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Archive - December 2015


    


        Thursday, December 31   New Year's Eve
       
Missourinet:  Nixon:  Hundreds of Missourians rescued from flooded areas
          Missourinet:  Obama offers federal help to Nixon in Missouri's flood fight
          Missourinet:  Corps:  'Low probability' Birds Point, Missouri levee will be breached again
          SE Missourian:  Corps:  Blowing Birds Point levee unlikely +
          Missourinet:  International soliders who died in Missouri flooding identified
          P-D:  Nixon surveys Missouri flood damage
          JCNT:  Federal help for flooding up in the air X
          AP:  Flooding updates
          KWMU:  St. Louis City agency files eminent domain suit to clear land for spy agency
          JCNT:  Immigrant shares unique view of America;  Man from African nation chooses to work two jobs, makes concerted effort to speak more clearly, applauds the opportunities the United States provides X
          JCNT:  Missouri's presidential primary finalized X
          Drebes:  Renew Missouri forms campaign committee to support clean energy measures
          The Missouri Times:  Matt Mallinson makes SD11 Democratic primary a three-way race
          Kraske:  Mike Sanders leaves office with a big fat campaign account:  More than $500,000 cash on hand +
          KWMU:  With a year left in office, Gov. Jay Nixon looks at his political past, present and future
          The Missouri Times:  Conservatives chastise Homeland Security over Real ID Act enforcement
          KWMU:  Kinder slams federal driver license law co-sponsored by Blunt as 'intrusive and misguided'
          P-D:  Gas tax hike to come up again in Missouri Legislature
          KC Star:  Legislature looks to clean up behavior in 2016;  Proposals target campaign contributions, in-Capitol boozing, general creepery +
          P-D:  Colleges continue to supply fresh sets of interns to Missouri Capitol;  Universities spell out guidelines, while legislators and staff will sit through harassment lecture
          KWMU:  Spelling Bee win gives area teen more than prize money;  Minority student chooses to work hard, achieves success
          Kraske:  The Chat:  Rep. Mike Cierpiot (R-Lee's Summit) on difference between how Dems and GOP view law enforcement +
          The Missouri Times:  Municipal group strikes back at consolidation advocates
          KWMU:  KWMU host talks to KWMU reporters about KWMU's biggest public health stories of the year
          Missourinet:  Officials investigating poaching of an elk in Southeast Missouri
          AP:  Dead elk in Missouri restoration efforts under investigation
          P-D:  Nuclear waste opponents fund study on landfill radon;  100% of soil samples fall below EPA threshold for cleanup
          P-D:  Broadcast legend Anne Keefe dies at 90
          SE Missourian editorial:  New Year's Eve:  Spend some time thinking about how you're going to get your life together - also, don't drink and drive +
          JCNT editorial:  Don't drink and drive tonight X
          P-D editorial:  A high school diploma ought to mean something;  State needs to start spending more money on education
          SNL op-ed:  University of Minnesota prof:  How is Obamacare playing out in Missouri?  Not well. X
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        Wednesday, December 30
       
Missourinet:  Missouri National Guard activated to help with areas damaged by flooding
          KWMU:  Nixon activates National Guard as high water threatens treatment plants
          AP:  Flooding updates
          KWMU:  Blunt says boost in NIH funding will produce jobs, save tax dollars
          KWMU:  Politically Speaking podcast:  Show-Me Institute's Brenda Talent talks with Mannies & Rosenbaum about KC and STL earnings taxes, education savings accounts, stadium financing, more
          KC Star:  Sugar Creek Mayor Matt Mallinson joins Democratic primary for LeVota's state Senate seat +
          The Missouri Times:  Profile:  Ryan Clearwater, legislative assistant to Rep. Paul Curtman (R-Pacific)
          Drebes:  Former state Sen. Tom Dempsey (R-St. Charles) registers to lobby in Florida
          Missourinet:  Missouri State of the State set for January 20
          P-D:  Missouri officials vow to take up drivers license dispute
          AP:  Clarification on Monday's voter ID piece:  Updating Kander's quote
          Kraske:  The Chat:  Holsman on climate change, Solon on OTC birth control +
          Missourinet:  Bill from Rep. John McCaherty (R-High Ridge) proposes free credit freezes, freezes for children's credit
          The Missouri Times:  Rep. Jeanie Lauer (R-Blue Springs) looks to update 911 regulations
          CDT:  Despite ruling, Planned Parenthood clinic cannot provide abortions X
          P-D:  St. Louis stadium plan arrives at NFL offices
          AP:  St. Louis stadium plan sent to NFL
          AP:  Some lawmakers will keep talking about Ferguson, municipal-court issues
          KWMU:  KWMU host talks to KWMU reporter about KWMU's biggest court stories of the year
          P-D:  Rain falls on landfill;  Runoff is not radioactive, but Missouri taxpayers will pay for testing anyway
          P-D editorial:  Uberizing the Missouri Legislature is a bad idea;  Attempted punchline involves drunk-driving "joke"
          SNL op-ed:  Billy Long:  America must prepare for threats to electric grid X
          Priddy:  Septuagenarian offers 1352-word treatise in opposition to GOP voter ID proposals
          CDT's Waters:  Octogenarian offers series of questions for Missouri Coordinating Board for Higher Education X
          Hartmann:  A tribute to Anne Keefe, Grand Dame
          P-D op-ed:  Sierra Club:  Mississippi River report card fails to grade what matters
          Messenger:  Parkway North grad/entrepreneur Darian Wigfall has a plan to save wayward black youth:  peddling fiction books with black protagonists "DeShaun" and "Jasmine"
          SNL letter:  Battlefield man dislikes Blunt clan's lobbying activities, succumbs to urge to make "blunt" pun X
          P-D letter:  Lake Saint Louis man predicts that lobbyists for fantasy-sports sites will attempt to influence state legislators
          P-D letter:  Clayton woman says Forest Park rightly has memorials for soliders on both sides of Civil War
          SNL letter:  Springfield man says Down-syndrome babies can be a real pain to deal with, suggests Rep. David Sater (R-Cassville) must be "living under a rock" X
          KC Star letter:  Smithville man calls conservative state legislators "morons," proposes solution:  Get rid of all current legislators +
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        Tuesday, December 29
       
Rosenbaum:  We've got 21 questions, and they're all about Missouri politics
          National Journal:  U.S. Senate race rankings:  Jason Kander a long shot, but will force GOP to spend money
          Kraske:  The Chat:  Jason Kander on Iraq, Ron Leone on tobacco taxes and transportation funding +
          National Journal:  Missouri is national GOP's top target among gov races;  Chris Koster the favorite, as GOP heads into costly primary
          The Missouri Times:  Joe Camel raises his hand for kids;  Linda Rallo talks about R.J. Reynolds' $1M contribution to Raise Your Hand for Kids
          P-D:  Labor unions support Missouri GOP lawmakers who oppose 'right to work;'  List of union donations to area Republicans
          The Missouri Times:  The 6 biggest issues of 2016
          KWMU:  Reporters Marshall Griffin and Jim Howard discuss their biggest stories of 2015
          AP:  AP's top 10 Missouri stories of 2015:  Royals WS win, Mizzou dramatics, Schweich suicide, KC and STL record-setting homicides, 'right to work' debate, more
          Missourinet:  Nixon:  Flooding danger has not passed, don't drive into water
          Missourinet:  At least 7 die in Missouri in weekend flooding
          AP:  Nixon:  Missouri's storm-related death toll rises to 10
          Hannibal Courier-Post:  Missouri Climate Center weighs in on El Nino and its impact on Missouri winter
          The Missouri Times:  Sen. Jason Holsman (D-Kansas City) says flooding shows need for Legislature to get serious about climate change
          KC Star:  Missouri still looking for highway funding solution +
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Senator ready to call bluff on REAL ID;  Sen. Rob Schaaf (R-St. Joseph) doubts feds will follow through on "no boarding airplane" threats X
          KMZU (Carrollton):  Governor's Conference on Agriculture draws 750;  Ag Director Richard Fordyce explains importance of discussing ag with "city cousins"
          The Missouri Times:  DHSS blocked from revoking Planned Parenthood abortion license
          P-D:  State blocked from revoking Columbia Planned Parenthood's abortion license
          AP:  Judge blocks state from revoking Columbia Planned Parenthood abortion license
          Columbia Missourian:  Federal judge allows Planned Parenthood to keep license to perform abortions
          CDT:  Rep. Chuck Basye (R-Rocheport) proposes bill recognizing veterans after ichthus controversy;  Boone County Commission is removing Gulf War memorial due to offensive "Jesus fish" symbol X
          KC Star:  Low gas prices cut Amtrak ridership in Missouri +
          P-D:  Better Together, CitiesStrong trade volleys in skirmish over city-county merger;  Comments from Better Together's Dave Leipholtz, CitiesStrong reps
          KWMU:  Floodwater from Coldwater Creek is not radioactive, but homeowners can spend Army Corps' time and resources on testing anyway
          P-D:  Ferguson looter charged with stealing from Dellwood Market;  Donovan Doan pilfered beer, then took to Facebook with looterbraggery:  "#iaintscared"
          P-D editorial:  The Year of the Cop:  New level of police accountability is a good thing
          P-D op-ed:  Nixon should grant clemency to woman who shot her husband in his sleep
          CDT's Waters:  Octogenarian columnist weighs gun-purchase holiday idea, mulls conundrum of providing column space to non-starter proposals X
          P-D letter:  Women's Voices Raised for Social Justice supports conclusions of Johns Hopkins gun-control study
          P-D letter:  St. Louis man disputes conclusions of Johns Hopkins gun-control study
          P-D letter:  Clayton octogenarian dislikes tax-free gun-purchase idea, says she finds Rep. Jered Taylor's (R-Nixa) idea "truly incredible"
          KC Star letter:  KC near-sexagenarian mocks Taylor's gun-purchase holiday idea, says he should focus on people who need help buying groceries and health care +
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        Monday, December 28  MoDOT map of traffic issues
       
Kraske:  The Chat:  Kander mocks Trump in fundraising letter;  Linda Black on poachers;  Mike Moon on "gun-free zone" liability +
          National Journal:  Q&A with Jason Kander on foreign policy, "Black Lives Matter" versus "All Lives Matter," more
          P-D:  Missouri's 2016 ballots could include measures on minimum wage, marijuana, taxes, campaign contribution limits
          JCNT:  Push for tobacco tax takes new road;  Ron Leone says MoDOT wants "a home run, but are going to have to take some singles" X
          Missourinet:  Nixon declares state of emergency due to flooding
          Missourinet:  Historic rainfall and flooding continues in Missouri, winter storm adds to the mix
          AP:  Missouri lawmakers renew push for photo ID for voters
          KWMU:  Student transfer case headed for another court hearing
          CDT:  Columbia's biggest stories of 2015, in words and pictures;  Pics include angry Mizzou protester shouting into bullhorn, male Planned Parenthood supporter wearing pink, Gary Pinkel frowning after team lets him down in his final game, more X
          KWMU:  SLU poll finds that people caught breaking municipal laws dislike paying fines;  Majority of black and white scofflaws choose to not blame their traffic stops on "racial profiling"
          P-D outsourced "freelance editorialists" editorial:  Fewer Confederate flags, but still a tough year for racial progress;  Mizzou histrionics among "signs of hope"
          Messenger:  As cities circle the wagons, they repeat history of a divided St. Louis;  Consolidating municipalities will help everyone, including poor black children
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        Sunday, December 27   MoDOT map of flooded roads
       
KC Star:  "Top <x>" journomeme:  Top 10 stories of 2015 +
        P-D:  "Top <x>" journomeme:  Top 15 takeaways from 2015
        St. Joseph News-Press:  No cliffs, but McCaskill, Blunt and Graves face government's fiscal challenges X
        The Missouri Times:  Part Two:  Five of the most important people of 2016
        KODE (Joplin):  Missouri state Sen. Emory Melton (R) passes away
        P-D:  Ethics proposals for 2016:  Mandating how lawmakers can and cannot make a living for months/years after leaving office, telling citizens how much of their own money they can donate to candidates, more
        CDT:  Eight interim officials directing University of Missouri as year ends X
        KWMU:  Unused gift cards are sitting in state's Unclaimed Property stash
        JCNT:  Women's group forms to gain firearm training X
        P-D:  Q&A with author of Johns Hopkins gun-control study
        St. Joseph News-Press editorial:  McCaskill, Blunt, Graves are right to urge Corps to stand with Missouri River stakeholders rather than birds X
        JCNT editorial:  Students urged to commit to graduation;  Today's youngsters should find inspiration in a 52-year-old Beach Boys song X
        KC Star's Steve Rose:  Owning up to incorrect 2015 predictions:  Claire McCaskill passing on governor's race, more +
        Messenger:  Fired Missouri Guard employee seeks justice as military stonewalls
        CDT's Waters:  Simple solution for St. Louis stadium conundrum:  Build a new stadium for a new team X
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        Saturday, December 26   First Day of Kwanzaa!
       
