MISSOURIANA

Concerned citizens are worried about the overuse of the term "hate crimes." It will have to do until there's an increase in love crimes.

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The only way politicians can make headlines these days is to raise a lot of campaign money before the election or spend a lot of taxpayer money after it.

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Fourteen months before the election, most Americans care more about McGwire and Sosa than Bush and Gore.

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Television networks are busy promoting their new fall programs. Most of them have about the same appeal as a free month's vacation in Turkey.

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One reason it took so long for the Clintons to find a New York home was because it was so difficult to find one with a dog house large enough for Bill.

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The cause of heat stroke can include too much exposure to the sun or opening your August electric bill.