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NY Times: Harris and Trump shield their big campaign ‘bundlers’ from the public; comments from Missouri’s Jack Oliver (avoid NY Times paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

KZRG: Joplin’s Nanda Nunnelly serves as Democratic National Convention delegate for third time

KC Star: Missouri’s DNC roll call song featured ‘Midwest Princess’ Chappell Roan (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

SNL’s Greta Cross (6/6/24): Queer pop musician Chappell Roan, a Willard native, hires local drag queens to perform before her concerts

TonysKansasCity.com: TKC Caption Contest: Mayor Q With Guv Gavin At DNC

P-D: RFK Jr., Green Party candidates to appear on Missouri’s general election ballot (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

Southeast Missourian: Pints & Politics: U.S, Rep. Jason Smith

P-D: Merger will send Arch coal headquarters from St. Louis to Pennsylvania (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

P-D: Bayer to sell more of its Creve Coeur campus, following company’s plan to slash about 1,500 jobs earlier this year (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

P-D: August 2018: Bayer Crop Science president: “(Missouri) people quickly told me, ‘Please don’t InBev us,’ … So my personal belief is very firmly (that) long-term we will have more jobs here as opposed to less.”

Brad & John Show (5/23/24): The 2-minute explanation of how Bayer will solve its Roundup litigation problem in 2025-26 – with no #moleg bills needed (link opens at 12:05 mark)

Brad & John Show, Thursday morning: Inside the spin on Bayer dumping old Monsanto headquarters (link opens at 12:35 mark)

Brad (Hildebrand) & John (Combest) Show on 104.5 FM (WashMo), Wednesday: Why the GM “solar power” narrative is BS, according to energy grid expert Brad (link opens at 8:05 mark)

Brad & John Show, Wednesday morning: The best line from the Bally’s Lake of the Ozarks casino people (link opens at 4:45 mark)

P-D: State Rep. Donna Baringer (D-St. Louis City) running for St. Louis comptroller (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

Joplin Globe: Gov. Parson visits Pineville to highlight new bill to protect property, water (avoid Joplin Globe paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

P-D: Missouri homeowner associations could have a cow over new backyard chicken law (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

JCNT: Parents, day cares struggling with state child care subsidy program

Missouri Independent: Missourians average 1 year in jail waiting for court-ordered mental health treatment

Joplin Globe: SLUDGE holds meeting to talk about industrial waste on farms (avoid Joplin Globe paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

P-D: NAACP claims St. Louis schools violate black students’ civil rights with low reading scores (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

Brad & John Show, Thursday morning: What are we missing in the NAACP/charter school story? (link opens at 2:00 mark)

Brad & John Show, Wednesday: Don’t you dare call it monkeypox (link opens at 1:35 mark)

St. Louis Public Radio: 10 years after Michael Brown’s assault on Darren Wilson, Troy Doyle works to transform policing in Ferguson

P-D: Murderer Marcellus Williams makes surprise no contest plea that gives him life without parole (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

St. Louis Public Radio: Marcellus Williams gets off death row, will serve life in prison

KC Star: Missouri murderer Marcellus Williams facing execution agrees to life without parole in deal with prosecutors

Murderpedia: Marcellus Williams broke into Post-Dispatch reporter Felicia Gayle’s home in University City, waited until she emerged from the shower, then stabbed her 43 times, “twisting the knife” inside her neck

Missouri Ruralist op-ed: Missouri Ag Director Chris Chinn: Firsts, farewells at Missouri State Fair: Joyful gems on Gov. Parson, Jason Moore and Director Chinn’s first grandbaby

KC Star op-ed: How Kansas City can keep the Chiefs in Missouri – and let foreign fans foot the bill

P-D letter: “Missouri Progressive Action Group” co-chair Steve Reed lists talking points in support of Proposition A minimum wage hike (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

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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