MISSOURIANA

The St. Louis Cardinals have lost their best pitcher for the rest of the season, which came as a surprise to fans who didn't know the club had one.

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Reducing taxes requires intense strategic planning on the part of politicians whose ultimate goal is to argue long enough that there won't be enough time left to vote.

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This is the season of the year when Missourians welcome a little spring fever to go along with the sinus infection.

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Anyone who served in the armed services in World War II, Korean, Vietnam or the Gulf War must wonder when this new Pentagon reluctance to use ground troops started.

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Give the amount of money it seems to have, could the National Rifle Association lend a few bucks to the Missouri Department of Transportation to complete the 15-year road plan?

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Sheer panic is the feeling you get when you read some unknown politician is running for an important state office that regulates your business.

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After voter heard all the calamities they would incur if Proposition B passed or failed, they must have wondered how they survived up to Election Day.

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About the only redeeming feature of worldwide military crises in these times is that we get to learn about countries that aren't even on the map.