MISSOURIANA

A member of the Missouri highway study commission claims the so-called funding deficit for the 15-year road plan is nonexistent. So is progress on building better roads.

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Members of the Missouri General Assembly will meet once again in a couple of months to consider gubernatorial vetoes -- and to restore faith of those who believe in life after death.

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An old-timer is one who can remember when Walt Disney films were just goofy and had snow-white plots.

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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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Former Missouri House Speaker Bob Griffen faces a second trial in August, a month he formerly spent as an honored guest at the State Fair.

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The Missouri Department of Transportation says the state needs to repair dozens of bridges, some of which are 90 years old. Apparently the only ones that have been replaced so far were built by Lewis and Clark.