Missourinet:  Hartzler:  Congress paves the way for fighter jets to be built in Missouri and Whiteman expansion
          Drebes:  Help Wanted:  Missouri House Democratic Caucus seeks director of communications
          The Examiner (Eastern Jackson County):  Nixon previews 2016 legislative session, weighs in on campaign-finance overhaul, making the trucking industry bear the brunt of transportation funding, Medicaid expansion's DOA status, more
          KMZU (Carrollton):  Rep. Joe Don McGaugh (R-Carrollton) previews his bills for session:  Voter ID, castle doctrine, alternative fuel vehicles, livestock, more
          P-D:  Missouri will see battle over fantasy sports sites
          Missourinet:  Rep. Mike Moon (R-Ash Grove) considers liability insurance requirement for gun-free businesses
          KOMU:  Sheltered workshops provide employment opportunities for those with mental and developmental disabilities;  Director of Governor's Council on Disability questions approach, effectiveness
          CDT:  Nixon appoints Boone County Presiding Commissioner Dan Atwill to Missouri Workforce Development Board X
          KOMU:  Taxpayers subsidizing an increasing number of student meals in Columbia, Jefferson City, Kirksville areas;  Nearly half of students in Columbia Public Schools accept handouts
          High Plains Journal:  Missouri producers speak out on beef checkoff referendum
          KMZU (Carrollton):  Turkey, deer hunting dates and regulations will change March 2016
          P-D letter:  Affton man dislikes Alzheimer's PAC ad in support of Blunt
          P-D letter:  Des Peres couple says Confederate Memorial reminds us to respect diversity of views
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        Friday, December 25  Merry Christmas!
       
SNL:  Blunt wins goodies in massive tax and spending bill X
          P-D:  2015 year in review:  Congressional delegation's accomplishments
          Kraske:  2015 year in review:  Notable quotables +
          KC Star:  Despite feds' threats, you can still use your Missouri driver's license to fly +
          AP:  Q&A:  Feds' threats to force Missouri to comply with REAL ID
          The Missouri Times:  Part One:  Five of the most important people in 2016
          Kraske:  The Chat:  Sales-tax holiday for guns;  Missouri lawmakers required to sit through harassment lecture on Jan. 11 +
          KC Star:  MoDOT chair endorses gas tax increase +
          KWMU:  Legislative proposals target Missouri Department of Conservation
          Missourinet:  Rep. Linda Black (R-Park Hills) wants to make poaching in Missouri costlier
          JCNT:  Rep. Tim Wood (R-Versailles) makes changes in boat wake legislation X
          P-D:  Missouri Lottery introduces bacon-scented tickets
          CDT:  Toy gun exchange in its second year in Columbia;  Youngsters can trade in not-actual-firearms to receive "Hamster of Happiness," "Talking Mistletoe," other effete toys X
          JCNT:  Artist entries sought for 'Equality Matters;'  William Woods display seeks depictions of racism, sexism, oppression, etc. X
          KWMU:  Slay wants Confederate memorial out of Forest Park
          P-D:  Committee supports removing Confederate Monument from Forest Park
          KC Star editorial:  Real ID refusal might potentially cause problems in Missouri some day, maybe;  "Responsible" state leaders should compromise with feds +
          CDT letter:  "Name withheld upon request" feminist says GOP legislators want to keep women "barefoot, pregnant and back in the kitchen" X
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        Thursday, December 24   Christmas Eve
       
P-D:  Among local senators, Blunt spoke most on Senate floor in '15
          P-D:  Feds stop sharing asset forfeitures with local police after $1.2 billion in spending cuts
          KWMU:  Clay, Cleaver tout $22.5 million in omnibus bill for police body cameras
          AP:  Feds threaten to end Missouri's exemption from Real ID requirements, claim Missouri IDs might no longer be accepted at airports
          The Missouri Times:  Part One:  Ten of the most fascinating people of 2015
          The Missouri Times:  Part Two:  Ten of the most fascinating people of 2015
          KWMU:  Politically Speaking podcast:  Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder chats with Mannies & Rosenbaum about gov race, stadium funding, "Hands Up Don't Shoot" lie, 'right to work,' much more
          Drebes:  Chris Koster continues to lead all GOP candidates for governor
          The Missouri Times:  Profile:  Peter Merideth, candidate in Democratic primary for Mike Colona's open state rep seat
          Missourinet:  Nixon considers legacy, life after Missouri Governor
          CDT:  Revenue agreement elusive as legislative session nears X
          AP:  Renewable energy efforts stymied by transmission roadblocks;  A closer look at Clean Line Energy Partners and the Grain Belt Express
          KWMU:  Rep. Steve Lynch (R-Waynesville) makes new push for heroin antidote bill
          CDT:  UM curators meet in closed session X
          Columbia Missourian:  Student who posted threats on Yik Yak gets his punishment:  No more Internet, at least for now
          The Missouri Times:  Audits show ongoing municipal reform
          JCNT:  Medicaid, local seniors agencies provide meals for area olds X
          The Missouri Times:  Anti-death penalty group releases first annual report
          Brownfield Ag News:  Missouri Ag Director Richard Fordyce approves vote on proposed state beef checkoff
          P-D:  Animal rights activists make a scene at Tilles Park display;  Quotes from angry woman screaming at families
          JCNT editorial:  Nudge common sense;  Ban texting while driving X
          CDT's Waters:  Proposal to make Daylight Savings Time permanent won't go very far X
          P-D op-ed:  Legal Services of Eastern Missouri's Jason Dodson:  Adult Abuse Act has been helping keep Missourians safe for 35 years
          SNL op-ed:  Blunt:  National Institutes of Health receives $2 billion funding increase next year X
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        Wednesday, December 23
       
KC Star:  Obamacare Q&A:  Information for Missouri's grown men and women who couldn't manage to make the Dec. 15 deadline or the Dec. 17 extension +
          KC Star:  Rep. Emanuel Cleaver seeks congressional inquiry of nuclear workers compensation program +
          AP:  Disciplined St. Louis attorney get law license back;  Edward Griesedieck was involved in Missouri Democratic Party/Roger Wilson/Missouri Employers Mutual shenanigans
          AP:  Missouri's population growth lagging behind national rate
          Kraske:  The Chat:  Mike Sanders on returning to civilian life;  Ron Richard on impact of last session's 'right to work' debate on governor's race +
          Missourinet:  Nixon preparing budget proposal, expects agreement on revenue projection
          KWMU:  Proposal from Rep. Jered Taylor (R-Nixa) would create sales tax holiday for gun purchases in Missouri
          Missourinet:  Lawmaker proposes sales tax holiday for gun purchases
          CDT:  MU graduate students hope union contract will bring stability X
          P-D:  Student transfers from Riverview Gardens could end soon, parents warned
          KWMU:  CitiesStrong out to challenge notion that less local government is better
          P-D:  New group formed to tout collaboration, not consolidation, of St. Louis County municipalities
          The Missouri Times:  CitiesStrong founded to create stronger St. Louis municipal governments
          KWMU:  Galloway audits ding St. Ann, Foristell courts for illegal fees
          P-D:  Nixon makes appointments to St. Charles Convention Center Board:  former state Sen. Fred Dyer (R-St. Charles), pipefitter John Scherr (D) and attorney Paul Woody (D)
          The Missouri Times:  Appointments Project expands statewide, takes credit for helping Nixon fill two slots with females:  Interior Design, Healing Arts
          KWMU:  Franciscan Sisters of Mary tout their "ecological justice";  Self-described "aging congregation" says it
makes a difference by visiting landfill twice a month, moving investment funds out of "Wall Street type things"
          P-D editorial:  Congress tries its hand at legislating, with mixed results;  On spending bill, Blunt votes yes, McCaskill no
          Washington Missourian editorial:  Raising taxes on smokers to pay for roads is inevitable
          KC Star editorial:  Mike Sanders brought clean government to Jackson County +
          SNL op-ed:  Billy Long:  Protecting American industry from import fraud X
          Messenger:  Illinois governor joins Nixon in poor use of governor's most important power;  Missouri gov should pardon more criminals
          National Review's Ramesh Ponnuru:  Iran, terrorism, and ... the Missouri AG race?  Kurt Schaefer's posturing puts him on the opposite side of Roy Blunt, Kit Bond, John Ashcroft and other GOP stalwarts
          Forbes op-ed:  Response to Sebelius calling Missouri and other states "stupid" for not expanding Medicaid
          CDT op-ed:  Race Matters Community Group's David Tager:  Psychologist describes examples of white privilege, including that Uncle Sam is most often depicted as Caucasoid male X
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        Tuesday, December 22
       
Wall Street Journal:  Drama kings, queens applaud Blunt's new tax credits for live theater productions
          KWMU:  House committee approves Luetkemeyer bill to 'reform' public housing
          P-D:  Teamsters rally outside McCaskill's office, call on senator to support Bernie Sanders' bill on pensions
          KC Star:  Drebes/Jeff Roe poll:  Donald Trump could sweep Missouri GOP convention delegates +
          Helling:  Social welfare group seeks candidate to put name on U.S. Senate ballot;  Centrist Project helped KS independent spend millions in losing effort last year +
          Drebes:  Democrat Winton Apple says he's running for lieutenant governor
          CDT:  Joshua Hawley seeks exemption for churches, businesses to refuse same-sex couples X
          KC Star:  Democrat Mike Sanders to resign after nine years as Jackson County executive +
          Kraske:  The Chat:  Kinder on Ellingson drowning;  Wash U. lower-digestive-tract surgery resident weighs in on urban gunplay +
          The Missouri Times:  Texts from the Trail:  RTW Republicans should remember how the Camp Carnahan liberal litmus helped Missouri Dems lose the Legislature;  Eigel taps pop culture in race against Zerr;  Greitens pick up mother's milk from dairy group
          Missourinet:  Ron Richard:  'Right to work' would need more support in House before getting time in 2016 Senate
          The Missouri Times:  GOP House members to push union pension transparency, labor regulations
          Missourinet:  Nixon:  Chance to redevelop riverfront with stadium deal 'once-in-a-lifetime'
          The Missouri Times:  Former state Rep. Tim Flook (R-Liberty) tapped as new Clay County Associate Circuit Judge
          AP:  Tim Flook appointed to new judgeship
          The Missouri Times:  Rep. Travis Fitzwater (R-Holts Summit) travels to United Arab Emirates on "nuclear fact-finding tour"
          CDT:  UM curators to hold special closed meeting today X
          CDT:  Mini-profile of Mike Middleton:  Interim president shares insights:  Build organizational structure to address concerns, change doesn't happen overnight, educating students is top priority, etc. X
          The Missouri Times:  Sen. Mike Parson (R-Bolivar) receives governing award from Missouri State University
          KC Star:  Sen. Bob Dixon (R-Springfield) introduces bill to allow concealed carry on state-school campuses;  Comments from assorted critics +
          NY Times:  In Missouri, urbanites use guns for violent purposes, including human-on-human hunting
          CDT:  State attorney:  Arguments to delay Ernest Lee Johnson's execution are lacking;  Murderer's lawyers say lethal injection may cause pain to man who bashed in victims' skulls with a hammer X
          Columbia Missourian:  St. Louis officer trainer fights "biased policing" with history, interactive education sessions
          SNL:  Koster wants answers on Springfield City Council flap X
          P-D:  Former Hazelwood superintendent now working for St. Louis Public Schools;  Grayling Tobias left North County district and Ferguson Commission for "health reasons"
          P-D:  Animal-rights activists plan to make a scene at Tilles Park's "Winter Wonderland"
          P-D outsourced "freelance editorialists" editorial:  Smart use of data can help restore trust between police and citizens
          CDT's Water:  Kurt Schaefer's actions on Planned Parenthood are just publicity stunts X
          KC Star's Mary Sanchez:  Latina columnist says Missouri's white legislators "do not value black lives. They value white, rural voters." +
          CDT letter:  Kurt Schaefer should stop trying to block research on 72-hour abortion waiting period X
          P-D letter:  St. Louis man says he is disappointed that Alderman Antonio French "sold out" and supported stadium
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        Monday, December 21   Winter Solstice
       
