Suzanne Couch, the co-chair of the West County Democrats opened the meeting and made a very specific request. As we come to the end of the year, the WCD board is interested in feedback from our members on the direction Read More …
A neighborhood restaurant (my wife demoted them to dive bar after a fruit fly drowned in her drink) increased the cost of their drinks, with my double Jameson’s going from $9.00 to $14.00. I asked the waitress if she had Read More …
A couple of bits of history… A band of Republican businessmen – unhappy with the elected Democrat sheriff – declare themselves able to appoint a town Marshall, a man with a questionable past who quickly uses nepotism to fill his Read More …
Imagine you own a great big cruise ship. People love to sail about the Caribbean eating too much, drinking too much and roasting in the tropical sun. Alas, a newer, even bigger cruise ships crosses your bow. Some of your Read More …
Just do the least possible to get by as a state government. Then, cut taxes.
Many years ago I worked with a variety of food pantry folk and other friends to urge the Missouri Legislature to create the Food Pantry Tax Credit. Like many of the state’s other “benevolent tax credits,” the pantry deduction from Read More …