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Personal-Injury Lawyers Target New Victims: Cats

March 20th, 2010 · 1 Comment

Watch television for any amount of time, and you’re sure to encounter a personal-injury law firm commercial targeting victims of the asbestos-related disease, mesothelioma.  Now, a new feline disease related to excessive mice consumption is the subject of a new advertising campaign.  The disease is known as mouse-o-thelioma, and it’s deadly.  If you own a [...]

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Canadian Health Care System Bad Model for USA

March 10th, 2010 · 1 Comment

During an interview prior to the health care town hall meeting hosted by U.S. Rep. Todd Akin (R-Mo.) this morning in St. Charles, Mo., I spoke with Joe DeVincent, a government retiree from nearby Wentzville, about the prospects of government-run health care (a.k.a., “ObamaCare”).  He expressed deep reservations about ObamaCare based, in part, on his [...]

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Obama Visit Brings Back Not-So-Special Memories

March 9th, 2010 · No Comments

The last time President Barack Obama visited a Saint Louis-area high school, I was there.  Outside Arnold High School.  Almost 11 months ago.  Marking what I had labeled his “First 100 Daze”  in office.  Tomorrow, I plan to be outside — or, at a minimum, somewhere nearby — Saint Charles High School when #44 comes [...]

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Warm Weather Greets Anti-Socialism Protesters

March 6th, 2010 · 5 Comments

As the afternoon temperature approached 60 degrees for the first time this year, approximately 75 conservatives participated in a rally against socialism Saturday, March 6, at the intersection of Highways K and N in O’Fallon, Mo.  The video below offers highlights of the sentiments expressed at the rally.

Rally participants caught the attention of passing motorists [...]

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Proposed Law Would Keep Best Tools Out of the Hands of Law Enforcement During War on Terror

February 11th, 2010 · 3 Comments

Like many Americans, you might deem the information below “yawnworthy.”  If, however, you’re interested in ensuring that our nation’s Departments of Defense and Homeland Security are equipped with the best possible tools to fight the War on Terror, you’ll be interested in what happens in states like Washington where a push is being waged to [...]

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