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Saint Charles Tea Party Draws 2,000 Patriots (Video)

October 2nd, 2009 · 3 Comments

The St. Charles Tea Party took place this evening, drawing nearly 2,000 freedom-loving patriots from miles around to Frontier Park along the banks of the Missouri River near the downtown area of the Show-Me State’s First Capitol city.

Organized by Show Me Patriots.org, I Heard the People Say.org and a number of local businesses, it took [...]

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Trust in Missouri Governor Seems to be Misplaced

March 27th, 2009 · 2 Comments

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano’s tour of Missouri’s “fusion center” on March 11 was her first visit to a state fusion center since joining President Barack Obama’s Cabinet. Governor Jay Nixon briefed Napolitano on the workings of the fusion center, known as the Missouri Information Analysis Center (MIAC).
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Yikes, I Might Be Part of the Militia Movement! (Sixth Update)

March 18th, 2009 · 23 Comments

It appears I removed the political bumper stickers from my car just in time — that is, before the Missouri Information Analysis Center issued to members of the Missouri law enforcement community what one writer described as “chilling instructions” about how to identify members of the “modern militia movement.”
Don’t get me wrong!  I’m not a [...]

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Oklahoma Election Returns Map Shows Wisdom

November 23rd, 2008 · No Comments

As a native Oklahoma now living in the Show-Me State, I often find myself visiting NewsOk.com, the web site of the state’s largest daily newspaper, for a more balanced view than one can find in the left-leaning St. Louis Post-Dispatch.  The summary below, which I wish applied to results in other states, describes what is [...]

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Mystery Solved: Why So Many Missouri Kids Smoke

November 18th, 2008 · 1 Comment

I’m not a smoker, but I might have an answer to the mystery of why, according to a just-released report (pdf) from a coalition of public health organizations, Missouri ranks 49th in the nation in funding programs to protect kids from tobacco.
First, some background from a news release about the report:

Missouri currently spends $2.7 million [...]

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