21 Counties in Missouri where half the kids are on food stamps.
[...]It’s the sound of no Ecoli-gate stories for the past two weeks. Unless Sen. Brad Lager awakes his committee from hibernation it’s a nice sound for Jay Nixon.
[...]For months now, The values of our campaign will be posted shortly.
[...]Today Liz Lauber rejects a recent government study conducted by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) that recommends women wait until the age of 50 to begin regular mammograms. The new study says most women don't need mammograms in their 40s and should get one every two years starting' [...]
From his testimony before Ways and Means committee, Jeff Rainford describes how pensions are a big part of the city's budget problems:
' [...]Starting this month we will be offering a series of hands-on cooking classes
with Chef Clara Moore. You will learn, cook, eat, and drink - come with your
sense of adventure and a thirst for knowledge; leave with recipes, a full
belly, and a few culinary tricks up your sleeve. [...]
Marsha Haefner started a campaign committee to run for House 100 as a Republican. The current incumbent, Rep.
[...]Rep. Mike Talboy has returned from a vacation in Mexico where he nearly drowned. Talboy rescued his girlfriend from an oceanic undertow before almost succumbing himself. He recuperated in a Mexican hospital. No word on if it changed his views on Obamacare.
[...]Jason Tilley started a campaign committee to run for Associate Circuit Judge in Perry County. Jason is the older brother of House Majority Leader Steve Tilley.
[...]Dates:
St. Louis, November 10, 8am
Kansas City, November 11, 8am
Jefferson City, November 12, 1:30pm
This is a one-hour presentation of all competitive Missouri House, Senate and statewide
races as well a preview [...]
Anyone who thought that the Missouri Budget Project was partisan will find they clearly are as upset with the Jay Nixon budget solutions as
[...]Tea Partiers have gotten aroused by a special election in New York pitting Conservative Party's Doug Hoffman against moderate Republican Dede Scozzafava.
Locally congressional candidate Liz Lauber issues a statement (attached below) that she has personally donated to the Hoffman campaign and challenges Akin to do the same.
[...]Sen. Ryan McKenna probably won’t face any serious challenge, but still is going through the motions of re-election. He raised $43,560 during the last three months, and has $98,531 on-hand.
[...]Springfield is hurtling toward a catastrophe on their police pensions. They face a shortfall of some $200 million, which seems impossible, but is described as a perfect storm of long and short term troubles all adding up. The Springfield civic crowd tried to pass a one-cent sales tax in February [...]
Randy Jotte running for County Council, District 5, will likely show a strong quarter when numbers become available later this week.
Look for $25,000 raised in the last three months, bringing his total raised so far to over $40,000. That'll put his cash on-hand around $35,000.
Jotte is a Republican running to' [...]
Alderwoman Donna Baringer - Ward 16 - is expecting to see a primary opponent.
Now Baringer is up for re-election until 2011, but that's not stopping her from working the phones this past quarter. I'm told that when she files her October report, it'll show over $16,000 raised.
[...]Brian Wahby's seat on DNC follows a long list of St. Louis City Democrats who have served as DNC committeemen and committeewoman. Historically, in most years, at least one seat on DNC has been held by a City Democrat- State Committee leaders specified under the DNC Charter or by DNC selection.
I've attached a poll memo by Momentum Analysis which shows Robin Carnahan with a small lead over Roy Blunt in the 2010 senate contest.
Carnahan leads 48-45.
Much of the internals are about what you would expect. Carnahan enjoys greater support among Democrats and women, but trails Blunt among Republicans and men.
Also,' [...]
The Office of Administration recently released Missouri's September tax revenue numbers. They were down -16% from September 2008, and so far this fiscal year they're running 10% last year.
' [...]
State Representative Jill Schupp, www.JillSchupp.com Democrat from Creve Coeur 82nd District will be hosting a Town Hall meeting on Friday, October 2 from 8:30-10am at the Pasta House at 700 North New Ballas Road Creve Coeur, MO 63141-6716.
[...]A new organizing group – Advance St. Louis – has been formed to try to pass the mass transit funding tax next spring.
[...]Consider Pilot Grove, a tiny town of 723. Its grocery store closed recently to much local moaning that another small business – one which represented the heart of the community – was disappearing. Residents interviewed by the Sedalia Democrat did the moaning
[...]Gary Fuhr is running in House 97 as a Republican. The current incumbent Walt Bivins is termed.
