High-Tech Pigs in a Cellular Trough
While the growth of the federal government gets most of the attention from people who care about things like that,...
“&#$* No!”
If you ever find yourself in a bar in St. Charles, you’d better watch your mouth. Despite a recent study...
Judicial Smackdown in Jefferson City
Missouri Political News Service has a story on the decision by Judge Callahan in Cole County to throw out the...
The Coronation of Big Corn
An editorial in this morning’s Kansas City Star details some of the negative consequences of Missouri’s new ethanol fuel standards,...
Minimum Wage Update
Thanks are due to Combest for linking to this article about Missouri’s minimum wage, which slowly continues to go up....
Not Yours to Give
Governor Matt Blunt has requested federal disaster relief aid for 42 Missouri counties affected by December’s winter storms. On the...
Some Things Surprise Me; Some Things Don’t
Just in case you didn’t know, Missouri is among the worst states in the country when it comes to eminent...
Midwifery Revisited
Today’s Post-Dispatch covers the ongoing drama in Missouri’s midwife legislation saga. Eric Dixon, the Show-Me Institute’s editor, published an op-ed...
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...
A Better Solution for the Quality of Long-Term Care
Yesterday, representatives of the National Senior Citizens Law Center (NCSLC) hosted news conferences in Kansas City, Columbia, and St. Louis...
You Say Potato, and I Say TOMATO
Yesterday, oral arguments were heard in a lawsuit in Jefferson City about a language change in a 2008 Missouri ballot...
Worth a Thousand Words
Here’s another Internet harassment case. This time, a woman complains that she’s been harassed by a kid. A high-school boy...
Math Lexicon
I have to respectfully disagree with my colleague’s tacit approval of "integrated math," which is not an "intuitive or interesting"...
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...
Math Wars
What are "contextual and situational situations"? It has something to do with integrated math, the latest topic of discussion at...
An Awesome Idea
It’s because of stories like this (thanks, Edspresso!) that I’m happy and optimistic. It’s about a public school in Houston...
Board of Education Makes the Right Call
Janese Heavin at the Columbia Daily Tribune reports that the Columbia Board of Education has wisely decided not to channel...
New Study Questions Missouri’s Individual Income Tax
I’ve been remiss. I already post less frequently on this blog than I should, but last week I neglected to...
Cell Phone Tax Windfall Is Another Reason to Roll Back Tax Rates
The Post-Dispatch reports that AT&T has agreed to settle the lawsuit brought by cities for back taxes from cell phone...
What’s It Worth?
Thanks go to Combest for linking to this silly news report about "price-gouging." The Missouri Attorney General’s office is warning...
