MISSOURIANA

Observers predict riverboat gambling will be approved 2 to 1 by Missouri voters. That's better odds than bettors will get if it is.

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One of the reasons the General Assembly adjourns just before thousands of kids invade the Capitol on sightseeing tours is to even out the screaming, running, crying and shouting.

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Governor Ashcroft insisted on and got "reforms" in the tax-for-education bill. Democrats appear to have overlooked the requirement that all superintendents and principals be registered Republicans.

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Some Missourians complain the state's tourism ads are too "country." Then how about some urban shots showing tourist getting mugged?

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The newly enacted ethics measure requires lobbyists to list every meal they buy legislators. We may soon know more about the eating habits of politicians than we can digest.

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Without TV news, who could have known Queen Liz isn't supposed to be hugged and Madonna is serious about her career?

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Have you ever notice how many people have the answers before they've heard the questions.