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Obituary: Jaci Winship, community liaison for U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner

Missouri Independent: Josh Hawley, Lucas Kunce agree to Missouri Senate debate just days before election

The Guardian (U.K.) Washington bureau: U.S. Senate races: Missouri not among competitive races – not even “dark horse” category

Brad (Hildebrand) & John (Combest) Show on 104.5 FM (WashMo), Thursday morning: Don’t weep for Lucas Kunce, he’ll be fine in D.C. (link opens at 9:30 mark)

Southeast Missourian: Railroad tie business had no sprinkler system despite use of hazardous material; EPA says no immediate danger from fire (avoid Southeast Missourian paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

P-D: Boeing to furlough workers this week amid strike, including in St. Louis area (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

Kansas City Beacon: Missouri could legalize sports gambling. How much tax revenue could it generate?

P-D: DraftKings parent pumps additional $5 million into Missouri sports betting campaign (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

Kansas City Beacon: Missouri Amendment 7: Everything you need to know about ranked-choice voting; comments from Freedom Principle MO’s Byron Keelin, Show Me Integrity “CEO” Benjamin Singer, others

Missourinet: Missouri Chamber of Commerce opposes Proposition A minimum wage hike

St. Joseph News-Press: Missouri House District 13 overview: Incumbent GOP Rep. Sean Pouche vs. Andrea Denning (D)

Missouri Independent: ‘Hemp sales are back on’: Missouri regulators pare down ban on intoxicating hemp products

SNL: Missouri issues marijuana product recall for Fulton testing facility

Washington Missourian: DESE outlines steps to address child care subsidy issues (avoid Washington Missourian paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

Missourinet: Missouri DHSS’ Ashlie Otto explains data around pregnancy-related deaths

SNL: Heritage Foundation calls Southwest Baptist University and College of the Ozarks ‘a great option’

St. Louis Public Radio: Francis Howell school board – with its conservative majority – may allow “hate speech,” “false information” in school materials; liberal group unhappy

St. Louis Public Radio: Union rally draws 75 at Amazon; grown man says manual labor “is awful on my body. We all hate it. My friends cry every day.”

P-D: St. Louis-area Amazon workers say it’s ‘prime time’ for better pay (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

P-D: Teen charged for Ritenour High School threat; young scholar posted Instagram reel of himself rapping and pointing gun at his former school (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

Columbia Missourian: Mid-Missouri Democratic Socialists of America host event to oppose execution of murderer Marcellus Williams

P-D: Murderer asks U.S. Supreme Court to halt his scheduled Tuesday execution (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

KC Star: Marcellus Williams appeals to U.S. Supreme Court in series of efforts to stop MO execution (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

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

P-D: Missouri execution leaderboard since 2000: Jay Nixon (21), Bob Holden (15), Mike Parson (11), Matt Blunt (5), Mel Carnahan (4 in 2000, 38 over two terms), Roger Wilson (1), Eric Greitens (1) (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here) (Wikipedia entry here)

Brad & John Show, Thursday morning: Marcellus “Khaliifah” Williams murder and the #mogov execution leaderboard (link opens at 3:55 mark)

P-D op-ed: Benjamin Singer: Don’t eat the ballot candy: Mo.’s A7 would limit your vote. (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

P-D’s Lynn Schmidt: “What Keeps You Up at Night” interview series: Lucas Kunce shares his vision for Missouri (avoid stltoday paywall by accessing free Combest-archived version here)

January 2023: P-D editorial board profiles: Meet Lynn Schmidt, our conservative/libertarian columnist

October 2023: Lynn Schmidt: I’m a “traditional conservative” Republican, but disagree with Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt on populism, the U.S. military and national security [get around stltoday paywall here]

December 2022: Lynn Schmidt: I’m not a Democrat, but I wish for a competitive Missouri Democratic Party, ranked-choice voting, and a man like Jon Hamm to run against Josh Hawley [get around stltoday paywall here]

December 2020: Lynn Schmidt: I’m a Republican, but I oppose Donald Trump, Josh Hawley and GOP senators [get around stltoday paywall here]

July 2018: Lynn Schmidt: I’m a Republican, but support Claire McCaskill over Josh Hawley

SNL’s Greta Cross: Willard native Chappell Roan will perform on SNL. Here’s how to watch

SNL’s Greta Cross (9/14/24): Missouri native Chappell Roan a hero to “rural queers” but needs her space from some of you obsessed fans; no response from Chappell Roan when superfan content creator reaches out

SNL’s Greta Cross (9/4/24): Can’t attend a Chappell Roan concert? SGF bars host dance party tributes

SNL’s Greta Cross (8/16/24): Fan of Chappell Roan? Get to know i.V KiNG, another queer pop musician from Springfield

SNL’s Greta Cross (8/16/24): Willard’s Chappell Roan is performing at the VMAs. Here’s how to watch from home

SNL Greta Cross (8/5/24): Willard native Chappell Roan calls out hometown ex during Lollapalooza set

SNL’s Greta Cross (7/18/24): Here’s how pop artist Chappell Roan is giving back to The GLO Center at upcoming concerts

SNL’s Greta Cross (6/12/24): Chappell Roan is turning heads

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

Brad (Hildebrand) & John (Combest) Show on 104.5 FM (WashMo) (8/1/24): Is “everyone” really “obsessed” with Chappell Roan? (link opens at 4:20 mark)

P-D letter: St. Louis woman warns against sports betting “bait and switch” on education funding (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)