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Washington Reporter: At book party for his 2025 bestseller, Schmitt predicts government will open on November 1 – and explains why

Amazon.com: Eric Schmitt’s book: The Last Line of Defense: How to Beat the Left in Court (note: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Friday: Schmitt explains what really happened with the North St. Louis battery plant (link opens at 13:05 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

KZRG (Joplin): Morning News Watch: U.S. Rep. Eric Burlison gives a government shutdown update

Joplin Globe: ‘The Last Supper’: Area Agency on Aging to halt lunch at several senior centers due to government shutdown (avoid Joplin Globe paywall by reading archived version here)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Friday: Kehoe weighs in on Hawley vs. O’Laughlin; how does Josh not have a relationship with Cindy? (link opens at 17:15 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Friday: “Do you wanna ride in my Mercedes, boy?” Putting a bow on the Connie Bobo urban pandemic lunch scam (link opens at 5:30 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

KZRG (Joplin): Morning News Watch: Missouri GOP Chairman/Newton County GOP Chairman Nick Myers on Newton County Republican Bean Feed on Nov. 6, names the expected guest speakers

97.1 FM (St. Louis): Marc Cox Morning Show: Missouri Federation of Young Republicans Chairman Frank Catanzaro on cultivating the next generation of conservative leaders

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Friday: A shout out and congratulations to Frank Catanzaro and 97.1 FM, then an on-air argument: Brad reads a personal text from Sen. Ben Brown on the air; Brad vs. John on Ben Brown and Victory Enterprises (link opens at 7:50 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

P-D: Rep. Yolanda Henderson (D-St. Louis) sued over decade-old campaign fines (avoid Joplin Globe paywall by reading archived version here)

JCNT: State shares broadband updates at summit

Missouri Independent: Kehoe’s parole working group ducks question of time served before release

Southeast Missourian: Missouri beef producers left with questions, frustrations amid market volatility; comments from U.S. Rep. Jason Smith, Missouri Farm Bureau’s Garrett Hawkins, local producers (avoid Southeast Missourian paywall by reading archived version here)

LISTEN LIVE at 10 a.m. – Interview with St. Louis Regional Freightway Executive VP Mary Lamie on “Ag Coast of America” tours and river freight jobs; plus new MASBDA grants, a beef internship, a upcoming women-only ag session from MU, and all the hubbub over Trump’s Argentina beef idea – The FARM (Farm and Ranch Missouri) Show with John Combest on Westplex Talk 104.5 FM (St. Charles, Warren, Franklin, west St. Louis Counties)

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Missourinet: Missouri State University pivots in midst of international student enrollment decline; thoughts from Dawn Medley, MSU VP of Enrollment Management

St. Louis Public Radio: Sheriff’s lawyer told Post-Dispatch reporter to take down an article – and he’d send deputies to their home; sheriff’s counsel Blake Lawrence unhappy about stories involving attorney general’s investigation

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Friday: Boomer Facebook game of telephone: Brad says a former state rep’s mom says Steve Ehlmann just announced his re-election on Mike Carter’s show (spoiler: not true) (8:00 and 17:35 marks)

The Missouri Times op-ed: Ann Wagner: Missouri families hung out to dry by Senate Democrats

Columbia Missourian op-ed: “(M)usician and retired information technology professional” Carol Elliott: Schmitt is wrong about ‘antifa’ – a peaceful group with a rich history

Missouri Ruralist op-ed: Missouri Ag Director Chris Chinn: Missouri on the ready for quick New World screwworm response

KC Star op-ed: Blaine Ravert: How Missouri’s learning to build spaces that welcome people with autism

Washington Missourian’s Geoff Folsom: Taking MoDOT’s Highway 47 survey

The Missouri Independent op-ed: Bridgette Dunlap: The small, bipartisan step Missouri should take for formerly incarcerated people

KBIA (Columbia): Health and Wealth Desk’s Rebecca Smith, funded by University of Missouri: Chappell Roan announces investment in Missouri LGBTQ+ community centers; “In 2023, Missouri passed a ban on gender-affirming healthcare for transgender minors”; Roan’s money will help fund “a gender affirming closet”

KBIA (Columbia) (7/15/25): Health & Wealth Desk’s Rebecca Smith, funded by University of Missouri: Hero profile: Local LGBTQIA*+ salon offers “gender-affirming haircuts and facial waxing”; “since 2023, Missouri has had a ban on medical gender-affirming healthcare”

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, 3/5/25: taxpayers funding progressive content through University of Missouri-sponsored “Health & Wealth Desk” (0:50), Brad titillated by Missouri Foundation for Health promotional décolletage (10:00)

Amazon.com: John Combest: Stalking, Harassment, Internet Trolling: A Guide to Recovering and Rebuilding After Online Attacks – available in paperback and Amazon Kindle (note: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.)

Barnes & Noble author page: John Combest books

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