Instead of saying they were defeated, political candidates now say their message didn't come across. They sound like commercials for AT&T.
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Missourians weren't too enthralled by all the proposed constitutional amendments handed them on Aug. 4. Voting gets to be a real drag when we have to think.
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Just when St. Louis was on the verge of solving at least one of its problems, Vince Schoemehl lost his bid for governor.
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Americans watched so many Olympic contests recently that there's move under way to make Marathon Television Watching a competitive event four years from now.
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A Republican named John Hancock is the GOP nominee for secretary of state. It's a perfect name for someone who has to sign all of Missouri's official documents.
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America's Dream Team at Barcelona seemed to produce nothing by nightmares for its Olympic basketball opponents.
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In light of national crime statistics, it's difficult to understand why American boxers at the Olympics did so poorly.
By Jack Stapleton Jr.
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