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Fox News: Schmitt on Biden commuting death sentences for killers: ‘This is totally nuts!’

Brad (Hildebrand) & John (Combest) Show on 104.5 FM (WashMo), Monday: Starbucks workers strike at St. Louis area stores – what to tell the white women in your life (3:25 mark); Peter Kinder might become Missouri Republican Party chairman (8:40 mark); Will Scharf get his propers in The Hill (13:50 mark)

Brad & John Show, Thursday morning: The Heartlander story, plus what Justin Sparks, Jon Patterson and HRCC should each do: background (1:30), reality and math vs. naivete (2:10), The Heartlander (5:40), bankruptcy (9:45), silver lining for Sparks (12:05), Jon Patterson next steps (16:35), Justin Sparks next steps (17:50), HRCC next steps (19:15)

KCUR’s Up to Date: Local college students complain about cost of education; Avila University coed says student loan paperwork delays made her feel “so stressed”

Missourinet: Gov. Parson prepares to leave office and head back to Bolivar

Brad & John Show, Thursday morning: Jay Ashcroft bows out gracefully (link opens at 14:15 mark)

KY3 (Springfield): Proposal from Rep. Jeff Myers (R-Warrenton) would shrink Missouri House, tweak term limits

Washington Missourian: Franklin County prosecutor pulled into state legal fight over abortion

Brad & John Show: Recap of Missouri Independent story on minority marijuana contract alleged scammers/grifters (link opens at 9:00 mark)

Jason Rosenbaum’s Politically Speaking: Outgoing Rep. Kevin Windham (D-Hillsdale) nabs community engagement job at Washington University

Missouri Independent: Dem “puppy mill” bill returns

Washington Missourian: School officials review DESE testing data, call for more rigorous standards

St. Joseph News-Press: St. Joseph residents to see electric bill increase; Missouri PSC approves Evergy Missouri West rate increase

JCNT: Ameren rate hearing set for next month in Jefferson City

Brad & John Show, Thursday morning: Recap of the Ted Drewes Rasool Al Janabi Iraqi crash story and aspects the local media is not reporting (link opens at 0:55 mark)

KC Star’s Joel Mathis: Missouri lawmakers want to rename highways after Trump. Here’s why that’s a bad idea (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)

P-D letter: St. Charles sexagenarian blasts Trump and #moleg bill to allow felons to run for office (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

P-D letter: Oakland septuagenarian dislikes 10 Commandments proposal, prefers “Bernie Sanders”-like Sermon on the Mount (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

Amazon.com: Stalking, Harassment, Internet Trolling: A Guide to Recovering and Rebuilding After Online Attacks – $7.99 on Kindle, $12.99 in paperback

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