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Valentine’s Day is tomorrow – full list of last-minute gifts via Amazon

Gifts for her – Under $25 – skin care, charcuterie, women’s books (amazon.com)

Gifts for her – Under $50 – includes shower items, yoga shorts (amazon.com)

Gifts for her – Under $100 – Brittany Mahomes’ favorite skin care item, PJs, more (amazon.com)

Gifts for her – Under $250 – tote, luxury skin care items, more (amazon.com)

Gifts for her – $250 and above – LED facemask and more (amazon.com)

Gifts for him – Under $25 – books, fast fashion (amazon.com)

Gifts for him – Under $50 – thermal underwear, sports stuff (amazon.com)

Gifts for him – Under $100 – night vision goggles, headphones (amazon.com)

Gifts for him – Under $250 – outdoor wear, Lawn Mower 5.0 (amazon.com)

Gifts for him – $250 and above – Bluetooth speaker, Italian leather messenger bag (amazon.com)

KMBC: Video: Woman tries to set fire at South KC warehouse previously rumored for ICE detention center (link via TonysKansasCity.com)

KC Star: Kansas City firm backs out of deal to sell warehouse to ICE for detention center (avoid KC Star by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)

KC Star: ICE concerns dominate Jackson County forum with sheriff, legislative chair (avoid KC Star by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

KCMO (Kansas City): Pete Mundo in the Morning: KC Mayor Quinton Lucas on potential ICE facility, the Royals staying in KC, and Missouri Republicans “in bed with the trial lawyers as much as any Democrat is”

Fox News: Schmitt: Democrats willing to sacrifice American lives to illegal immigrants for ‘suicidal empathy’

Southeast Missourian: Jackson, Cape students skip classes for anti-ICE protest (avoid Southeast Missourian paywall by reading archived version here)

Southeast Missourian photo gallery: Female scholar holds sign quoting “forigner [sic]” Bible verse from “Levtcus [sic]”

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Thursday: ¡AYYYE ESE! Illegal alien captured in Franklin County after riding with a (literal) Shaniqua (link opens at 15:30 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

P-D’s Joe Holleman: Josh Hawley introduces bill to mandate that data centers not boost utility rates (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Spectrum Local News (St. Louis): At request of federal prosecutors, federal judge dismisses indictment against Cortney Merritts, husband of ex-Congresswoman Cori Bush

Missourinet: Missouri pharmacists sorting through Trump RX; thoughts from Missouri Pharmacy Association CEO Ron Fitzwater

97.1 FM (St. Louis): Mark Reardon Show: Missouri Republican Party Chairman Peter Kinder promotes next weekend’s Missouri Lincoln Days

97.1 FM (St. Louis): Marc Cox Morning Show: MO Protects’ Kate Sickles on 2026’s pro-life Amendment 3

Fox 2 St. Louis: New partnership aims to improve Missouri’s foster care system

JCNT: Missouri joins Trump-led foster care initiative

Fox 2 St. Louis: These bills are advancing in Jefferson City

Missouri Independent: Proposal to ban intoxicating hemp products stalls in Missouri Senate

Washington Missourian: Facing ban, hemp industry leaders seek extension; comments from local hemp producers, AG Catherine Hanaway, MoCannTrade

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Thursday: Why is Killjoy Catherine Hanaway enforcing the law like it’s her job? (link opens at 3:30 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

KSDK (St. Louis): Former DNR inspector calls abandoned Franklin County landfill one of the worst in Missouri; nearby landowner says, “Senator Ben Brown has done more in a month than everybody’s done in the past year and a half.”

Missourinet: Cities speak out over plan to end grocery tax, impacting local services

Missourinet: Missouri child care tax credit package aims to help families, workforce

St. Louis Public Radio intern Lilley Holloran: Permanent restrictions on gender-affirming care for transgender youth advance in Missouri; seven (7) uses of “gender-affirming care”

Combest, The Missouri Times, August 2023: Reject the opposition’s approved buzzwords: “Do you really think your local public radio reporter was sitting alone at her desk one day, brushing vending machine snack crumbs off her FUPA, and came up with ‘gender affirming care’ on her own?”

Missouri Independent: Permanent ban on puberty blockers and hormones for minors clears Missouri House

Columbia Missourian: Missouri House sends bills on gender, policing, divorce to Senate

Fox 2 St. Louis: Missouri House approves bill allowing pregnant women to file for divorce

P-D: Missouri House unanimously passes bill to help pregnant women divorce (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

St. Louis Public Radio: Missouri House approves removing legal barriers for pregnant women seeking divorce

KMOV (St. Louis): Unanimous vote in Missouri House removes 1970s-era barrier that restricted pregnant women’s divorce options

Missouri Independent: Missouri House once again approves bill clarifying divorce rules during pregnancy

Columbia Missourian: Legislators fight ADA website lawsuits

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Tuesday: Recap of Elijah Haahr’s interview with Rep. Jeff Vernetti regarding ADA lawsuits, plus Brad’s backgrounder on handicapped shakedowns (link opens at 8:55 mark)

Columbia Missourian: House hears bill to create dementia care advocate

Missourinet: Missouri legislators seek statewide registry to identify habitual domestic abusers

Amazon.com: “Chris had already abandoned his own child, stole from his own mother, and was in deep debt to state officials.” What was keeping him from going on another deadbeat rampage? – Stalking, Harassment, Internet Trolling: A Guide to Recovering and Rebuilding After Online Attacks, p. 49 (note: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.)

P-D: St. Charles County ‘meddling’ in quest for more oversight of St. Louis airport, city say (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Thursday: St. Louis City and County’s Rams cash disappointment, plus Show-Me Institute’s David Stokes’ money quote (link opens at 10:10 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

P-D: Data centers draw ire at St. Louis’ first hearing on proposed rules (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

KC Star’s David Hudnall: Kansas City made clear it didn’t want an ICE jail. Platform Ventures listened (avoid KC Star by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)

P-D op-ed: Show-Me Institute’s David Stokes and Elias Tsapelas: No, a Missouri tax cut doesn’t have to turn out as Kansas’ did (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

KC Star op-ed: Kat Meltzer: If Missouri slashes developmental disability funding, it will hurt you, too

P-D letter: “Seniors for Democracy” promotes anti-Trump march Monday (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

P-D letter: Maryland Heights sexagenarian calls bill to lower minimum wage for minors “demeaning” (avoid stltoday paywall by reading 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 (note: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.)

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