CDT:  EPA gives $91,000 to mid-Missouri group to connect students, communities to Missouri River X
          Kraske:  The Chat:  John Brunner on Syrian terrorists and refugees;  Gov. Jay Nixon on stadium financing vote +
          JCNT:  Christmas program at Capitol set for tomorrow X
          KC Star:  Some state legislative staffers provide for themselves and their families by working two jobs;  A look at seven Republicans, zero Democrats +
          Missourinet:  Kinder calls Iowa man's death while in police custody a 'dark episode,' says he would reverse patrol merger
          KWMU:  Lawmakers will try again to change student transfer law
          KWMU:  Wash U. surgery resident Pamela Choi weighs in on Second Amendment, attributes urban violence to Missouri gun laws
          Missourinet:  Bill from Rep. Rochelle Walton Gray (D-Black Jack) would give scofflaws a chance at community service instead of paying a fine
          KWMU:  Opiate addiction outreach center opens in south St. Louis
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Traffic fatalities rise in Missouri;  Local officials hope seat belt law will have an impact X
          AP:  New preserve in Missouri seeks to protect endangered bats
          JCNT editorial:  Law clarifies challenge of child-on-child sexual abuse X
          P-D editorial:  Missouri should regulate DraftKings and FanDuel
          Messenger:  Cities look foolish fighting against higher police standards
          JCNT letter:  Holts Summit man says Blaine Luetkemeyer is the Grinch for opposing climate pact X
          SNL letter:  Willard resident disappointed that universities are afraid to say no to students X
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        Sunday, December 20
       
KODE (Joplin):  Congressman Billy Long votes to make tax cuts permanent
          KMZU (Carrollton):  New deal offers permanent tax relief for Missouri small businesses;  Comments from NFIB/Missouri's Brad Jones
          SNL:  Andy Blunt's lobbying work faces scrutiny as he manages father's re-election bid X
          KC Star:  Donald Trump builds lead without the tools of traditional campaigns;  Comments from University of Missouri's Marvin Overby +
          JCNT:  Proposed amendment would make daylight savings permanent X
          CDT:  Kurt Schaefer targets rival Joshua Hawley over terrorist group case X
          SE Missourian:  Area lawmakers look to rescue road, bridge funding +
          P-D:  Lawmakers introduce bans on texting-while-driving
          Hannibal Courier-Post:  Stopping drugs in NEMO, Part I:  No cure-all to stop meth
          Hannibal Courier-Post:  Stopping drugs in NEMO, Part II:  Combating the silent epidemic of prescription abuse
          KRES/KWIX (Moberly):  Nixon, Ag Director Richard Fordyce recognize KRES/KWIX's Kyle Hill as winner of Missouri Ag Communicator Award for 2015
          KOMU:  Salmonella bacteria found on Missouri farm;  MO DHSS orders egg processing facility closed for now
          AP:  New preserve in Missouri aims to protect endangered bats
          CDT:  Founders of True/False Film Festival handed honorary Mizzou degrees;  David Wilson says Caucasoids "must own our history of racism" X
          P-D letter:  Local leader of Asthma and Allergy Foundation:  Prescription requirements do not treat underlying cause of meth abuse
          P-D letter:  Not building the stadium doesn't mean there will be more money for other needs
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        Saturday, December 19
       
SNL:  Rubio talks "American Dream" in Joplin stop X
          KODE (Joplin):  Video:  Marco Rubio makes stop in Joplin
          KOAM (Joplin):  Video:  Marco Rubio holds rally in Joplin
          P-D:  McCaskill only area Senate 'no' vote on $1.1 trillion tax-and-spend bill
          KC Star:  How the Missouri congressional delegation voted on spending bill +
          Bloomberg:  McCaskill- Collins Senate panel will continue examining prescription drug prices despite Shkreli's arrest
          CDT:  Local educators cautiously optimistic about Every Student Succeeds Act X
          P-D:  Among Obama's 95 pardons Friday, one from St. Louis:  Crack cocaine distributor Lelus Crawford
          KWMU:  St. Louis Fed:  Unemployment drops but job growth tepid
          The Missouri Times:  Cigarette tax increase petitioners gathering signatures to get on ballot
          KC Star:  Ron Richard opens the door to discussing a return of campaign contribution caps +
          The Missouri Times:  Missouri Pharmacy Association joins coalition supporting prescription drug monitoring program;  Comments from MPA's Ron Fitzwater, Rep. Holly Rehder (R-Sikeston)
          KWMU:  St. Louis aldermen approve stadium funding plan - now it's the NFL's turn to act
          P-D:  St. Louis approves financing package for new football stadium
          Missourinet:  Board approves financing package for new St. Louis football stadium
          AP:  Missouri Planned Parenthood argues to keep abortion license
          KWMU:  Fight over Missouri municipal court law didn't start overnight
          AP:  Lawsuit filed challenging St. Louis County police ordinance
          CDT:  Nixon to interview candidates for Board of Curators student representative X
          CDT:  MU grad students say they have collected more than 1,000 signatures calling for union election X
          Columbia Missourian:  Mental health services working to meet student demand for more counselors of color;  Mixed-race female, down in the dumps about freshman-floor drama and other struggles, describes the trauma of unloading troubles to a white man
          AP:  Auditor Nicole Galloway questions $860K in fund transfers in Gallatin
          KC Star:  Trooper charged in death of Brandon Ellingson, who drowned in handcuffs +
          Missourinet:  Charges filed against Missouri state trooper in drowning of Iowa man
          P-D:  Missouri trooper charged in the drowning of handcuffed boater at Lake of the Ozarks
          P-D:  Political gadfly Bill Haas mixes fiction with hit of truth in novella
          JCNT editorial:  Missouri legislators should prioritize prescription-drug database X
          P-D editorial:  Rep. Rick Brattin (R-Harrisonville) exemplifies Legislature's know-nothing extremism
          KC Star editorial:  Plenty of blame to go around for the death of Brandon Ellingson +
          KC Star op-ed:  Benedictine College student Katie Hollcraft:  Starfish Project, other efforts seek to help victims of human trafficking;  KC, STL considered trafficking hubs +
          P-D letters:  Area men criticize Brattin, Schaefer for legislation targeting University of Missouri
          Columbia Missourian letter:  Self-described "linguist and civil rights activist" says committee should investigate Schaefer's actions against Planned Parenthood
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        Friday, December 18
       
Missourinet:  Marco Rubio makes campaign stop in Joplin today
          Kraske:  Remembering a Trump visit to Missouri, and assessing the possibility of President Trump +
          Kraske:  The Chat:  Billy Long on GOP and Trump;  David Limbaugh on new book;  Rep. Ron Hicks (R-St. Peters) on pro-'right-to-work' forces making the perfect the enemy of the good +
          CDT:  Panel discusses countering 'Islamophobia' and Donald Trump X
          Missourinet:  Graves supports spending bill that would include $600 billion in cuts
          KWMU:  $1.1 trillion spending plan includes more than $1 billion for Missouri projects
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Congress set to pass major spending bill;  Comments from Blunt, Eagle Forum's Ed Martin X
          KC Star:  GOP PAC posts tracker video of Chris Koster at DC airport chatting with veteran Missouri politico and Pfizer rep Drue Duncan +
          KWMU:  GOP attorney general candidate Josh Hawley seeks to protect opponents of same-sex marriage
          KWMU:  Signature gathering underway for plan to hike Missouri's tobacco tax by 23 cents a pack
          AP:  Backers of cigarette tax begin gathering signatures
          Drebes:  John Collins-Muhammad to run in safe Dem state rep seat;  Rep. Kim Gardner will not run for re-election, will run for St. Louis City Circuit Attorney instead
          The Missouri Times:  Rep. Ron Hicks (R-St. Peters) will not run for re-election, will run for mayor instead
          KC Star:  Nixon endorses small bump in gas tax +
          The Missouri Times:  Kinder asks Nixon to reveal more information on stadium funding
          KTVI (St. Louis):  New documents say new NFL stadium plans cost $10 million;  Comments from Kinder
          KFVS (Cape Girardeau):  Kinder calls for more football stadium details
          AP:  St. Louis City aldermen to hold key vote on stadium financing today
          P-D:  Goodell:  $300 million for St. Louis stadium 'fundamentally inconsistent' with NFL policy
          P-D:  Rep. Shamed Dogan (R-Ballwin) becomes fourth lawmakers to eliminate St. Louis, Kansas City earnings tax
          Missourinet:  Bill would have an additional requirement for minors seeking an abortion in Missouri
          The Missouri Times:  GOP legislators propose pro-life legislation
          KWMU:  Battle for prescription drug monitoring renewed for 2016 Missouri legislative session
          The Missouri Times:  Suspicious activity at Bagnell Dam not worrisome for Rep. Rocky Miller (R-Lake Ozark)
          CDT:  Bills targeting UM multiply despite withdrawal of Brattin scholarship proposal X
          CDT:  Interim president Mike Middleton to make $477,544 annually X
          Columbia Missourian:  Mike Middleton signs contract to rake in $40,000 per month
          CDT:  Mitchell to helm "Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Task Force" X
          AP:  Associate dean David Mitchell will be chairman of MU's diversity task force
          Columbia Missourian:  UM system appoints MU law professor as chair of diversity task force
          KWMU:  Riverview Gardens pushes for accreditation upgrade
          The Missouri Times:  PSC rated 'good' by audit, releases annual report
          P-D:  Missouri audit chides PSC on manufactured home oversight
          Missourinet:  Nixon, West Virginia gov place wager on D-II championship game:  BBQ vs. apples
          KC Star editorial:  Payday lender should let damaged building be demolished and replaced with something more wholesome +
          Columbia Missourian op-ed:  Campus coed explains her pro-life position
          Columbia Missourian's George Kennedy:  Holiday wishes:  Let's move on and forget about how Melissa Click and Janna Basler behaved
          P-D letter:  Barnhart woman says Kurt Schaefer uses intimidation and harassment, and isn't fit for office
          P-D letter:  Area woman says ex-cons who want to work for a living would be helped by "ban the box" legislation
          JCNT letter:  Mizzou grad finds alumni fundraising letter insulting, won't write another check until Melissa Click is fired X
          P-D letter:  Ladue man suggests "Black Lives Matter" mantra should be applied to every black-on-black murder
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        Thursday, December 17
       
