Let’s Privatize the Post Office
A version of the following commentary appeared in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. I will admit that calling for the privatization...
Springfield Should Eliminate Its Economic Development Agencies
A version of this commentary appeared in the Springfield News-Leader. In July 2010, Missouri politicians joined the state’s economic development...
Missouri Has A Productive Legislative Session, With More to Come
As the clock ticked down in the last week of Missouri’s regular legislative session, there was growing concern about what...
The data are here! The data are here!
For me, Christmas came early this year. On December 12, the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) released,...
Kansas City’s Christmas Tree
If you’ve lived in Kansas City for a while, you’ve heard all about building new things. We’ve built a new...
Listen Up, Missouri Lawmakers: Here Are Seven Resolutions for 2017
Oh, Missouri lawmakers, it is me, the Ghost of a Christmas Yet-to-Come, who whispers in your ear this wintry night....
Santa Choice
I’m wearing a red-and-green checkered velvet dress with a large white lace collar. My face is distorted, fear and excitement...
Ethanol Subsidies Should Be Eliminated
Give Ryland Utlaut points for audacity in his commentary in favor of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). Seeing an ethanol...
Part One: ‘Responsible Bidder’ Does Not Mean ‘Union-Only’
Just before the Christmas break, the St. Louis County Council passed a new ordinance that changed the definition of what...
Occupation as Aggression – And Public Theater
What does it mean to ‘occupy Wall Street,’ “occupy KC,” or occupy any one of dozens of other cities. Plainly,...
Risky Business
In 2006, Indiana leased its 157-mile toll road to private investors for a $3.8 billion lump sum payment. The lease...
Have a Merry Census
This article in the Southeast Missourian features quotes from Missouri officials about why people should participate in the Census. No...
Gross National Happiness Index on Facebook
Facebook recently introduced a Gross National Happiness Index, which measures the relative overall happiness of Facebook in the United States...
Show-Me Daily Gives Out Holiday Props
As we wrap up the second year of Show-Me Daily, it’s time once again to give out our holiday thank...
Another Productive Legislative Session
Piling waste upon waste, soon that December 25 holiday already recognized by the state will have a name. According to...
A Wise Math Decision in Wentzville
The Wentzville School District is adopting Singapore Math, the (English-based) math curriculum behind Singapore’s spectacular performance on international math exams....
The Odds
In April 2000, the Warren County School District asked its voters for a 54-cent property tax levy increase. More than...
Holiday Best Wishes for the Blogworld!
As the Christmas saying goes: Every time a mouse clicks, a blogger gets more page view hits. With that holiday...
Property Taxes in the News
The Kansas City Star has an interesting article on why property taxes keep going up despite the downturn in the...
Personal Property Taxes, Those Lexus Christmas Ads, and Free Tax Advice
It is that time of year again when Lexus starts trumpeting its Christmas sales event. To those of you out...
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