Maybe the flood doing so much damage to towns and crops along the Mississippi River is simply God's way of voting against riverboat gambling.
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Some St. Louisans are complaining because they'll have to walk across tracks at some stations along the route of the new Metro Link. What do they expect for $351 million?
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Capital residents were surprised the other day when they saw persons dismantling a wall of the state Capitol. The workers were only Carnahan appointees who didn't want to live in Jefferson City.
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The state's lottery finally reached the $100 million mark, which is more than Missouri used to spend to run the entire government.
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Attorney General Janet Reno is being hailed as President Clinton's best Cabinet appointee. Just think what we would have missed had she been able to afford household help.
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Today's public survey question: Does the person who asks if it's hot enough for you really want to know the answer?
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Bill Clinton has been getting better press recently. It helped that he left the country.
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