KWMU:  In first year of Obamacare, number of uninsured clogging up St. Louis emergency-room space decreases 5 percent
          SNL:  Billy Long says GOP leaders shouldn't undercut Trump X
          Kraske:  The Chat:  McCaskill on visa-using terrorists;  Greitens' Austin Chambers on his candidate's prolific fundraising +
          Columbia Missourian:  Panel on 'Islamophobia' draws 70;  Speakers complain about Donald Trump's comments, other perceived slights
          KC Star:  Blunt gets more money for National Institutes of Health +
          AP:  U.S. Postal Service employees plead guilty in conspiracy;  Florissant residents Korey Howard, Quentin Cook, Sean West pilfered valuable items they spotted in mailroom
          KWMU:  City signs deal with McKee for land in NGA site
          P-D:  McKee and city have deal on NorthSide property
          SE Missourian:  David Limbaugh - brother of Rush - writes book on Old Testament, says politics and Bible go hand in hand +
          KWMU:  Chris Koster, Eric Greitens continue to rake in the most campaign money
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Backers of cigarette tax hike begin collecting signatures this week X
          Drebes:  "Missourians for Renewable Energy" PAC formed
          CDT:  Area Democratic leader Bruce Wilson passes away X
          Columbia Missourian:  Bruce Wilson remembered as 'character' loyal to community, Democratic Party
          The Missouri Times:  Masquerade ball photo gallery:  Capitol types, plus some attractive people
          The Missouri Times:  Reps. Randy Dunn (D-Kansas City), Kim Gardner (D-St. Louis) propose automatic voter registration
          KWMU:  Pro-'right-to-work' group begins ad campaign targeting Republican opponents
          The Missouri Times:  GOP's internecine feud continues over 'right to work'
          P-D:  New ad campaign launched against Missouri Republicans who opposed 'right to work'
          CDT:  Bill targeting athlete scholarships withdrawn X
          Missourinet:  Rep. Rick Brattin (R-Harrisonville) pulls bill that would revoke scholarships of protesting athletes
          AP:  Brattin withdraws proposal to strip scholarship from athletes who chose to not play
          P-D:  Sponsor withdraws athlete strike proposal
          Columbia Missourian:  State rep withdraws bill to revoke athletes' scholarships
          Columbia Missourian:  Update:  Janna Basler, MU assistant director of Greek Life, back after physical confrontation caught on video
          CDT:  American-Islamic group calls for sensitivity training at MU X
          CDT:  Graduate student group blasts MU insurance recommendations X
          KWMU:  Jamaa Learning Center will close in June;  North St. Louis City charter school failed to manage money properly, earned single-digit proficiency in core subjects
          P-D:  Jamaa Learning Center becomes latest charter school to close
          P-D:  Slay, Reed approve stadium financing
          KWMU:  In the proposed footprint of a new St. Louis stadium, a photographic tour of what's already there
          The Missouri Times:  Missouri Medal of Valor awarded to nine public safety officers
          The Missouri Times:  Department of Conservation expands regulations and territory of CWD management zones
          KWMU:  Ferguson, DOJ officials report progress in negotiations
          AP:  Ferguson, DOJ close to agreement
          P-D:  Ferguson protesters challenge validity of 'interfering with police' law
          AP:  Nixon's son pleads guilty to driving while intoxicated
          St. Joseph News-Press editorial:  Gov. Bob Holden, others support U.S. Citizenship Civics Test for high-school seniors X
          P-D editorial:  Politics and money drive advocates of keeping nuclear waste in Bridgeton
          Columbia Missourian's David Rosman:  With Will Kraus' voter ID proposal, GOP seeks to control elections
          KC Star's Mary Sanchez:  Let's value student-athletes, at MU and all colleges, more as students than athletes +
          P-D op-ed:  Teacher in unaccredited Normandy School District says she provides a sanctuary from Missouri's racist state legislators and taxpayers
          JCNT letter:  Area man says those who gripe about lack of black professors should consider why there are so few qualified candidates X
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        Wednesday, December 16
       
KC Star:  Several GOP candidates still haven't filed for Missouri primary +
          St. Joseph News-Press:  McCaskill, Blunt support visa waiver reforms X
          Drebes:  Rep. Mike Moon (R-Ash Grove) sends letter to colleagues clarifying position on Syrian refugee camps
          CDT:  Mid-Missouri Fellowship of Reconciliation, Mid-Missouri Peaceworks, Islamic Center to host discussion of "Islamophobia" tonight X
          P-D:  Andy Blunt says there is no conflict between his lobbying and running U.S. Senate campaign
          Kraske:  The Chat:  Andy Blunt on conflict of interest;  Rep. Brandon Ellington (D-Kansas City) on racism and state-school athletic scholarship proposals;  MO Chamber on transportation +
          Daily Dunklin Democrat:  What the Every Student Succeeds Act changes from No Child Left Behind;  Comments from local school officials, congressional delegation's communications staff +
          Warrensburg Daily Star-Journal:  McCaskill's FAST designed to speed permit process for businesses X
          KWMU:  Gateway to Better Health receives $30M grant;  Adults unable to provide health insurance for themselves and their offspring will enjoy health services for another year
          ELLE Magazine:  McCaskill, Gillibrand chat with reporter about campus sexual assault legislation, sororities, the role of alcohol in intercoursing, the occasional false accusation of "rape," more
          The Missouri Times:  PAC begins mail campaign claiming Eric Greitens is not a conservative
          The Missouri Times:  Greitens shows strong week of fundraising, but most coming from outside Missouri
          KWMU:  Politically Speaking podcast:  Mannies & Rosenbaum talk with Rep. Tommy Pierson (D-Bellefontaine Neighbors) on Nixon's performance during Ferguson, running for gov lite, and why Chris Koster needs him
          AP:  Missouri unemployment rate falls to 4.7%
          The Missouri Times:  Missouri jobs report released by DED
          Missourinet:  Videos:  Missouri Republican House, Senate leaders preview 2016 session
          Missourinet:  Sen. Joe Keaveny (D-St. Louis) refiles bill meant to protect LGBT persons from discrimination
          The Missouri Times:  Sen. David Sater (R-Cassville) seeks to ban Down syndrome abortion
          Missourinet:  Rep. Linda Black (R-Park Hills) to propose DNA testing of all arrested for felonies
          CDT:  University of Missouri employee Janna Basler back at work after physical confrontation with student photographer X
          Columbia Missourian:  Janna Basler, MU assistant director of Greek Life, back on the job after fallout from controversial video
          AP:  Backlash begins over University of Missouri protest response
          The Missouri Times:  Rep. Rick Brattin (R-Harrisonville) looks to revoke scholarships for athletes that do not play
          Missourinet:  Black lawmakers says scholarship proposals are racist;  Rep. Brandon Ellington (D-Kansas City) says punishing players who choose not to play makes black athletes "subjugated livestock"
          SE Missourian:  SEMO regents approve online tuition change +
          KC Star:  Nixon touts higher graduation rates that place Missouri in top 10 nationally +
          The Missouri Times:  Rep. Kevin Corlew (R-Kansas City) seeks to verify that expert testimony is actually expert
          KWMU:  State board provides $3 million line of credit to Regional Sports Authority
          KWMU:  Aldermen give initial approval to financing package for new NFL stadium
          KWMU:  Business year in review:  KWMU host interviews KWMU reporters about KWMU's biggest stories of the year
          Missourinet:  Missouri Capitol chandelier readied for new year
          P-D:  Des Peres approves contract for deer survey;  Missouri Department of Conservation says sharpshooters, managed hunts can help reduce population of wild animals
          AP:  Member of unsigned Ferguson rap group shot in the head in St. Louis city, dies;  James "Swagg Huncho" Johnson, Jr. waxed poetic about Michael Brown
          Rosenbaum:  Ferguson's new city manager envisions a bright future for beleaguered town
          KC Star editorial:  Absurd bill to silence athletes is one of several threats to Missouri universities +
          P-D op-ed:  Washington University social work dean:  American needs less guns, more safety on college campuses
          P-D letter:  Washington University alum responds to chancellor's self-back-patting op-ed, says proletariat posturing is ironic
          P-D letter:  Jewish woman disagrees with Jewish man who disagreed with Jewish woman about Jewish view of politics
          P-D letter:  Crestwood woman says that if Jesus were alive, he'd worship at Rabbi Susan Talve's synagogue
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        Tuesday, December 15
       
Columbia Missourian:  Area officials, Muslims react to Trump's proposal to halt Muslim immigration
          Kraske:  The Chat:  Todd Richardson on 'right to work,' David Sater on Down syndrome abortions +
          The Missouri Times:  Kinder releases new ad touting conservative achievements
          The Missouri Times:  Season's Beatings:  Personal vendettas heat up as Greitens and Brunner quarrel, St. Louis City alderman alleges stadium bribe, Messenger targets Tilley, more
          Drebes:  Help Wanted:  Missouri Senate seeks writer
          JCNT:  Missouri Chamber of Commerce promotes 2016 agenda:  Transportation spending, 'right to work,' workers' comp X
          Missourinet:  Sen. Jill Schupp (D-Creve Coeur):  Sater's bill to bar Down syndrome abortions is an attack by conservatives
          The Missouri Times:  Conflict grows between anti-abortion proponents and Planned Parenthood
          KC Star:  Kathleen Sebelius speaks at Planned Parenthood event, says opposition to Medicaid expansion is "morally repugnant and economically stupid" +
          KWMU:  State Board to consider giving Regional Sports Authority $3 million line of credit
          Missourinet:  Missouri legislative leaders:  transportation funding a priority, maybe not fuel tax hike
          KWMU:  New MoDOT Director Patrick McKenna talks fuel tax, federal highway dollars, toll roads and more
          Missourinet:  Rep. Rick Brattin (R-Harrisonville) wants scholarships stripped if athletes strike
          CDT:  Bill would revoke scholarships of athletes who boycott games X
          Columbia Missourian:  Bill to revoke student-athlete scholarships is pre-filed in Missouri House
          AP:  Missouri bill would strip scholarships if athletes strike
          P-D:  Legislation targets athletes who threaten to strike
          SE Missourian:  SEMO regents to consider new tuition rates for online degree programs +
          KWMU:  Education year in review:  KWMU host interviews KWMU reporter about KWMU's biggest stories
          The Missouri Times:  Rep. Robert Cornejo (R-St. Peters) files legislation expanding gun accessibility
          AP:  Retired judges argue for back pay to Missouri Supreme Court
          SE Missourian:  Mississippi River to reach flood stage by Saturday +
          P-D:  Ferguson says lack of public input on cost, reforms are obstacles to agreement with DOJ
          AP:  St. Louis court to accept payments online
          P-D outsourced "freelance editorialists" editorial:  Redistricting should count residents, not voters;  Battle pits GOP-leaning rural areas versus "urban areas ... with their larger populations of undocumented immigrants and felons"
          KC Star editorial:  Kathleen Sebelius calls out Kansas, Missouri on women's health issues +
          KC Star editorial:  Jay Nixon's go-it-alone approach wrong way on St. Louis stadium plan +
          P-D op-ed:  Show-Me Institute's Andrew Wilson:  The unspeakable in full pursuit of - a football stadium
          P-D sports columnist Ben Frederickson:  With football-scholarship legislation, GOP Reps. Rick Brattin, Kurt Bahr show they are boneheads
          Columbia Missourian's Carl Kenney:  Adjunct prof compares struggle of campus journalism classes to being in literal "war zone," compares himself to "a wounded general"
          Columbia Missourian's Gene Robertson:  Sexagenarian recalls campus diversity struggle in days of yore, offers advice:  "Keep your eyes on the prize," "seize the time," other non-specific recommendations
          KC Star letter:  Olivette doctor thinks Legislature should expand Medicaid +
          P-D letter:  St. Louis Regional Chamber's Joe Reagan says businesses can help sustain positive change started by Ferguson Commission
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        Monday, December 14
       
