A good friend launched a countdown clock towards his retirement as a deputy sheriff in rural Missouri. He enjoyed his work and praises his sheriff who keeps the department well equipped, well paid and well respected. Yet, he fears that Read More …
PRESENTATION: Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America
Mary Gross is the Membership Lead-Missouri for Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America. She has been a volunteer with Moms Demand Action since 2014, when she started making phone calls and passing out literature to oppose bad gun legislation.
West County Democrats hosted Tony Messenger, the Pulitzer prize winning journalist and author. He discussed the criminalization of the poor through a punitive system of fines and fees for prison time. For those who can’t afford court imposed bonds and Read More …
Tony Messenger is the metro columnist for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. In 2019, he won the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary for his series of columns on debtors’ prisons in MO. In 2016, Messenger was awarded a Missouri Honor Medal, the highest award bestowed by the University of Missouri’s School of Journalism.
A young man died doing his job. Too bad his unfortunate, avoidable death won’t motivate change.
During the bleakest nights in Ferguson a few years back, men armed with assault rifles “protected” properties, most all businesses owned by white guys. More recently, a similar group descended on downtown Louisville. The group calls themselves the Oath Keepers… Read More …