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OpinionJune 13, 1997

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. --- 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...

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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