...WHILE A STATE LEGISLATOR TRIES AGAIN TO BAN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES IN THE MISSOURI CAPITOL

Speaking of adults who drink, state legislators again are being asked to ban alcohol in the Missouri Capitol. State Rep. Bill Foster of Poplar Bluff has renewed his effort to put the statehouse off limits to beer, wine and liquor. He says it sends the wrong message to schoolchildren who are told to stay away from drugs and alcohol and then see alcoholic beverages being delivered to legislators.

This may be a dramatic overstatement of fact, but another of Foster's points may be more compelling: Most American workers would be fired if they drank on the job.

The only reason Foster's effort to ban liquor in the capitol has a chance this year is because term limits are ending the careers of many legislators. They might be less afraid to adopt such a ban.