OpinionSeptember 24, 1991
MISSOURIANA
An optimist is a Missourian who doesn't believe that a scheduled press conference in the governor's office means another curtailment of state services. --- The murder rate in St. Louis is already higher than it was for all of 1990, and that's not even counting the Cardinals...
Jack Stapleton Jr.
An optimist is a Missourian who doesn't believe that a scheduled press conference in the governor's office means another curtailment of state services.
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The murder rate in St. Louis is already higher than it was for all of 1990, and that's not even counting the Cardinals.
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Robert Gates' testimony that he didn't know everything that went on at the CIA is believable, since on many occasions the agency didn't seem to know anything.
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Missouri finally got a boost in the national ratings the other night when Miss Missouri ranked among the top five finalists at the Miss America contest.
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Two former Missourians were testifying at the same time on Capitol Hill last week. Clarence Thomas admitted he didn't always mean what he said, while Clark Clifford said he hadn't always admitted what he didn't know.
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We guess the Missouri State Teachers Association lawsuit against Jefferson City over lowering school appropriations means the teachers want apples, not peanuts.
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There's nothing wrong with today's kids that the older generation didn't outgrow.
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