MISSOURI WATCH: NATION DOES ITS BEST TO IGNORE ELECTION HOOPLA

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Sunday, September 15, 1996

Our family once had a great basset hound who, for reasons that now escape me, was named Wellington. Although he had many lovable characteristics, such as coexisting with numerous other family pets including two cats, rabbits, turtles and hamsters, one of the most endearing was his ability to ignore anything threatening his serenity and anyone who didn't measure up to his canine standards. If the situation was unpleasant, Wellington ignored it, thus assuring that his life was tranquil and ready to respond to the sound of his food being prepared somewhere high above him.

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