MISSOURIANA

The big advantage of having term limits in Missouri is it provides a perfect excuse for not seeking re-election by candidates who don't have a chance anyway.

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A candidate seeking to become Missouri's lieutenant governor is either exhausted from his current job or prefers being anonymous for four years.

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Gov. Mel Carnahan wouldn't let legislators increase their pensions higher than their salaries, although if some retired earlier, all of us would be better off.

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Legislators again this year failed to enact the death penalty for neighbors who start their power mowers at 6 a.m.

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The Founding Fathers certainly knew what they were doing when they called for presidential elections every four years. How else would we know about America's most imminent threats?

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A report issued by the New York Stock Exchange says the nation's economic health has never been better -- which was the gist of a similar report in 1929.

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If St. Louis civic leaders were really serious about restoring their city, they would have already set up recruiting stations just outside Kosovo.

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Guns are good if we place them in the hands of Yugoslavian lawbreakers and bad if we allow their possession by our own variety.

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Talk about pressure. Mark McGwire has to hit 70 homers this year while keeping his interstate highway free of litter.