MISSOURIANA

More and more Missourians say they will run for a statewide office in next year's elections. Politicians are people who mistake the sound of the wind for the voice of the people.

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Veterans of the Persian Gulf war are the first U.S. serviceman to have spent more time in parades than combat zones.

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The St. Louis Cardinals and the Kansas City Royals are still losing -- but at least they're getting better at it.

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First we had Nazis and communists and now we have a radical band of subversives who are dedicated to telling us more about Madonna than we want to know.

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Sen. Kennedy says he's going to drink less in the future. Maybe Ted can limit himself to the alcohol he used to spill.

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If those term-limitation folks really want to gain widespread public support, they'll turn their efforts toward the President of Iraq.

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If you want a cheap vacation, get to know John Sununu.

Jack Stapleton