Fuhr spent 31 years with the FBI and then went to be director of security at Drury Inns.
Just what they want in Jefferson City right now...
[...]Very reliable sources say the board of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod will announce the sale of KFUO-FM sometime in October. Why, you may wonder, is everything being done so quietly? After all, no information has been forthcoming on this since word came out the church was pursuing a rather irresponsible [...]
Should Old Acquaintance Be Forgot
It seems like just yesterday that the editor asked me to write my musings about the food and restaurants in St. Louis. As he is retiring I am also bidding a fond farewell to The ACC. But this does give me my chance to [...]
GOP media strategist Mark McKinnon thinks there are two people in the world who fear Glenn Beck — even if "neither will admit it."
The first is Barack Obama.
The second is Rush Limbaugh.
[...]After four years of Matt Blunt, Democrats were anxious for a return of control of the governor’s mansion. Now some are wondering if it’s not all that.
They point to the slow pace of installing Democrats in top positions, asking for example, why is Gene McNary still Executive Director of the [...]
[www.lizlauberforcongress.com] is up and running.
[...]Word is that Liz Lauber will be announcing her candidacy for Congress tomorrow.
She's running as a Republican against incumbent Todd Akin.
[...]Believe Biz Journal is first with it.
Her resignation letter to Jay Nixon says she's "sorry that (they) have been unable to meet," after a weekend bit in Deb Peterson's column which was widely read as Nixon showing her the door.
[...]If you were to look up any review of a restaurant from ten years ago you would find that what was reviewed was what was served. Duh. Think about it. Back then each restaurant had a basically set menu and served the same food night after night. Sure you had [...]
A little late to the game, but Rep. Joe Smith amended his campaign committee to run for State Auditor in 2010.
[...]I have been told that what put me on the Senator from the 5th's neck is a post from a week or so ago. (I can't be sure because she hasn't returned my call).
Here's a link to it. It's also immediately below. Funny thing is, her name doesn't appear [...]
Years ago I first saw a movie called “ The Wind and the Lion” . It was a fictional recounting of an The Perdicaris Affair in which an American was kidnapped by a leader of the Berbers of the Rif Mountains, Raisuli , in order to bring down the government [...]
Jan Clinite, 15th ward committeewoman, has posted all four caniddates' responses to her ward's questionnaire at janclinite.com. They ask about education, tax credits, healthcare, pension costs and police control among other issues.
And the St. Louis American endorses Rep. Jamilah Nasheed for the job (and has nice words for Rep.' [...]
Christine Bertelson, former features editor and editorial page editor at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, has joined the administration of Missouri Gov.
[...]Mark Langston, mayor of Maplewood, is telling fellow Democrats that he will run for St. Louis County Council. The Republican candidate for District 5 is Randy Jotte. Jotte ran unsuccessfully for state representative last cycle. The District 5 seat is being vacated by Barbara Fraser who is running for state [...]
Clear Channel Radio promoted Beth Davis to president and market manager for the company’s six station-group in St. Louis.
[...]Friday, Sept. 11 5-10 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 12 10 a.m.-10 p.m.
Sunday, Sept.13 Noon-4 p.m.
Established in 2004, Schlafly’s Art Outside is an alternative juried and invitational art fair dedicated to showcasing local art in an approachable venue and manner. Held at the brewery’s Bottleworks location in Maplewood, MO the fair’s [...]
The St. Louis Originals third quarter discount Web Certificates will go on sale Wednesday, October 7th at 10:00 AM CDT. Look for the link on our website at www.stlouisoriginals.com.
[...]Mary Jo Straatmann started a campaign committee to run for House 98 (Franklin County) as a Democrat.
The current incumbent, Rep. Brian Nieves, is termed and running for senate.
There are three Republicans considering running, the favorite of which is Paul Arand, an alderman. Straatmann will likely have a cleared primary.
The district [...]
Here's some scary news for late-night and morning TV: Those are the fastest-growing dayparts for web video in terms of total time spent watching, according to ComScore.
[...]KMOX Radio (AM 1120) has learned of the passing of long-time legendary broadcaster Jim White.
Jim joined KMOX in 1969 when he was recruited to the station by the late Bob Hardy to serve as Assistant News Director. White filled a variety of roles at KMOX including News Director and [...]
Charlie Gibson will leave "World News" in January and that Diane Sawyer will be named the new anchor of the network's evening newscast.
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