Visiting Missouri: Branson

“Where y’awl from?” “St. Louis.” “An’ you’re still alive?” I spent a five-day family weekend along 76 Highway in scenic (and crowded) Branson, Missouri. ‘Where y’awl from?’ is the near universal opening of sales clerks, wait staff and such. Each Read More …

Time For A Mirror

Missouri Treasurer Eric Schmidt stood at the St. Louis riverfront next to a poster with an outline of the neighboring state saying “Don’t be like [Illinois].” To be fair, he also needed a poster with the arrow pointing west saying, Read More …