St. Joseph News-Press:  Ethanol industry battles Big Oil for market share;  Comments from Missouri Corn Growers Association's Morris Heitman X
        KMWU:  Climate change could mean more downpours and droughts for Missouri's farmers
        Truman Index:  Climate-change protest brings out nearly two dozen children, adults
        P-D:  Congressional delegation votes for the week
        Cass County Democrat Missourian:  Former doctor seeks to fill Dem ballot slot against Vicky Hartzler
        SE Missourian:  Federal money will pay for some repairs on South Sprigg Street bridge +
        This Week in Missouri Politics:  Guest Jay Ashcroft;  Panel of Jeff Roorda, Kevin Stamps, Tom Dempsey and Glen Kolkmeyer discuss person of the year, issue of the year, GOP gov race, more
        KOMU:  Missouri State Capitol Commission hosts masquerade
        Missourinet:  Speaker Todd Richardson won't predict whether House will vote on 'right to work' in 2016
        KSGF:  Nick Reed show:  Rep. Eric Burlison (R-Springfield) recaps Heidi Cruz visit, shares opinions on GOP legislators who complain about taking tough 'right to work' vote in 2016 (2:10)
        Missourinet:  Sen. David Sater (R-Cassville) wants to ban abortions based on diagnoses of Down syndrome
        KMZU (Carrollton):  Sens. Bob Onder (R-Lake Saint Louis), Gina Walsh (D-Bellefontaine Neighbors) talk human trafficking legislation
        KOMU:  Sen. David Pearce (R-Warrensburg) wants to stop sale of powdered alcohol
        The Maneater:  Middleton gives first report as interim president in second day of curators meeting
        The Maneater:  Curators discuss moving forward after "challenging times" in the UM system
        KOMU:  Reported discrimination at MU more than black and white;  Jewish student explains struggle of people thinking her parents are rich;  Asian coed laments expectation of high academic achievement;  Other examples of painful oppression
        Columbia Missourian:  Big donor Richard Kinder has power, influence far beyond MU
        KWMU:  Ten-year anniversary of reservoir breach that flooded Johnson's Shut-ins state park
        KWMU:  Speakers at urban gun-violence rally denounce "crazy acceptance of concealed weapons," other Second Amendment issues
        P-D:  West Lake Landfill owners seek to build, solidify support from public and legislators
        P-D outsourced "freelance editorialists" editorial:  McCaskill, others right to push for expanding women's roles in the military
        P-D editorial:  Kurt Schaefer is the Grinch - and he wants to steal abortion rights, academic freedom and local tax authority
        KC Star editorial:  Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City poised for strong second decade, and helps fix the terrible situation caused by Missouri Legislature +
        KC Star editorial video:  Area ladies who support Medicaid expansion share their views with editorial board +
        SNL op-ed:  HSUS' Amanda Good:  By associating with Missouri Farm Bureau, governor candidates take pandering to a whole new level X
        KC Star Public Editor Derek Donovan:  Variety of opinion is a matter of perspective;  New voices should write letters and get novel ideas in the mix +
        JCNT letter:  Area man mocks feminist rally that drew five (5) to Capitol X
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        Sunday, December 13
       
Washington Missourian:  Local superintendent applauds repeal of No Child Left Behind X
          Drebes:  Monsanto's Duane Simpson promoted, will take on Frank Plescia's former role leading U.S. State & Local Government Affairs
          CDT:  Legislative session to consider marijuana legalization as medical initiative moves forward X
          SNL:  Charlie Norr, Eric Burlison set their eyes on the Senate X
          JCNT:  Mass shooting cases produce legislation;  A look at federal, state proposals X
          Columbia Missourian:  Race drama, teaching waivers to play role in lawmakers' discussion about MU funding
          AP:  New laws to ease doctor shortage see long delays, criticism
          JCNT:  Child-on-child abuse reports exceed estimates;  Legislation tracked juveniles with problem sexual behaviors X
          CDT:  Abortion spotlight:  A look at Sam Lee, other major players in Missouri debate X
          CDT:  Abortion spotlight:  Timeline of Missouri's abortion history X
          CDT:  Abortion spotlight:  Abortion regulations in Missouri X
          KWMU:  Vandal shatters windows at Planned Parenthood clinic;  South Grand location does not perform abortions
          P-D:  Windows, glass broken at health clinic in south St. Louis City
          CDT:  Effort to restore Missouri monument at Vicksburg stalls X
          P-D:  Missouri clears a path for a companion to the Katy Trail
          Washington Missourian editorial:  Selfish state legislators worry about their own elections rather than generating more revenue for Missouri's roads X
          St. Joseph News-Press' Newton:  Missouri officials are right to put the brakes on Obama's Clean Energy Plan X
          P-D's Gallagher:  Will handing cash to Missouri's poor families prompt them to save for college?  Maybe, maybe not.
          Columbia Missourian's Maggie Walter:  Using pronoun "they," new honorific "Mx." will please transgender humanoids who refuse to accept heteronormative binary "he or she" language discrimination
          SNL letter:  Greene County man responds to Billy Long op-ed on environment and energy, references Old Testament X
          SNL letter:  Area woman says Billy Long is wrong about Obamacare X
          P-D letter:  Westminster College President Benjamin Ola Akande praises Wash U.'s Mark Wrighton for weighing in on community-betterment efforts
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        Saturday, December 12
       
KWMU:  Clinton ignites supporters with rousing St. Louis speech that takes on GOP
          P-D:  Hillary Clinton touts economic plan at St. Louis campaign event
          Warrensburg Daily Star-Journal:  Obamacare:  In Missouri, nearly 90,000 people sign up for coverage
          Sedalia Democrat:  Latest interest-group study:  Missouri ranks 36th "healthiest"
          Warrensburg Daily Star-Journal:  States incentivizing military bases like they do businesses;  Comments from Blunt X
          KC Star:  Missouri cellphone purchases and propane thefts are noted, but authorities see no link +
          The Missouri Times:  End of 'No Child Left Behind' signals shift of control over education;  Comments from state education groups, Rep. Kathy Swan (R-Cape Girardeau)
          The Missouri Times:  One-on-one with Rep. Jason Smith:  On Paul Ryan, possibility of budget deal, new chief of staff, more
          The Missouri Times:  Jason Smith hires new district-based chief of staff:  Eric Bohl
          SE Missourian:  Smith names former Cape lawyer Eric Bohl as chief of staff +
          Drebes:  Help Wanted for three jobs:  GOP campaign social media gig;  Two roles dealing with state legislators for ~ $40-50k/yr.
          KWMU:  Politically Speaking podcast:  Mannies & Rosenbaum talk with Sen. Jamilah Nasheed (D-St. Louis) and Steve Tilley about presidential predictions, GOP gov race, 'right to work,' gun control, transportation funding, more
          Missourinet:  Tax incentives for businesses that relocate to Missouri proposed again
          AP:  Missouri Planned Parenthood denies abortion record request
          P-D:  Ban on abortions because of Down syndrome diagnosis proposed
          CDT:  UM curators elect new board leaders:  Caucasoid female as chair, Caucasoid male as vice chair X
          CDT:  Interim president:  University of Missouri faces many challenges X
          KWMU:  Middleton speaks at St. Louis meeting, says he views MU's public embarrassment as "being chosen to take the lead and set the world right"
          Columbia Missourian:  UM curators announce steps to fix racism:  18-month lecture series on "the black experience," plus a traveling Negro Leagues road show, "... because who doesn't like baseball?"
          CDT:  Panel tells curators about race plans;  Freshmen will be subjected to "teach-in" lectures from Black Studies and Gender and Women's Studies professors X
          Columbia Missourian:  Diversity Awareness Partnership event draws 40;  Highlight was "fishbowl," a game in which adults sit in concentric circles and discuss their feelings
          SNL:  Minority students complain to MSU Board of Governors;  List of demands include funding a statue of a minority somewhere on campus, bigger budgets for minority programs, other ways to spend more money X
          KWMU:  St. Louis alderman Megan Green alleges stadium debate took corrupt turn
          KC Star:  Fight over St. Louis football stadium is a billion-dollar game of chicken +
          Columbia Missourian:  Multiple juvenile justice bills pre-filed for 2016
          KWMU:  Gun-control crusader Rabbi Susan Talve to headline anti-gun-violence rally Sunday
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Bill seeks to redirect hotel inspections X
          KC Star:  Missouri stands alone in blocking project to carry Kansas wind power energy +
          P-D:  Union official tells his side in 'Ferghanistan';  Jeff Roorda shares views on strong-arm robber Michael Brown's assault on Darren Wilson, elected officials' responses, "Ferguson effect," much more in new book
          JCNT editorial:  Bill from Rep. Mike Kelley (R-Lamar) focuses on human toll of drunk driving X
          KC Star editorial:  Help needy students by learning from failure of KC charter school +
          Priddy:  Second column in three weeks promoting Capitol masquerade fundraiser
          P-D letter:  Chesterfield man says liberal darling Rabbi Susan Talve is so far left wing, she doesn't represent most of the St. Louis Jewish community
          Washington Missourian letter:  Area man offers advice to campus caterwaulers:  "Quit being so self-centered. Grow up and face the world." X
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        Friday, December 11
       
P-D:  Blunt a 'no' on education overhaul;  McCaskill gets Chamber praise for construction bill
          SNL:  McCaskill teams up with business to ease regulatory hurdles X
          Kraske:  The Chat:  All-Claire edition:  Obama's inability to see others' points of view, Hillary's aloofness, Ted Cruz's reputation among senators, more +
          P-D:  McCaskill calls Ted Cruz a 'jerk,' but says he could win GOP nomination
          SE Missourian:  Jason Smith named to powerful House leadership group +
          The Missouri Times:  Jason Smith joins House Steering Committee
          National Journal:  Jason Kander camp lays out national-security focused oppo
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Uninsured penalties almost double for 2016;  Comments from local Obamacare navigator X
          KWMU:  Obamacare questions answered
          KWMU:  McCaskill chipping in $10k to fund Jeff City intern hotline;  Coeds will have another outlet to report harassment, general creepery
          Missourinet:  McCaskill donates $10,000 to start Missouri Capitol intern hotline
          AP:  McCaskill donates hotline bling to benefit Capitol interns
          The Missouri Times:  Greitens and Brunner continue to battle after phone recording
          The Missouri Times:  Jay Ashcroft completes statewide tour of counties
          The Missouri Times:  Incorrect legal brief leads to more confusion surrounding AG candidate Joshua Hawley's arguing before U.S. Supreme Court
          SNL:  Lawyer wants to replace Charlie Norr X
          Missourinet:  Missouri Kids First's Emily van Schenkhof wants more state money for Missouri child sex crime caseworkers
          KWMU:  St. Louis on the Air:  Planned Parenthood reps weigh in on Planned Parenthood controversies
          SNL:  Nixon announces $1.7M for projects to MSU's West Plains campus X
          CDT:  Higher education plan sets five-year goals for Missouri colleges X
          KWMU:  Flat tuition proposed for University of Missouri students
          KWMU:  St. Louis stadium plan clears big obstacle - other hurdles remain
          P-D:  St. Louis stadium proposal gets crucial backing from aldermanic committee
          AP:  St. Louis committee OKs football stadium financing
          P-D:  Alderman Megan Green alleges 'bribery' and 'corruption' in stadium vote
          The Missouri Times:  Missouri Collectors Association cautiously supportive of Koster's debt collection reforms
          Missourinet:  Missouri Supreme Court considering whether sex abuse lawsuit against Boy Scouts can advance
          AP:  Missouri high court weighs sex abuse suit against Boy Scouts
          KWMU:  Republic Services will comply with EPA order to protect against surface fires at West Lake
          AP:  EPA orders fire prevention steps for landfill
          KWMU:  "Black Student Guide" from 1973 shows Washington University student gripes are nothing new;  Empowerment booklet insisted "shuckin' and jivin' around ain't gonna git it"
          P-D:  Ferguson protester who set fire at Berkeley QuikTrip sentenced to 8 years in prison
          P-D editorial:  David Barklage, other political consultants in Missouri drive sleazy campaign tactics
          JCNT editorial:  State workers extend spirit of generosity X
          Messenger:  Tilley connection could offer feds interesting twist in Kinder inquiry
          Waters:  'Our' new team:  Evaluating Mike Middleton and Hank Foley's odds for success X
          Columbia Missourian letter:  Missouri Cannabis Association's Laura Harrison disappointed that Missourian covered only certain marijuana petitions, and not the one she supports
          P-D letter:  Kirkwood woman wants to see House-seat reduction, term-limits tweak on Missouri ballot
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        Thursday, December 10
       
