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

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

Fox News’ The Ingraham Angle: Sen Schmitt: The blockade is working

Brownfield Ag News: U.S. Trade Representative weighs in on USMCA updates prior to July review; comments from U.S. Rep. Jason Smith

Missouri Independent: Josh Hawley calls on RFK Jr. to end Title X family planning funds to Missouri’s sole grantee

TonysKansasCity.com: Show-Me Sen. Josh Hawley talking manosphere language about young men’s disaffection

Missourinet: Chinese national pleads guilty to illegally filming and photographing Whiteman AFB

St. Louis Public Radio: Local black lesbian rapper “KVTheWriter” releases dis track against Congressman Wesley Bell, Mayor Cara Spencer, developer Paul McKee; Bell’s team responds on Instagram

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

Watch: NT Daily with Erin Schrimpf – Day 3 (Thursday)

Jefferson City News Tribune on YouTube – click “subscribe” to see NT Daily every Monday-Thursday

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Thursday: Recap of Missouri DNR’s Kurt Schaefer and Coalition to Protect the Missouri River’s Shane Kinne vs. North Dakota over Missouri River water (link opens at 8:30 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

JCNT: Kehoe signs off on antisemitism bill, hemp regulations

Missourinet: Gov. Kehoe signs 4 bills into law, including ban on intoxicating hemp products

KSDK (St. Louis): Kehoe signs sweeping cannabis bill, triggering hemp industry backlash

St. Louis Public Radio: Kehoe signs legislation on hemp, anti-antisemitism

Columbia Missourian: Kehoe signs hemp product ban into law

Missouri Independent: Gov. Kehoe signs bill to ban intoxicating hemp products in November

St. Louis Public Radio: Missouri Senate’s $48.8B budget restores funding to higher education and child care

St. Louis Magazine: Senate removes name-brand Narcan requirement, adds back naloxone funding

Missourinet: Sweeping elections bill awaits Missouri Senate debate

Missouri Independent: Errors in Missouri crime bill force Senate pass fix to avoid sentencing gap

KCMO: Pete Mundo in the Morning: Gov. Mike Kehoe on Royals’ announcement to build new stadium at Crown Center

TonysKansasCity.com: New Royals stadium: Mayor Quinton Lucas’ crowning achievement or FAIL?!? Plus KMBC coverage

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Thursday: Brad’s second crashout of the day: Brad expresses anger about income tax elimination, private equity funds, Delta Airlines passengers, Gov. Kehoe and Missouri lawmakers, Ameren, a Catherine Hanaway staffer that was not receptive to Brad’s radio sales pitch, Missouri water rights advocates, and successful businessman Dave Greene; John holds up a mirror to Brad regarding Brad’s incessant negativity and inability to experience joy (link opens at 15:50 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

St. Louis Magazine: How a pill-dispensing chiropractor’s trip in the ‘clown car’ led to 5 extra years in prison; colorful commentary from David Barklage and Winston Calvert

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Thursday: Washington Missourian coverage of data center experts MarksNelson Advisors LLC; Brad‘s first crashout of the day: Brad calls the MarksNelson Advisors employee “a wimp,” flips out over Bill Miller, Jr. and Geoff Folsom protecting a key source’s anonymity, expresses anger overfeeling snubbed by Bill Miller, Sr. six (6) years ago (link opens at 14:30 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Thursday: Looksmaxxer Clavicular’s rough March and April – overdose, launch of Hai Waknine’s Bacara club, and e-thot complaints about Clav’s OnlyFans “modeling” agency (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

Instagram: Brad & John Show summary of Thursday’s radio show

Missouri Independent op-ed: University of Tulsa professor Jason Walter and University of Chicago undergraduate student Grant Musick: Electrical Choice and Competition Act is the answer to Missouri’s growing utility costs

Missouri Independent op-ed: Melissa Weissler: Healthy food is cheaper than chronic disease. Missouri should act like it

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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