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OpinionAugust 20, 1992

Instead of saying they were defeated, political candidates now say their message didn't come across. They sound like commercials for AT&T. --- 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...

Jack Stapleton Jr.

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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