The Hill:  Pentagon blasts Ted Cruz proposals that would lead to 'apocalyptic war;'  McCaskill says carpet-bomb strategy would help ISIS recruit "misguided barbarians"
        Kraske:  The Chat:  McCaskill on carpet-bomb effects on women and children;  Logan Thompson on disappearing Kinder cash;  More +
        KC Star:  Blunt endorses gun sale ban for foreign visitors without visas +
        KWMU:  What local experts, officials say about the new school bill that shifts more power to states;  Messages from congressional delegation's communications staff
        Warrensburg Daily Star-Journal:  Presiding commissioner wants to see action on Blunt effort to close Internet tax loophole, not pleased that money goes to state
        NPR:  McCaskill's Special Committee on Aging questions 'egregious' price hikes for specialty medicines
        The Hill:  Senators slam pharma CEO for drug pricing, purchase of $2 million Wu-Tang Clan album;  McCaskill:  "My biggest challenge today is to not lose my temper"
        USA Today:  At McCaskill-Collins hearing, experts testify on steep drug price hikes
        Washington Post:  Doctors, hospitals condemn out-of-control drug prices as Senate investigation begins;  Comments from McCaskill
        SE Missourian:  Jason Smith tries to end EPA rules on wood stoves +
        KWMU:  Emanuel Cleaver attends 13th Amendment event, gets misty-eyed
        The Missouri Times:  Rep. Tommy Pierson (D-St. Louis) kicks off campaign for lieutenant governor
        KWMU:  2015 in review:  Podcasting tag-team champs Mannies & Rosenbaum on the biggest local political stories of the year
        The Missouri Times:  Supreme Court rules in favor of extending workers' compensation
        JCNT:  Missouri Chamber of Commerce unhappy with high court, will ask Legislature to fix law X
        AP:  Missouri Supreme Court weighs case on gun shop liability
        The Missouri Times:  Earnings tax challenge may have new legal backing
        Missourinet:  Kraus wants to expand secretary of state's role in voter fraud cases
        The Missouri Times:  Rep. Kevin Corlew (R-Kansas City) files senior property tax relief bill
        The Missouri Times:  Rep. Sheila Solon (R-Blue Springs) joins in on ethics legislation pre-filings
        CDT:  UM curators to discuss tuition, fees today X
        CDT:  Diversity Awareness Partnership hosts first panel discussion;  Consensus opinion is to do more talking X
        Columbia Missourain:  Diversity Awareness Partnership to hold second and third meetings this week
        P-D:  Express Scripts and UMSL announce $2.5 million to support low-income students;  Bridge Program targets kids from Hazelwood, Ferg-Flor, the 'View, other North County districts
        KWMU:  On eve of crucial committee hearing, St. Louis stadium financing proposal gets a makeover
        Drebes:  Brian Schmidt issues stadium study:  Costs, benefits of different scenarios
        Missourinet:  Producers split over possible Missouri beef checkoff
        Brownfield Ag News:  Missouri producers testify at state beef checkoff meeting
        Brownfield Ag News:  Humane Society of the U.S. (HSUS) promotes cage-free egg production;  Interview with HSUS-Missouri's Wes Shoemyer
        P-D:  Public meeting on Coldwater Creek draws 300;  17-year-old girl declares connection between her disease and growing up in North County
        P-D:  St. Louis County working with feds on Coldwater Creek study
        AP:  Secret Santa brings gifts of cash to Ferguson;  Photo of area residents embracing Caucasoid cash-carrier
        P-D:  Rabbi Susan Talve, who raised profile during Ferguson drama acts, uses role at White House Hannukah ceremony to blast guns, West Lake Landfill's "fires of toxic nuclear waste," etc.
        SE Missourian editorial:  Students participate in MoDOT bridge competition +
        P-D op-ed:  Washington University Chancellor Mark Wrighton:  What an above-average, non-public institution can do to help Ferguson and St. Louis area's poor kids;  Also, it's time for more Medicaid spending, public transit, etc.
        P-D letter:  Des Peres man says Missouri Constitution prohibits discrimination against Muslims
        KC Star letter:  Woman who chooses to live in Kansas weighs in on Missouri's earnings-tax issue +
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        Wednesday, December 9
       
KWMU:  Hillary Clinton to highlight proposals to aid manufacturing during St. Louis stop
        P-D:  Hillary Clinton to appear at union hall in St. Louis Friday night
        SNL:  In turnabout, Blunt backs new restrictions on visa waiver program X
        KWIX (Moberly):  Retaliatory tariffs on country of orgin labeling (COOL) could light fire under senators' feet;  Comments from Blunt
        KC Star:  Open enrollment fair for Obamacare today in Lee's Summit +
        KWMU:  St. Louis nears deal with McKee for land in proposed spy agency site
        KMIZ:  Jemell Butler, 19, caught after third sexual assault, robbery in two months;  McCaskill weighs in on culpability of Backpage.com in sex crimes
        KWMU:  Veterans Treatment Courts, growing in the U.S., offer an alternative to incarceration for good soldiers gone bad
        AP:  Former Kinder staffer paid $60,000 more than reports showed
        The Missouri Times:  Nixon holds annual Christmas tree decorating ceremony
        JCNT:  For 12th year in a row, Missouri state government employees have pledged more than $1 million for 885 different charities X
        Drebes:  Budget rumor has it that tax-amnesty revenue is very weak
        The Missouri Times:  Missouri Citizens for the Arts drops off 1000 form letters at Nixon's office, wants more money for Missouri Arts Council
        The Missouri Times:  Nixon comments on ethics proposals, stadium issues
        Kraske:  The Chat:  Rep. Sheila Solon (R-Blue Springs) on her ethics overhaul +
        Missourinet:  Sen. Will Kraus (R-Lee's Summit) to offer voter ID legislation again in 2016
        KWMU:  Pre-filed bills spotlight divide between Democrats and GOP on gun control
        Missourinet:  Missouri Supreme Court to hear case against shop that sold gun used by daughter to kill father
        CDT:  Mizzou Students for Life disagrees with Genocide Awareness Project's tactics X
        The Maneater:  Concerned Student 1950 co-founder expects Mizzou to "come up with new, sneaky ways to continue the oppression"
        The Maneater:  Diversity course requirement changed with student work load in mind
        Columbia Missourian:  MU committees discuss race ideas:  mandatory diversity requirement, "treat each person as a genius," etc.
        KC Star:  Q&A with University of Missouri interim President Mike Middleton:  African-American surmises his race might possibly have been a potential reason for his hiring, and other deductions +
        Missourinet:  Bill to recognize mental health service dogs in Missouri offered for 2016
        KWIX (Moberly):  Hearing today on proposed beef checkoff increase;  Comments from Ag Director Richard Fordyce
        P-D:  West Lake cleanup hurt by weakening Superfund program, group says
        St. Joseph News-Press editorial:  Even more economic benefits to come from having National Guard in the community X
        SNL op-ed:  U.S. Rep. Billy Long:  The American energy sector is stronger and more responsible than advertised X
        Messenger:  Strong bond among patients helps navigate cancer journey
        Rosenbaum:  A stirring speech about Ferguson you probably haven't heard - but should
        P-D letter:  Foley man says editorial boards' anti-term-limits stance protects career politicians like Bob Griffin
        CDT letter:  Columbia native and Mizzou grad says he's disappointed at "wimpy" Mizzou administrators kowtowing to whiny protesters and spoiled athletes, mails back his diploma to Middleton X
        P-D letter:  Affton man offers theory on recent Castle Doctrine case:  Property owner set up situation so that he could shoot someone
        P-D letter:  St. Louis County woman suggests property owner set up alluring thievery situation, says there are too many gun owners "with hate in their heart" looking to shoot criminals
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        Tuesday, December 8
       
The Missouri Times:  Blunt visits Cole County to talk about infrastructure
          Wall Street Journal:  Rising drug costs to be in focus at McCaskill's congressional hearing
          Politico:  McCaskill's committee to hold first hearings since Valeant, Turing made news this summer
          Kraske:  The Chat:  McCaskill on government as free-spending Santa Claus;  Koster makes his pitch for agricultural vote +
          SE Missourian:  Missouri gets $1.6M in federal dollars for flood damage +
          ESPNw (women):  McCaskill and Gillibrand make Top 25 list for sexual assault work, earn flattering Marvel cartoon "superhero" image of themselves
          The Missouri Times:  Heidi Cruz puts husband Ted on Missouri ballot
          KC Star:  Sam Graves endorses Ted Cruz +
          P-D:  Former Kinder campaign manager Logan Thompson got $64k in unreported payments from campaign
          KWMU:  Updated:  Kinder alerts federal authorities to financial discrepancies in some campaign reports
          Missourinet:  Missouri gov candidates oppose elected ag secretary
          The Missouri Times:  Judy Baker formally announces bid for state treasurer
          KWMU:  Former legislator Judy Baker launches Democratic bid for Missouri treasurer
          Drebes:  Team Nixon, legislators set to battle over consensus revenue estimate
          Missourinet:  Sen. Joe Keaveny (D-St. Louis), says he'd like to move on after 'right to work' PQ move, but says some members of his caucus still emotional
          The Missouri Times:  Will Kraus pre-files two bills on election fraud
          Missourinet:  GOP senators, Newman offer gun-related legislation
          The Missouri Times:  Rep. Elijah Haahr (R-Springfield) files 'Good Samaritan' protection bill
          CDT:  Missouri State Teachers Association sets legislative priorities X
          Columbia Missourian:  Middleton appoints two Caucasoid interim vice presidents
          SNL:  MSU hires outside investigator to review allegations of 'racist treatment' X
          P-D:  Cost of riverfront football stadium to top $1.01 billion
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Wind project raises concerns X
          JCNT:  Rep. Mike Kelley (R-Lamar) sponsors "Toby's Law";  Drunk drivers would pay for mandatory, court-approved Victim Impact Panel X
          KC Star:  Gas chamber raised by Missouri inmates as possible execution method;  Attorneys for rapist/murderer say firing squad would likely be met with GOP legislature's approval +
          P-D:  Feds say Coldwater Creek contamination buried, won't cause danger;  Corps to hold meeting tomorrow to present facts and science, hear complaints and theories
          KWMU:  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers finds low-level radiation at three more houses and four businesses near Coldwater Creek
          Columbia Missourian:  Missouri hunters harvest nearly 10,000 deer during antlerless firearms seasons
          Missourinet:  Latest Missouri CWD case could lead to another 'management zone';  Effective practices keep disease-carrying animals from invading other areas
          KWMU:  At final meeting, Ferguson Commission looks to leaders - and St. Louisans - to carry out its work
          P-D:  Ferguson Commission asks FOCUS St. Louis to continue its work
          P-D:  Man who hacked St. Louis County police union gets 18 months;  Criminal used three "Rebel but Gangster" or "RbG Black Rebels" accounts
          AP:  "Operation Ferguson" member gets 18 months for hacking Missouri police union website
          P-D:  Obituary:  Donald Gralike, former Missouri lawmaker and electrical union president, dies at 86;  Democrat was defeated by "Dick Gebhart [sic]" in 1978 congressional primary UPDATE:  Fixed, with no attribution
          KC Star editorial:  Missouri courts must crack down on unscrupulous debt collectors +
          KC Star letter:  Blue Springs woman says Sam Graves and his cronies live in a privileged bubble, are wrong about Obamacare +
          P-D letter:  Easter Seals CEO says Nixon denies critical need of people with developmental disabilities
          P-D letter:  St. Louis man says Nixon doing heroic work to rein in municipalities
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        Monday, December 7   Pearl Harbor Day
       
