A few years back my mom got a pacemaker: her doctor thought a heart rate of 22 beats a minute seemed a touch low. This month her cardiologist detected that the pacemaker wasn’t operating properly and mom needed to have Read More …
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Category: Governance
The Missouri Go Round
Get comfy…this will take a while. A chain of emails related to the operation of Missouri’s food stamp program arrived yesterday. State Representative Sarah Unsicker (D – Shrewsbury) shared this information. An outstate gentleman serves as legal guardian for an Read More …
An Eight Foot Ladder
The other week the weather people predicted really nasty storms. I knew the gutters needed cleaning, immediately. Right after I married I bought a six foot ladder. The ladder came with us when we bought the house, and, back then Read More …
Word Of The Week: Sleazy
Still, for the most flagrant and abundant sleaze, you have to come to Missouri.
West County Democrats Meeting Report for May 10, 2021
During our May meeting we had a lively discussion with Ted House, a long serving Democratic legislator and elected Judge in St. Charles County. His perspective on the state of partisan politics in our nation and in Missouri was very Read More …
West County Democrats Meeting Announcement – May 10, 2021
Topic: A Conversation with Judge Ted House, the last elected Democrat in St. Charles County.
Judge House served as a MO State Representative from 1989-1994, MO State Senator from 1995-2002, Associate Circuit Judge 2003-2004, and Circuit Judge from 2005-2020. He retired from the bench at the end of 2020 as the last elected Democrat in St. Charles County as well as the longest serving elected official at 32 years.