Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder

Friday, August 26, 2011

I served six years in the Missouri Legislature as a state representative and now over 40 years in the newspaper business. I've had experiences on the Governor's Reform Committee of over 30 members just seven years ago. I know how hard it is to get some in the media to report on the content of bills and recommendations. After months of meetings and honest discussion of a strong committee there was little coverage of our recommendation (as we witnessed recently of the special federal committee on the budget).

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