The Hill:  Dems threaten Reid tax deal;  McCaskill:  "How are we ever going to get tax reform if we keep giving out goodies at Christmas?"
          KWIX (Moberly):  Audio:  Luetkemeyer on mass shootings and those who push to "take all the guns away"
          Kraske:  The Chat:  Blunt on Obamacare's partisan problem;  Author Joe Klein on Eric Greitens;  Nixon on gender-pay executive order +
          P-D:  Area congressional delegation's votes for the week
          SE Missourian:  Congressional votes for the week +
          P-D:  St. Louis-area groups 'strongly condemn' San Bernardino violence
          The Missouri Times:  Texts from the Trail:  Logan Thompson and Kinder cash;  Missouri Farm Bureau forum nuggets;  Anne Zerr vs. Bill Eigel;  Updates on Robert Knodell, Scott Dieckhaus and Jon Ratliff;  More
          This Week in Missouri Politics:  Guest Chris Koster;  Panel of Richard McIntosh, Crystal Brinkley, Elijah Haahr, Steve Tilley talk governor's race, urban earnings tax, more
          Missourinet:  Video:  Missouri Farm Bureau's gubernatorial candidate forum:  Chris Koster, Catherine Hanaway, Eric Greitens, Peter Kinder, John Brunner
          Missourinet:  Candidates for governor talk transportation at Missouri Farm Bureau forum
          Missourinet:  Hanaway, Kinder criticize MU protest response at latest forum
          AP:  Koster, GOP gov hopefuls speak at Farm Bureau forum
          Drebes:  Catalyst Group lobbyists sign up fantasy sports sites Fanduel, DraftKings as clients
          JCNT:  MoDOT features Jeff City alum's pitch for safe roads X
          Missourinet:  Bills prompted by Ferguson are priorities for Sen. Jamilah Nasheed (D-St. Louis)
          P-D:  Was homeowner's decision to defend his property and eliminate young thief a reasonable one?  A look at Missouri's Castle Doctrine
          KWMU:  Callaway nuclear plant union warns of possible strike
          Gateway Journalism Review:  Post-Dispatch names new editorial page editor to replace Tony Messenger
          P-D editorial:  Another legislative session provides another chance to fix it;  Throw out term limits, shrink size of House
          JCNT editorial:  Enhanced officer training helps everyone X
          SNL editorial:  Public petition wrong avenue for discrimination complaints X
          JCNT letter:  Eldon man commends Blunt for supporting cancer research X
          P-D letter:  Editorial wrongly assigns blame in boy's death;  Budding criminal and thieving pals are solely to blame
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        Sunday, December 6
       
SNL:  Blunt defends expansion of visa waivers as others seek restrictions to program X
          KWMU:  Local "guerrilla/street artist" helps Syrian refugees by glueing her mural posters on twelve (12) urban alleyways, storefronts
          SE Missourian:  Replacement of No Child Left Behind law draws mixed reaction;  Comments from U.S. Rep. Jason Smith +
          Columbia Missourian:  Two proposals for November 2016 ballot aim to legalize medical marijuana
          Missourinet:  Livestream today at 3 p.m.:  Missouri governor candidates at Missouri Farm Bureau forum
          AP:  Promises of a positive Missouri governor's race questioned;  Brunner campaign says it did not leak audio of private conversation to media
          The Missouri Times:  Kinder's report shows over $68,000 to Logan Thompson unreported
          Drebes:  Greta Bax to become new chief of staff to House Minority Leader Rep. Jake Hummel (D-St. Louis)
          KWMU:  Planned Parenthood supporters turn out 100 for city rally;  Activist Ellen Dempsher:  "Having unprotected sex - that was my bad choice. Having an abortion was the good choice."
          JCNT:  Ron Richard to Chris Koster:  Fight harder against Planned Parenthood X
          SNL:  Ozarks-area lawmakers begin filing legislation X
          CDT:  University of Missouri interim President Mike Middleton appoints interim vice presidents:  White female for HR, white male for academic affairs X
          JCNT:  Lincoln University issues press release congratulating itself on second year of meeting state standards;  36.8% of freshmen manage to earn 24 credit hours their first year X
          SNL:  Students talk demands at MSU;  One dozen angry students express displeasure with media, also insist they were complaining about race before Mizzou students gained spotlight X
          JCNT:  State still making an effort to be a "Top 10" education state by 2020;  Comments from DESE's Sarah Potter X
          Columbia Missourian:  Nearly two dozen attend early Kwanzaa celebration aimed at teaching community about the importance of holiday's values;  Youngsters gyrate to dulcet tones of Silento's "Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)"
          CDT:  Child day care centers in Columbia undergo strict state scrutiny X
          P-D:  Ex-cons-in-the-workforce series:  Former dope dealer cleans up his act, chooses to work for a living
          P-D:  Ex-cons-in-the-workforce series:  Former dope dealer chooses to work for a living - beginning with $8- and $9-an-hour jobs - and progresses through ironworkers apprenticeship program
          West Plains Daily Quill:  Missouri Department of Agriculture to hold public meeting to discuss change to beef checkoff program
          JCNT editorial:  Mizzou - and other state schools - should end the sham of giving celebrities "honorary degrees" X
          JCNT editorial:  Missouri health care group endorse opiod cautions X
          CDT's Water:  Cosby lesson shows the danger of honorary degrees X
          P-D letter:  Shrewsbury man responds to outsourced "freelance editorialists" editorial on GOP and Planned Parenthood
          P-D letter:  St. Louis man says bad stadium deal keeps changing for the worse
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        Saturday, December 5
       
P-D:  Hillary Clinton to campaign next Friday in St. Louis
          NY Times:  Not even catharsis is seen in Senate vote to repeal health law;  Comments from Blunt
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Bill aims to right postal finances;  Comments from McCaskill, Blunt X
          KWMU:  Foundation being laid for St. Louis 'Promise Zone';  Achieving "alarmingly high unemployment, crime and mortality rates" moves poor communities to the front of the line for federal taxpayer dollars
          Missourinet:  Missouri Farm Bureau forum to feature all candidates for governor;  Missourinet will livestream Sunday afternoon
          CDT:  Kinder campaign revises campaign reports over $50,000 discrepancy X
          KWMU:  Kinder alerts federal authorities to financial discrepancies in some campaign reports
          The Missouri Times:  Kinder claims staff misappropriated funds;  Response from Barklage & Knodell
          AP:  Kinder says campaign money was misspent;  Response from David Barklage
          P-D:  Kinder says campaign money was misspent
          SE Missourian:  'Community champs' David Limbaugh and Gary Rust interviewed at Chamber event +
          AP:  GOP Sens. Brian Munzlinger, Bob Dixon propose lifting gun ban at colleges
          The Missouri Times:  Rowden pre-files legislation to cut lobbying ties between legislators
          P-D's Joe Holleman:  Local teachers union tweet trips over a real toughy:  "there" versus "their"
          KC Star:  Missouri lawmaker begin filing bills for 2016 +
          KWMU:  Missouri legislators expect to focus on abortion, and University of Missouri, in new session
          CDT:  University of Missouri lobbying team loses newly-hired director;  System will still receive services from Andy Blunt at bargain $10,000/month X
          KWMU:  "Black Power" dean's behavior plays key role in helping Harris-Stowe lose a second seven-figure bias suit;  Money won't come from Harris-Stowe, but rather taxpayer-supported state legal expense fund
          P-D:  Harris-Stowe loses another costly discrimination case
          P-D:  Task force leans on Missouri for last bit of stadium financing
          P-D:  NFL officially sends deadline letter to St. Louis stadium task force
          AP:  Nixon thanks NFL for providing timeline
          P-D:  Ameren suspends plans for huge solar farm along I-70
          KFVS:  Missouri Department of Conservation says male deer fell victim to Chronic Wasting Disease
          SNL:  Missouri Department of Conservation:  As fall winds down, many "outdoorsman's thoughts (turn) to chasing cottontails" X
          AP:  Governor orders state agencies to study "gender wage gap"
          Missourinet:  Nixon's order calls for equal pay to close "gender wage gap"
          Missourinet:  Gals' group praises equal pay order;  Comments from Women's Foundation CEO Wendy Doyle
          The Missouri Times:  Nixon signs executive order which seeks to close "gender wage gap"
          ProPublica:  "Journalism in the Public Interest":  To address "race gap", Koster pushes debt collection "fixes"
          Wall Street Journal op-ed:  Missouri Farm Bureau's Blake Hurst:  How wind farms blow away rights on real farms (link via @MattBlunt on Twitter)
          St. Joseph News-Press letter:  Area woman says Graves is a hypocrite for calling himself "pro-life" and opposing Syrian refugees X
          P-D letter:  St. Louis man suggests that lawmakers who support free flow of Syrian refugees should let a few move in with them
          P-D letter:  St. Charles man says right-wing media, left-wing activist groups were mere bit players in Mizzou's tragic comedy - and the Post-Dispatch should be ashamed for not doing a better job covering the real story
          P-D letter:  Warson Woods man responds to letter regarding parents not wanting their kids to become cops because of anti-police sentiment
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        Friday, December 4
       
Missourinet:  Missouri's congressional delegation supports passage of federal highway bill
          St. Joseph News-Press:  House pushes through highway bill;  Comments from McCaskill, Blunt, Graves X
          Kraske:  The Chat:  Hartzler on highway bill;  KC Chamber's Jim Heeter on Schaefer's "mean-spirited" effort to axe earnings tax +
          Missourinet:  Mid-Missouri Fellowship for Reconciliation, others call for Missouri to take Syrian refugees
          CDT:  Mid-Missouri Fellowship for Reconciliation, others call for U.S. to keep accepting Syrian refugees;  Septuagenarian compares anti-refugee sentiment to anti-Semitism X
          JCNT:  Missouri Faith Voices, others:  Welcoming refugees, security are not incompatible X
          KWMU:  Group encourages self-described "artists" failing to earn significant income to sign up for Obamacare
          KC Star:  Claire McCaskill calls for more gun control +
          Kraske:  John Brunner recording - then releasing - private phone call with Eric Greitens was "blatant deception, an ethically bankrupt tactic" +
          Missourinet:  Missouri Republicans file ethics proposals for 2016 session
          P-D:  Sen. Kurt Schaefer (R-Columbia) seeks to eliminate St. Louis City earnings tax
          CDT:  Rep. Stacey Newman (D-Richmond Heights) offers sarcastic "72-hour waiting period" for gun purchases X
          CDT:  Bills filed to allow concealed weapons on Missouri campuses X
          CDT:  Student senate calls for official statement on Melissa Click's behavior at race demonstration X
          P-D:  University of Missouri's interim leader says race issues can't fester
          The Missouri Times:  David Smith declines government-affairs job at University of Missouri, will remain at Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield
          SNL:  Pal of top black MSU official alleges his friend receives "racist treatment";  Local NAACP distances itself from Du'Sean Howard's online petition X
          KC Star:  In a switch, Kansas City district will sponsor new charter school +
          The Missouri Times:  Proponents of Missouri Non-Discrimination Act to give bill another go in 2016
          The Missouri Times:  Nixon to announce "equal pay" plan at Women's Foundation luncheon
          Missourinet:  Disease deadly to deer found in fifth Missouri county
          KWMU:  Inspired by Ferguson riots and aftermath, Koster wants to halt "abusive" debt collection procedures;  Adults who have chosen to take on debt and not repay in timely manner would get more leeway
          P-D:  Koster seeks to stop "abusive" tactics in recovering debt from deadbeats
          KWMU:  Organization for Black Struggle, sympathizers call for public hearing once consent decree is filed
          Columbia Journalism Review:  P-D "freelance editorialists" editorials penned by man in Oregon;  Post-Dispatch offers disclaimer, while KC Star does not;  Comments from P-D's Kevin Horrigan, KC Star's Steve Paul
          Washington Missourian editorial:  Missouri should do what we can to help Syrian refugees, but security concerns must be addressed
          P-D editorial:  The penalty for being a stupid kid shouldn't be death;  Thoughts on Castle Doctrine and case of man who eliminated thief
          KC Star editorial:  Editorial board seeks reader ideas for reducing gun violence +
          Washington Missourian's Bill Miller:  Gun issue will be with us forever;  Many people avoid St. Louis City and other violent areas X
          Columbia Missourian's George Kennedy:  Conversation about race must continue;  Local group that sits around and talks about race will totally make a difference
          P-D letter:  Richmond Heights man says guns, not Syrian refugees, are the biggest danger to Missourians
          Washington Missourian letter:  Ron Fitzwater on onerous pseudoephedrine restrictions X
          P-D letter:  St. Louis woman suggests more money be spent on early childhood education
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        Thursday, December 3
       
