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St. Louis Public Radio: Longtime St. Louis journalist and Riverfront Times founder Ray Hartmann dies in car crash

P-D: Ray Hartmann killed in car crash. ‘Donnybrook’ personality founded Riverfront Times (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

P-D: Colleagues honor Ray Hartmann’s legacy: ‘Pure heart and pure light’ (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

St. Louis Magazine: Remembering Ray Hartmann

The Riverfront Times, July 1994: Ray Hartmann’s tribute to his late friend Rich Koster (Chris’ dad)

Brownfield Ag News: Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins holds roundtable in Higginsville to discuss fertilizer production; comments from Missouri Farm Bureau’s Garrett Hawkins

KC Star: U.S. Rep. Eric Burlison leads call for federal probe into ‘missing scientists’ controversy (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)

Reuters: Trump, aides chase vote-rigging claims even after latest probe finds nothing; Missouri’s Tom Albus plays role

KCTV: Cleaver, Bell demand Olin Corp. negotiate with striking ammo plant workers

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Friday: Breaking down the black lesbian rapper vs. Wesley Bell “dis song” battle, PLUS exclusive lyrics from Bell’s Soundcloud response (unconfirmed) (link opens at 11:30 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

KOMU, via Columbia Missourian: Hanaway says Trump’s executive order helps ensure only eligible voters cast ballots in elections

93.9 The Eagle (Columbia): Wake Up Missouri: Sen. Cindy O’Laughlin (R-Shelbina) on state budget and Sen. Rusty Black’s (R-Chillicothe) leadership, property tax legislation, prior authorization, pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), and hemp legislation

Columbia Missourian; Major property tax overhaul passes the House

Missouri Independent: Gov. Kehoe reluctant to divert money from Capitol renovation to public schools

KBIA, via Columbia Missourian: Missouri bans hemp, thwarting the budding THC beverage industry

Missouri Independent: Bill giving child sex victims longer to sue abusers hits Missouri Senate snag

JCNT: ‘Stay and believe them,’ Domestic abuse survivor urges during Missouri Crime Victims’ Rights Week

JCNT: ‘A system in crisis’: Concerns circle around future funding for crime victim advocates

SNL: Missouri State University disbands Bias Response Team

Columbia Daily Tribune: Missouri drivers urged to slow down as construction season returns (avoid Daily Tribune paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Friday: Fast cars filled with 23-year-old girls, sugar daddy breast implants and lots of drugs: Clayton chiro pill peddler follows legal advice from random black guy, hilarity ensues; colorful commentary from David Barklage, former Sam Page chief of staff Winston Calvert (via St. Louis Magazine) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

St. Louis Public Radio: Festus residents opposed a data center. Their effort became national news

P-D: Former Sheriff Alfred Montgomery’s lawyers appeal ouster with Missouri Supreme Court (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Joplin Globe editorial: Gov. Kehoe is wrong – Royals stadium is not “a great investment for Missouri taxpayers” (avoid Joplin Globe paywall by reading archived version here)

KC Star op-ed: John Grady: Gov. Kehoe, Missouri General Assembly betrayed President Trump on hemp

Missouri Independent op-ed: League of Women Voters of Missouri’s Kay Park and “Health Forward Foundation” officer McClain Bryant Macklin: Missouri Supreme Court must strike a blow against revamped congressional map

P-D’s Bill McClellan: In St. Louis, the lawsuits just keep coming: Kehoe appointee Sonya Jenkins-Gray, St. Louis Public Schools’ Keisha Scarlett, others (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

P-D letter: St. Louis man says Missouri income tax cut is a Republican “scam” (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

P-D letter: St. Louis man says Missouri’s sports betting ushers in new era of addiction (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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