Behind the scenes of the Cauthen suspension
Blogging the divide between U.S. and Cuba
A blogger contends that if we stop offering fair trials in the United States, then we have become terrorized, U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill offers up a hand-drawn map of Missouri for National Geographic, and an assertion that Guantanamo Bay is just the first in a series of promises to be broken by President Barack Obama.
The Khalid Sheik Mohammed trial is the right course of action
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.
Looking at urban farming in Kansas City
Class action suit against MO Dept. of Revenue is certified
A compromise leads to a tuition freeze but future cuts in the budget for higher education, debating whether former President Ronald Reagan could be looked at today as a Republican In Name Only, and why you should be rooting for Pittsburgh Steelers' quarterback Ben Roethlisberger this weekend against the Kansas City Chiefs.
President Obama shouldn't take a bow
The idea of a KC aquarium is all wet
The argument why film tax credits aren't a good plan for spurring the economy in Missouri, a blogger asserts that we need the government to protect us from ourselves when it comes to oil consumption, and Nick Sloan exits the blogosphere.
A challenge for the Competitive Enterprise Institute
Gone Mild is happy to challenge the Competitive Enterprise Institute to a debate in light of the group's recent offer to debate former Vice President Al Gore on the subject of global warming.
The case against Section 8 housing
The plans and details for the new KC police hub
A solid work week and some key political victories for Gov. Jay Nixon, a suggestion that Jackson County Executive Mike Sanders needs to come up with some new arguments in support of regional light rail, and can budget cuts be weathered by school districts through the process of streamlining?
Why a small business owner isn't hiring right now
Discrimination protest at P&L District this Saturday
How gay marriage could help kickstart the economy in Missouri, an in-depth look at the system of health care insurance in Switzerland, and the difficulty in finding out exactly which jobs have been created by the economic stimulus plan.
Why a small business owner isn't hiring right now
24th State makes a case as a small business owner as to why he is choosing to retire debt rather than take a risk on hiring employees in light of the current economic and political climate.
Union Station helped anchor downtown revitalization
Blunt talking to Steelman about campaign?
Mistakes with government health care would be costly
A blogger wonders how much political capital was expended by the Democrats to pass a federal health care bill, Gov. Jay Nixon is set to go deer hunting, and when will Kansas City have a solution to homicides in the city?
Poll: Voters favor GOP over Dem candidates
We need to find an answer for homeless veterans
Steele Danner new director of Missouri Tourism Commission
Jackson County should consider reducing the commercial surcharge rate
Thoughts on Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder's recent use of Twitter, Secretary of State Robin Carnahan offers up her views on the federal health care bill, and a pre-emptive move to stop real estate transfer taxes from ever coming to Missouri.
Abortion could be the issue that stalls health care reform
Video: New ad pushes for energy independence
Video: Nixon not offering predictions on unemployment, recession
A critique of how the Parents as Teachers program as a "middle-class entitlement," a comparison of the net worth of members of the Kansas delegation in Congress, and U.S. Sen. Kit Bond on The Daily Show.
Video: Heated health care protest in Shawnee
Review of death penalty in Kansas seems likely
Skelton explains decision to vote against health care reform bill
Reactions to the U.S. House of Representative's vote to approve the health care reform bill, what's the real crisis in the news today, and U.S. Sen. Kit Bond is scheduled to be on The Daily Show tonight.
Green calls for investigation into actions of Pinnacle CEO
USDA Farm to School program seems extraneous
Potts arrested at Lieberman's office over health care protest
The blogosphere remembers the late former Kansas Gov. William Avery, a push by U.S. Reps. Emanuel Cleaver and Sam Graves to get national recognition for Liberty Memorial, and a plea to stop equating witnessing a crime and talking to police with snitching.
Analyzing the latest round of votes over gay rights
Why ban K-2 before we know what it does?
School paycheck audit won't lead to real change
The blogosphere is abuzz with trying to take the pulse of America based on the latest election results, the most recent round of revenue numbers in Missouri suggest that more budget cuts are on the horizon, a question and answer session with Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder on the results of Missouri and other state's elections.
COMBAT tax approval is a victory for apathy
Analyzing the election results
St. Louis County voters public smoking ban
A suggestion that the Missouri Legislature reconsider tax credits in order to help ameloriate potential deficits in future budgets, a blogger sounds off on the ineffectiveness of D.A.R.E., and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is scheduled to speak at the Dole Institute in Lawrence tonight.
What happens at the polls today is a predictor for 2010
Why Missouri should reconsider cuts to the virtual school program
Thoughts on President Obama's weight loss
The COMBAT Tax extension will be decided at the polls today, could a potential ethics probe impact U.S. Rep. Todd Tiahrt's campaign, and former Gov. Sarah Palin will be the speaker for the Greater Salina Chamber of Commerce's annual dinner next February.
Why you should vote against the COMBAT Tax extension
The reasons to vote against the COMBAT Tax extension
Roberts: Dems won't compromise on health care
Blunt, Carnahan need to explain their positions on health care
Analyzing the latest Tweets on a public health care option from U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill, the ideas that keep resurfacing among Missouri Republicans, and glass recycling bins from Ripple Glass should begin appearing around town today.
The reasons to vote agains the COMBAT tax extension
Gone Mild explains why he is voting 'No' on the extension of the COMBAT tax, which is on the ballot tomorrow.
Brazil-Roe libel hearing set for Dec. 18
Tax credits for filmmakers are not a winning strategy
Strong reactions to the Democrats health care plan in the U.S. House, polarized opinions of President Barack Obama's decision to pay his respects to fallen soldiers at Dover Air Force Base, and why Drury University could become central to the animal rights movement.
President Obama needs to decide on plan in Afghanistan
Video: Nixon takes questions on budget cuts
Video: Obama signs hate crimes bill into law
Should we regulate in vitro fertilization?
A Kansas physician talks about going to Washington D.C. to listen to President Barack Obama talk about health care reform during a speech from the White House Rose Garden, U.S. Rep. Roy Blunt blames President Obama for the H1N1 vaccine shortage in Missouri, and a suggestion that politicians should understand why the $250 for seniors is unnecessary.
We need to get health care costs under control
Palin is not a serious contender in 2012
Audio: Medicaid reform a sticky wicket for Nixon
Gov. Jay Nixon is expected to announce his proposed budget cuts at 11 a.m. today, a recap of yesterday's Board of Police Commissioner's meeting, and why a street car in Portland, Oregon, could impact transportation in Kansas City.
Obama needs to get on the right course, not the golf course
Gingrich shouldn't run for office
Parody: Wind energy versus clean coal
Reactions to the future of pot laws
A new report suggests the current caseload is threatening to overwhelm the Missouri Public Defender system, why the Mid-America Regional Council needs to start thinking about sustainable traffic infrastructure, and a cartoon on the Haunted House of Representatives.
Gingrich shouldn't run for office
Principally Political believes that former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich shouldn't run for office in 2012 as his campaign might not be successful and he has more value as someone offering up challenges and thoughts on policy initiatives.
St. Louis alderman endorse smoking ban
McCaskill still sees public health care option passing
Sebelius is wrong, government isn't the answer for flu vaccines
A blogger calls for ethics reform in the Missouri Legislature, praise for the creation of the Consumer Financial Protection Agency, and U.S. Rep. Roy Blunt outlines the differences between the two parties on health care reform.
Ethics reform needed in the MO Legislature
