MISSOURIANA

If you really want to enjoy yourself as well as bolster your intelligence image, dig out all those forecasts on how the Nov. 3 election would turn out.

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The next time Missourians build a gigantic stadium, let's remember to attract a football franchise that will attract fans who don't care whether the team wins or loses.

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State education officials have decided that public school students should be given exit tests. If they flunk, will they have to stay until they make bond?

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Polls have shown politicians are in favor of campaign reform as long as it doesn't keep them from seeking unlimited funding from anyone willing to write a check for any amount.

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Missouri transportation officials announce the 15-year road plan has been reduced to a five-year plan, subscribing to the theory that one-third of a lane is better than nothing.