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 …
Happy Labor Day?
County Police Politics
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 …
West County Democrats Monthly Meeting announcement – September 12, 2022
West County Democrats Monthly Meeting Monday, September 12, 2022 United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 655 300 Weidman Road Ballwin, MO 63011 http://westcountydemocrats.org 9:30 Doors open for socializing Refreshments will be available 10:00 Business meeting and Read More …
Sinking The Lifeboats
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 …
More Weak Numbers
Just do the least possible to get by as a state government. Then, cut taxes.
The Unknowable $2.27
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 …