Palin should face the media at College of the Ozarks

Several pols wrote to support Smith's quest for a lighter sentence

Purgason believes grass roots Senate campaign can succeed

What Kansas City can learn from the Harlem Children Zone -- a children's wellness program in New York City, a request to simplify the food system, and looking at payday lenders which have recently made headlines.    

Inside the poll numbers for Blutn, Carnahan 

Show Me Progress look at the latest polling numbers for U.S. Rep. Roy Blunt and Secretary of State Robin Carnahan and tries to come up with some conclusions about the race.

Several pols wrote to support Smith's quest for a lighter sentence

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch Political Fix considers just who wrote letters in support of former state Sen. Jeff Smith receiving a lighter sentence, including Attorney General Chris Koster, apparently in a personal capacity, and St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay. 

Poll: Public still divided over health care reform 

The Wichita Eagle Blog reports that a Washington Post-ABC News poll shows that the American public is still quite divided over the issue of health care reform. 

Video: Nixon on higher education tuition freeze, budget cuts

Capitol Calling has video of Gov. Jay Nixon discussing the agreement reached over a tuition freeze right now in exchange for budget cuts in the future. 

The buzz over payday lenders

Show-Me Daily understands why payday lenders have been villified, but believes what will exist in the vacuum left if they are regulated out of existence would be worse. 

Purgason believes grassroots Senate campaign can succeed 

KY3 Political Notebook talks to Chuck Purgason about his campaign for U.S. Senate in light of the latest polling numbers that show him in double digits.

Palin should face the media at College of the Ozarks 

The Turner Report is critical of the media being barred from covering former Gov. Sarah Palin's speech at the College of the Ozarks on December 2.

The lessons from the Harlem Children Zone 

Chief Corwin's Blog talks about  the Harlem Children Zone in New York City and what Kansas City can learn from the child wellness program.  

Why our food supply needs to be simpler 

MO Rage believes that the answer to the industrialized food system is just to simplify the process. 

The benefits of comprehensive sex education 

Forward Kansas contends that children need comprehensive sex education in order to make responsible choices. 

Tiahrt field coordinator in JoCo resigns amid sex scandal 

2o Pounds of Headlines wonders if the resignation of field coordinator Jase D. Stanton because of sexual assault charges, will impact U.S. Rep. Todd Tiahrt's campaign in Johnson County.