MISSOURIANA

Now that it's report card time, it might be wise for kids to remind their parents that the Bush administration doesn't believe administering sanctions against the enemy will be effective.

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About the only consolation for all those Missourians now serving in the Persian Gulf is that they missed the lousy winter weather back home.

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Governor Ashcroft says the state needs more money, but he will solve the problem by not asking for it. It's a management strategy that may need some refinement.

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Times change. Congress used to declare war and the president commanded the troops. Now the president declares war and the Congress commands cash from contributors.

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Sidewalks were so slippery in most of the state that Missourians seemed to be imitating the Tiger football backfield.

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After Bob Hope took a show to entertain the troops, Congress figured it had no choice but to approve hostilities against Iraq.

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The Russians' only chance of survival appears to be a takeover by some agency in Washington.