids to schoolhouse door.
AN EDITORIAL: Health care for (almost) all, but at what cost?
You don’t spend $940 billion without someone paying the bill.
AN EDITORIAL: Child advocates, law enforcement failed to protect the innocents
It’s a heartbreaking tale of an innocent little girl who was punished for crying.
AN EDITORIAL: A Ten Percent Solution to St. Louis’ budget shortfall
Facing a shortfall of $46 million for the next fiscal year, St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay needs to lead the city out of a dark financial forest and into the light of a better day.
AN EDITORIAL: GOP state legislators aim at Nixon, hit themselves
Three Republican state representatives, two from St. Charles and one from Wildwood, must be bored. And if they aren’t, they have a warped idea of what their constituents sent them to Jefferson City to accomplish.
AN EDITORIAL: A victory for Brown, and for the voice of the people
The jarring victory Tuesday in Massachusetts showed more clearly than anything that Americans are fed up, angry, anxious, worried and distrustful of those who are leading the country.
AN EDITORIAL: Honestly, will they 'get it'?
Will the last honest man (or woman) in politics, please turn out the lights?
AN EDITORIAL: Carnahan brochure is classic marketing - at our expense
Congressman says he insisted the health care reform 'not add a single dime to the deficit'
The cute baby pictured on the cover of U.S. Rep Russ Carnahan recent mailing to 3rd District residents will be paying dearly in the future if the topic of the congressman’s brochure – “Affordable Health Care for All Americans” – comes to fruition.
AN EDITORIAL: Power of parents is lesson for all
Blessed Teresa School survives to live another day due to dedication, sacrifice
Faced with a potentially dramatic change in the quality of their children’s education, motivated parents leapt into action.
AN EDITORIAL: Obama reminiscent of Bush in Peace Prize speech
"Evil does exist in the world"
The always fluent Obama spent considerable time during his peace prize speech to justify the right of a nation to pursue a “just war.”
