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P-D: Boeing lays off 111 mechanics in St. Louis area, union says (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

St. Louis Public Radio: Boeing notifies workers of layoffs at St. Louis-area facilities taking effect in January

TonysKansasCity.com: Former Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill FINALLY Getting MAGA Message?!?

TonysKansasCity.com: Kansas City Chiefs billionaire wife Tavia hypes Elon Musk & warns illegals

P-D: Missouri’s governor-elect poised to begin rolling out cabinet choices as soon as next week (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

Brad (Hildebrand) & John (Combest) Show on 104.5 FM (Washington, Mo.), Friday: Top campaign finance loopholes of the 2024 campaign, as reported by Missouri Independent (link opens at 11:55 mark)

P-D: Rep. Justin Sparks (R-Wildwood) challenges Jon Patterson; Rep. Dean Van Schoiack (R-Savannah) says Sparks is “full of crap” (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

Missouri Independent: Intoxicating hemp booming in Missouri as regulators, marijuana industry try to shut it down

P-D: Missouri officials recall marijuana edibles after ‘adverse reaction’ reported (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

Washington Missourian: Ruling could impact Franklin County marijuana tax revenue (avoid Washington Missourian paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

Columbia Missourian: Two years later, Boone County is still clearing marijuana-related criminal records

Columbia Missourian: Bid to block abortion restrictions to get Dec. 4 hearing

St. Louis Public Radio’s St. Louis on the Air: Mexican woman, smuggled into the United States at age 5, can’t get Missouri nursing licensure

Brad & John Show, Thursday: A sombrero-based pathway to help DACA Mexinurse work legally in Missouri; BONUS: What do you call a 4 ft. tall Mexican woman? (link opens at 5:50)

JCNT: Missouri youths try out legislative, judicial, media careers

Columbia Missourian: Missouri awarded $14.2 million grant to improve internet access

JCNT: Through DESE grants, schools can recoup costs of propane buses

SNL: Two men running game rooms in Springfield, Joplin face federal charges

Columbia Missourian: MU faculty press Chancellor Mun Choi on diversity policies, political Homecoming floats

P-D: St. Louis University grad student workers overwhelmingly vote to join UAW (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

St. Louis Public Radio: St. Louis University graduate students vote to unionize

Columbia Missourian: ‘I don’t want to be a creep’: Missouri organization raises awareness about giving women CPR

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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