Maybe St. Peters’ ‘potato lady’ should be mayor. The words above appeared as the headline of a St. Louis Post-Dispatch article Nov. 27, 2005, and could be considered prophetic if not for the fact that the woman in question, Dolores Sherman, isn’t running for mayor. Sherman, 85, is running for one of two Ward One [...]
Entries from January 2011
85-Year-Old ‘Potato Lady’ Running for Office (Update)
January 11th, 2011 · 10 Comments
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Vietnam Vet Says Obama Naive About National Security Threat Posed by Islamic Extremism
January 11th, 2011 · No Comments
Lt. Col. James G. Zumwalt, a retired Marine infantry officer and contributing editor at Family Security Matters, has called on the Obama Administration to clearly identify what he terms “the greatest threat in history to our democracy.” He further identifies clearly that threat to be the one “posed by Islamic extremism.” The author of “Bare [...]
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Dr. Kevorkian Alive and Well in Sacramento
January 10th, 2011 · No Comments
By Paul R. Hollrah, Guest Blogger By now, almost every living American, other than public employees and their union officials, is aware that state governments across the nation are on the verge of fiscal collapse. According to a February 2010 Washington Post report, “Even before financial markets crashed in fall 2008, state governments nationwide had [...]
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Gabby Giffords’ Status Updates Examined
January 8th, 2011 · 4 Comments
After learning of the tragic shooting of U.S. Representative Gabrielle “Gabby” Gifford (D) of Arizona’s 8th Congressional District and more than a dozen others in Tucson, I decided to check out the congresswoman’s efforts to connect with her constituents via social networks prior to the shooting. For the most part, they paint her as the [...]
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Congresswoman’s Shooting Raises Questions: Correction!
January 8th, 2011 · 5 Comments
U.S. Rep. Gabrielle “Gabby” Giffords (D) of Arizona’s 8th Congressional District died is in critical condition, according to a Fox News Channel broadcast update at 1:47 p.m. Central numerous news reports, after being shot in the head at point blank range during a “Congress on the Corner” event she was holding in Tucson this morning. [...]
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Planned Parenthood Loses War in South Texas (Update)
January 7th, 2011 · 2 Comments
Sometimes, winning a tough fight takes a long time. Today, almost two years after I began assisting pro-lifers in their fight against Planned Parenthood of Corpus Christi, I received GREAT NEWS from the front lines of the war: Planned Parenthood will no longer operate in Corpus Christi, Texas, in part, because the pro-abortion organization faced [...]
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Truckers React to DOT Mexican Trucking Proposal
January 7th, 2011 · No Comments
I’ve written about cross-border trucking and other issues related to the trucking industry several times during the past few years. For instance: In a post June 2, 2009, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood told a National Press Club gathering May 21 that his plan to overhaul the controversial Mexican truck demonstration program was being vetted by [...]
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