Missourinet:  Blunt:  President underestimates ISIS;  McCaskill defends Obama
          Columbia Missourian:  Inside the refugee resettlement process:  Screening for terrorists, providing taxpayer-funded "support services" and handouts, more
          KWMU:  Missouri needs matching funds to maximize benefits of transportation plan
          CDT:  Peaceworks, Grass Roots Organizing, et al. to show "Capitalism vs. the Climate" documentary at MU tonight X
          Kraske:  The Chat:  Springfield parks director on losing federal funds;  Will Kraus on voter ID +
          The Missouri Times:  Jack Danforth endorses Mike Parson over Bev Randles in GOP lieutenant governor primary
          The Missouri Times:  Tishaura Jones endorses Jake Zimmerman over Teresa Hensley in Dem attorney general primary
          The Missouri Times:  Robert Knodell selected as new HRCC executive director
          JCNT:  Capital City holiday cheer includes candlelight tour of Governor's Mansion, other events;  Photo of young boys peeping into "Living Windows" at ballerina X
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Gun background checks hit record high;  Gun-store owner:  "People want to keep themselves safe, that's what it is." X
          SNL:  Sen. Bob Dixon (R-Springfield) files bill to allow concealed carry on Missouri campuses X
          The Missouri Times:  Schmitt files aggressive tax cut bill
          The Missouri Times:  Schaefer targets KC, STL earnings taxes
          KC Star:  Mayor Sly James, other KC officials oppose effort to restrict tax revenue +
          CDT:  Order blocking Planned Parenthood license revocation will stand until late December X
          Missourinet:  Judge extends order allowing Columbia Planned Parenthood to keep license
          AP:  Missouri clinic to keep abortion license during court battle
          The Missouri Times:  Planned Parenthood earns a small victory in keeping license at Columbia affiliate
          CDT:  Abortion activists can use amplifier at Planned Parenthood, city attorney tells court X
          Missourinet:  First bill stemming from Missouri Planned Parenthood hearings filed
          CDT:  Bill filing opens with proposals on unions, ethics and weapons on campus X
          JCNT:  Mid-Missouri lawmakers prefile bills X
          The Missouri Times:  Schmitt announces legislative package for more disclosure on higher education classes
          CDT:  MU creates combined Office for Civil Rights and Title IX X
          Columbia Missourian:  MU creates Office of Civil Rights and Title IX
          The Maneater:  Multicultural Center hosts Allyship Week amidst campus tensions;  College males preparing to become real-world men contemplate "feelings"
          The Maneater:  Bowen Loftin leaves one contract and enters another
          P-D:  St. Louis Community College enrollment in 25-year free fall
          KWMU:  Schmitt seeks to expand new municipal overhaul measure
          The Missouri Times:  Pearce, House members move to ban texting while driving
          KWMU:  Aldermen reject legislative effort to force public vote on stadium financing
          KWMU:  With no way to track users, Missouri medical associations try to cut back on narcotics prescriptions
          P-D:  Federal study to look at Coldwater Creek link to illness;  North County native/amateur epidemiologist:  "We all know we've been contaminated. We don't need a department to come in and let us know."
          SE Missourian:  Butler County Publishing purchases Dexter Daily Statesman and North Stoddard Countian +
          JCNT editorial:  Secretary of State Jason Kander warns Missourians to beware of identity-thieving online crooks X
          KC Star editorial:  Editorial board looking for area denizens who made "notable difference" in community this year +
          CDT's Waters:  On state legislature and home rule for Columbia X
          P-D's Ben Hochman:  Q:  How can St. Louis be a loser in NFL deal?  A:  Cash rules everything around Kroenke's mustache.
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        Wednesday, December 2
       
St. Joseph News-Press:  President, Congress continue energy tussle;  Comments from Blunt X
          The Missouri Times:  Ameren shows negative impact of federal regulations at community meeting
          The Missouri Times.  State Rep. Tim Remole (R-Excello) hosts citizens concerned about Clean Power Plan
          KWMU:  Blunt, McCaskill provisions included in highway funding bill
          P-D:  Tentative highway bill has St. Louis-area imprint
          SNL:  New post puts U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler at center of abortion debate X
          SE Missourian:  U.S. Rep. Jason Smith's Chief of Staff Josh Haynes leaves to take new job with health care company +
          KC Star:  Jessica Podhola, union official and former exec director of Jackson County Dems, will challenge J.J. Rizzo in primary +
          Drebes:  Cheri Toalson Reisch to seek GOP nomination for Caleb Rowden's House seat
          JCNT:  Medicaid panel seeks 'a Missouri solution' X
          Missourinet:  State lawmakers begin pre-filing bills for 2016 session
          Columbia Missourian:  More than 200 bills pre-filed for 2016 legislative session
          KWMU:  Schaefer seeks to eliminate St. Louis and Kansas City's earnings tax
          KC Star:  Kurt Schaefer takes aim at KC earnings tax +
          Missourinet:  Primary seat belt, texting-while-driving bans proposed to Missouri Legislature
          The Missouri Times:  Rep. Elijah Haahr (R-Springfield), Human Trafficking Task Force prepare legislation for 2016
          The Missouri Times:  Schmitt pre-files bill to continue municipal court overhaul
          P-D:  Schmitt's bill would further limit municipal court revenue
          CDT:  Judge blocks state from revoking Columbia abortion clinic's license X
          JCNT:  Grief, rage on Capitol steps;  Five (5) Planned Parenthood supporters display daisy chain of feminist unity, solidarity X
          The Missouri Times:  Missouri Lottery Commission receives 'good' marks on audit
          KWMU:  Jennings schools celebrate accreditation;  Riverview and St. Louis Public Schools must wait
          P-D:  Jennings schools boast of improvement:  40 percent of North County youngsters manage to pass reading tests, and less than 27 percent passed math tests
          Columbia Missourian:  New initiative at MU creates "safe space";  Young adults preparing for real world can curl up on couches and ottomans, talk about their feelings and be "validated and heard"
          KC Star:  Unofficial Mizzou 'White Student Union' raises hackles +
          CDT:  Organization works to restore MU's image after damage done by race histrionics X
          SNL:  MSU responds to 'demands' from minority student groups, announces actions;  Placation tactics include "anti-bias" teams, attempts to find qualified minority job applicants, etc. X
          KWMU:  Federal health agency to visit North County today, hear tales from those who attribute their health maladies to Coldwater Creek radiation
          KWMU:  New training standards for Missouri law officers include "implicit bias recognition," etc.
          AP:  Atchison County sheriff says sitting through racial-bias lectures means time away from real police work
          KWMU:  St. Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar says it will be years before exact understanding of "Ferguson effect"
          KC Star editorial:  Anti-abortion intimidation ripples through Missouri, elsewhere;  Kurt Schaefer holds hostile hearings +
          P-D outsourced "freelance editorialists" editorial:  Republicans' pathetic response to Planned Parenthood shooting;  Kurt Schaefer singlehandedly intimidated University of Missouri System
          CDT's Waters:  Nicole Galloway:  Local girl done good X
          KC Star's Diuguid:  Sexagenarian columnist wants readers to know about his workout regimen ("1 1/2 hours, five days a week religiously since 1972"), offers thoughts on obesity, love of McDonald's and Church's chicken and barbecue, more +
          P-D letter:  St. Louis woman suggests improvements to Missouri's system for applying for handouts, making it easier to hop on the dole
          P-D letter:  Lake Saint Louis says he doesn't want his son to be a cop thanks to "freakshow folks at 'lives matter'" groups
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        Tuesday, December 1
       
SNL:  Lapse of federal conservation fund puts Missouri park projects in limbo;  Comments from McCaskill and Blunt staff, MO state parks director Bill Bryan
          Columbia Missourian/PolitiFact:  Blunt's claim about future demand for food rated "True"
          The Missouri Times:  Heidi Cruz to make Missouri stops on Monday
          Kraske:  The Chat:  Nicole Galloway's soft launch of 2018 campaign;  Brad Ketcher on lack of GOP appetite for ethics overhaul
          The Missouri Times:  Secretary of state candidate Will Kraus says voter ID is his top priority, says requirement is "common sense"
          AP:  Higher education leaders drop plans for cigarette tax hike
          Drebes:  Missouri Senate staff changes:  Drew Dampf, Diane Lindsay, Heidi Geisbuhler
          KWMU:  Politically Speaking podcast:  Jeanette Mott Oxford of Missourians for Social Welfare - rebranded as Empower Missouri - on her career, opposition to stadium projects, desire to raise taxes on those achieving a high income, minority traffic stops, more
          Missourinet:  Missouri lawmakers spar in hearing on refugee assistance
          Missourinet:  Video:  Missouri House, Senate joint hearing on state role in refugee assistance
          KWMU:  Missouri lawmakers question vetting of Syrian refugees
          CDT:  Missouri legislative committees question officials about refugees
          AP:  Missouri lawmakers question money for refugee resettlement
          The Missouri Times:  Republicans and Democrats battle in hearing over Syrian refugees
          The Missouri Times:  Democrats offer 'plan to keep Missourians safe,' call GOP plan a 'do-nothing approach'
          P-D:  Missouri Republicans concerned about vetting of Syrian refugees
          JCNT:  Lawmakers take 4 hours of testimony on refugees' settling in Missouri
          P-D:  Intrigue at Rams park:  Stan Kroenke meets with Jay Nixon
          Missourinet:  Rep. Genise Montecillo (D-St. Louis) accuses Nixon of withholding details on NFL stadium plan
          Missourinet:  Video:  Missouri House hearing on NFL stadium deal
          The Missouri Times:  Legislators question Office of Administration on state stadium funding issues
          P-D:  Missouri lawmakers again raise problems with lack of communication on stadium
          KWMU:  Nixon meets with Kroenke;  still faces opposition from GOP lawmakers over stadium funding plan
          SE Missourian:  Missouri hunters bag 14 percent more deer in November;  DOC says controlling wild-animal population is good for the state
          P-D:  13-year-old thief, killed while stealing from car in St. Louis, may test Missouri's 'Castle Doctrine'
          AP:  Planned Parenthood sues to keep Missouri clinic's license
          Missourinet:  Planned Parenthood files lawsuit to try and continue offering abortion at Columbia facility
          Columbia Missourian:  Planned Parenthood turns out 150 for rally;  National Organization for Women, others yell "M-I-Z! Shame on you!"
          CDT:  Demonstrators take abortion debate to University of Missouri campus
          Columbia Missourian:  City will determine whether MU's Melissa Click is prosecuted for assault
          KWMU:  Despite state funding cuts, St. Louis-based Parents as Teachers helps prepare families to educate children
          KWMU:  State school board to consider accreditation upgrade requests for three St. Louis area districts
          P-D:  New program at Riverview Gardens seeks to improve graduation rates
          JCNT:  Rep. David Wood (R-Versailles) targets boat wakes
          KC Star:  As poverty and hunger grow in Warrensburg, agencies try a new approach;  Church groups, others provide help for the downtrodden
          SE Missourian:  Judge's ruling advances road project;  land dispute involves Rep. Kathy Swan (R-Cape Girardeau)
          St. Joseph News-Press editorial:  Hanaway makes headway with reasonable transportation-funding plan
          P-D op-ed:  Peter Raven:  Chris Koster, other Missouri leaders should switch positions and support Obama's Clean Power Plan
          Shelly:  Intimidation wins so far in Mizzou, Planned Parenthood saga
          Columbia Missourian's Carl Kenney:  Nearly a thousand (1,000) words on memories of Mizzou's Kellen Winslow, race divisions, failure of Columbia's black population to achieve higher salaries, more
          P-D letter:  St. Louis man says city police chief isn't to blame for "a bunch of malfeasants with guns running around killing each other"
          JCNT letter:  Jefferson City Caucasoid not offended by "honky" or "cracker," suggests oversensitive types learn to control their emotions
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