MISSOURIANA

A St. Louis city official says Missouri without St. Louis and Kansas City is Arkansas. City slickers are never very good with maps.

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It has been a good week, which is computed by seven days during which neither Mel Carnahan nor John Ashcroft insults each other.

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Missouri transportation officials have begun estimating the added cost of making highways earthquake resistant. Some areas are still waiting for rain-resistant roads.

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December is the month state legislators begin filing bills for the next session and kids send letters to Santa. The kids usually have a much higher success rate.