Back at the end of 1936 and into 1937 workers at a General Motors plant in Flint, Michigan held a sit-in strike. Michigan Governor Frank Murphy deployed the National Guard – not to break up the strike but to protect Read More …
Their Police
A Few More Missourians Received Help In July
The report finds that the number of struggling citizens helped by Temporary Assistance dropped by 2% from June while the number receiving food stamps increased by just over half a percent, and, Medicaid [MO HealthNet] added about 2% to its rolls.
You Can’t Get There From Here
…with closed offices and a hiring freeze the numbers will not climb as they should. Hard working folks who need a hand up face locked doors. Welcome to Missouri.
The Dying Tradition Of Sidewalk Edging
My aunt and uncle lived for most of 40 years on Juanita in south city, between Spring and Gustine. Unlike his brother (my dad), my uncle wasn’t a yard guy. Still, every week or so he broke out a weird Read More …
Playing To 10
Accept that Democrats will never get a fair shake in Missouri media. outstate local radio rules and it’s pretty dystopian. ‘They’ are always out to get ‘us.’ In the big cities the bias is slicker but no less smelly.
Goodbye In 2020
An old man died last night in Manchester. That bottom line omits the richness of his life and the challenges of his last days. Born and raised on Long Island, my friend George claimed he never cared for “the city” Read More …