Media reports constantly refer to the Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives as the second most influential job in the state. Only if the Governor is a bachelor.
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Rumors in St. Louis claim the president of Southwestern Bell moved the company headquarters because he wasn't invited to join a local country club. Maybe the club officers tried to phone him but he didn't have Call Waiting.
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* The Missouri Department of Transportation says its 15-year road plan has a $14 billion deficit. Our state highway engineers must have been trained in Washington.
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