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Gunning For Tax Breaks

Gunning For Tax Breaks

May 2, 2013

It appears the Missouri House is set to approve a bill that would grant a tax break to gun manufacturers...

Mmmm, Free Federal Money

Mmmm, Free Federal Money

Sep 3, 2010

The Springfield News-Leader published a letter to the editor on the subject of federal expenditures in Missouri (link via John...

Health Literacy Programs Only Treat Symptoms

Health Literacy Programs Only Treat Symptoms

Jun 14, 2010

The Fulton Sun (link via John Combest) ran an article about a campaign to improve health literacy in Missouri, aiming...

Clear Example of Tax Laws Favoring Agriculture

Clear Example of Tax Laws Favoring Agriculture

Jun 8, 2010

Via John Combest (who played a terrific first base in softball on Sunday, if I may say so), the Suburban...

Help Your Local Brick and Politician Business

Help Your Local Brick and Politician Business

Jun 3, 2010

John Combest today links to a story out of the Mexico Ledger about the opening of a new brick factory...

Good Story About Autism Legislation on Fox 4 KC

Good Story About Autism Legislation on Fox 4 KC

Jan 22, 2010

John Combest linked today to a very well-written story by Fox 4 in Kansas City. I commend them for asking...

Dancing with the Feds

Dancing with the Feds

Jan 17, 2010

John Combest links to a fantastic editorial in the Jefferson City News-Tribune that compares the Race to the Top to...

Shameless Self-Promotion

Shameless Self-Promotion

Dec 10, 2009

Steve Walsh on Missourinet linked to my recent op-ed about filmmaker tax credits in Missouri, which is a subject that...

Provocative Op-Ed About Tour of Missouri

Provocative Op-Ed About Tour of Missouri

Oct 14, 2009

I’d like to share this editorial on the Tour of Missouri bike race from the Warrensburg Daily Star-Journal (link via John...

Minimum Wage

Minimum Wage

Oct 6, 2009

Yesterday, John Combest linked to a KOMU article about minimum wage and its effects on the youth work force. As...

No Strings Attached

No Strings Attached

Dec 2, 2008

By way of John Combest, I saw an article in the Southeast Missourian that would tickle Nick Naylor pink. Ten...

(Insert Gambling Pun Here): The Stakes of Propostion A

(Insert Gambling Pun Here): The Stakes of Propostion A

Oct 10, 2008

Thursday, The Columbia Tribune ran a quality editorial (link via John Combest) about the costs and benefits of Proposition A....

Truth in Advertising

Truth in Advertising

Mar 25, 2008

The St. Joseph News-Press has a report today (spotted via John Combest) about two bills before the General Assembly that...

Holiday Best Wishes for the Blogworld!

Holiday Best Wishes for the Blogworld!

Dec 19, 2007

As the Christmas saying goes: Every time a mouse clicks, a blogger gets more page view hits. With that holiday...

State vs. State vs. State Ad Nauseum

State vs. State vs. State Ad Nauseum

Aug 23, 2007

There is a very reasonable editorial today in the Southeast Missourian (link via John Combest) regarding the tax dispute between...

Missouri Must Get Honest About Toll Roads

Missouri Must Get Honest About Toll Roads

Jun 22, 2007

Via John Combest, the Kansas City Star has an excellent editorial on future transportation funding in Missouri. Key statement: "Any...

Reading, Writing, and… Labor Studies

Reading, Writing, and… Labor Studies

Jun 20, 2007

John Combest links to an article about the University of Missouri at Kansas City. UMKC is getting rid of its...

Maybe They Should Attend the University of Phoenix

Maybe They Should Attend the University of Phoenix

Jun 18, 2007

John Combest is, as usual, doing half my job for me. He links to an article in the Southeast Missourian...

Recognition by the Columbia Tribune!

Recognition by the Columbia Tribune!

Jun 14, 2007

Strolling through John Combest’s page, I found a blog on the Columbia Tribune‘s website that acknowledges the work of the...

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