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Fox News: Schmitt calls for Dept. of Defense to take action after Chinese, Philippine Coast Guard vessels collide

St. Louis Public Radio: Missouri elected officials and candidates are divided over continued Ukraine support

Brownfield Ag News: Event: Reporter Carah Hart will cover Missouri Farm Bureau fly-in to D.C. next week

One year ago: Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer unloads on Congressman Matt Gaetz live on 93.9 The Eagle (40-second video clip)

TonysKansasCity.com: Kansas City Mayor & Co. Read Trans Book As Libs of TikTok Rages

BJShow.co: Brad (Hildebrand) & John (Combest) Show on 104.5 FM (Franklin/St. Charles/Warren Counties): Wednesday morning show: Eric Schmitt versus the ChiComms, KC government’s transchild advocacy, Post-Dispatch “queer” singer promo (Segment A)

TonysKansasCity.com: 2016 U.S. Senate runner-up Jason Kander records a TikTok video with pro-Biden messaging tips; 42-year-old dons a hat backwards while indoors, explains ‘vibes,’ drops an edgy excretory reference

johncombest_com on X: Jason Kander stars in “How do you do, fellow kids?”

X.com: Democrat Gavin Bena puts “death threats” story to bed, respectfully corrects John’s mispronunciation of “Bena”

BJShow.co: Brad (Hildebrand) & John (Combest) Show on 104.5 FM (Franklin/St. Charles/Warren Counties): Tuesday morning show: Why consultants should use the Mary Elizabeth Coleman vs. Mark Maxwell IVF video for media training (Segment A, 13:45)

KSDK’s Mark Maxwell on X: Response to Brad & John Show response to IVF interview

Brad & John Show – Tuesday show summary (via Instagram)

P-D: IVF is still available in Missouri. (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

Columbia Missourian: Bill from Sen. Denny Hoskins (R-Warrensburg) seeks to ramp up election security in Missouri

Columbia Missourian: Senate debate over state holiday devolves into shouting match

Columbia Missourian: Sen. Mike Moon (R-Ash Grove) attempts to eliminate corporate income tax again

JCNT: Bill would make it easier for homeschooled students to participate in public school sports

Missouri Independent: Critical race theory once again debated by Missouri Senators

Missourinet: Rep. Melanie Stinnett (R-Springfield) would end University of Missouri monopoly on certain doctorate degrees

JCNT: Doctors advocate for bills in meeting with governor

P-D: Missouri House supports plan to give state auditor more power to probe municipalities (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

St. Louis Public Radio’s St. Louis on the Air: How drug monitoring programs route patients out of health care and into the legal system; SLU associate professor explains why PDMP is a “Trojan Horse”

SNL: What to know about next round of cannabis microbusiness applications

Missouri Independent: Missouri bill would slash state regulations over small streams and major aquifers

KCTV: Missouri lawmakers close to passing bill that could stop plans for Raymore-area landfill (link via TonysKansasCity.com)

Missouri Independent: Bill targeting controversial Kansas City landfill clears initial Missouri House vote

KC Star: Missouri Supreme Court declines to review case of white KC detective who killed black man

TonysKansasCity.com: Missouri Supreme Court denies DeValkenaere, Guv Parson pressured; roundup of local coverage

KC Star: Britt Reid was quietly released hours before public was notified, Missouri DOC confirmed (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

KCUR: Up to Date with Steve Kraske: Victim’s lawyer reacts after Missouri Gov. Parson commutes DWI sentence of Britt Reid

JCNT: Missouri Department of Corrections terminates four officers following inmate death

KC Star: Missouri boarding school staffer faces abuse charge for boxing with student, drawing blood (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

Kansas City Beacon: KC curveball: If voters OK sales taxes for a ballpark, Royals will ask the city and state for up to $700 million more

Missouri Independent: Appeals court tosses suit challenging Missouri House rule hiding constituent information

P-D: Missouri Foundation for Health produces “Medical Debt in Missouri” report; group seeks “policy interventions” including “expanding financial assistance programs,” etc. (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

Missouri Foundation for Health rent-a-reporter lease agreement (posted with job listing, Summer 2023): Hired help will advance “health equity” narratives, must possess “commitment to health and racial equity”

KRES/KWIX (Moberly): Missouri Dept. of Agriculture updates requirements for cattle and swine competing at fairs and exhibitions

Brad & John Show: Non-political discussions: The best things about liberal women (B, 4:00); MSNBC’s black Telly Savalas (B, 7:30); Diddy allegedly diddling men (B, 9:00); Brad’s Klondike Park (literal) gayness (C, 3:30); Bayer’s upcoming layoffs (C, 5:00); case study: avoid this 401(k) disaster (C, 6:30)

NEW: Listen live! 7 a.m. – 8 a.m. Central: Brad & John Show

P-D editorial: Legislature’s proposed change to senior tax relief could end up killing it here (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

JCNT editorial: Opioid funds may bring some healing

KC Star editorial: What we need to know before saying yes to Royals, Chiefs stadiums (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

P-D op-ed: American Gaming Association CEO Bill Miller: Local action shows the way to combat unregulated gambling (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

KC Star op-ed: Harvard University lecturer Caroline Light: ‘Stand your ground’ law gone wrong: Both Chiefs rally shooters can claim self-defense (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on AOL here)

P-D music reporter Kevin Johnson: Opening for Olivia Rodrigo ‘a dream come true’ for Missouri native; Chappell Roan wants “people on the coasts” to know that Missouri isn’t “a monolith of Trump supporters,” and “there’s queer people in the teeny tiny towns, and there’s drag queens everywhere” (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

P-D music reporter Kevin Johnson (8/22/23): Beyoncé concert review: “2½-hour spectacle easily emerges as the biggest, blackest, queerest stadium tour ever” (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

P-D music reporter Kevin Johnson (7/6/23): Why I refuse to attend country music star Morgan Wallen’s concert: “As a black man, I don’t feel comfortable occupying the predominately white space.” (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

P-D music reporter Kevin Johnson (10/20/22): Event promo: Come support the “Songs to Save Democracy” concert and help fund anti-voter ID groups including League of Women Voters, ACLU, Missouri Voter Protection Coalition, and Women’s Voices Raised for Social Justice (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

St. Louis Public Radio Engagement Editor Lara Hamdan: We want to hear your 10-year reflections on Michael Brown’s convenience store theft and assault on Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson, as well as the ensuing riots

Amazon.com: John Combest: Stalking, Harassment, Internet Trolling: A Guide to Recovering and Rebuilding After Online Attacks – available in paperback and Amazon Kindle

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