tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200443882011-09-02T03:26:55.817-05:00Political commentary regarding issues facing St. Charles County, Missouri, as well as state and federal issues, from a republican point of view.Administratornoreply@blogger.comBlogger1261100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20044388.post-3463585692710472712007-03-02T14:29:00.000-06:002007-03-02T14:35:13.143-06:00

So former Vice President Al Gore received an Oscar for his "documentary" entitled An Inconvenient Truth, in which he asked us all to cut back on energy consumption to battle "global warming."Trouble is, the utilities that are used to heat and cool Al Gore's home and water cost him just over $33,000 last year!This from ABC News: "Armed with Gore's utility bills for the last two years, the

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Poor Michelle Manhart. All she wanted to do was pose for Playboy Magazine, earn a few bucks and gain a bit of notariety.After all -- how can it POSSIBLY be insulting for a mother of two to pose for Playboy in various stages of undress?I'll tell you how -- if she happens to be a Staff Sergeant in the United States Air Force, and is in various stages of undress in her official uniform!Poor Ms.

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This woman, an astronaut, proves to us all that it doesn't matter what your job status is, you can still be an idiot!

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Because of involvements in the St. Charles area business community, the company that employs me recently received a letter from the school district asking for incentive items for students who are preparing for MAP testing.MAP (Missouri Assessment Program) testing is done at various levels throughout a student's schooling, and provides the state with the "report card" on how public schools are

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As tragic is it sounds, police officers in Kansas City arrested a woman for outstanding warrants and traffic violations, allegedly causing her to have a miscarriage.The 32 year old woman was three months pregnant when she was arrested last year. Video tapes show the woman was complaining that she was three months pregnant and bleeding at the time of the arrest, one female officer is quoted as

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Another fine posting from the Center For Individual Freedom (www.cfif.org):Don't tell Al Gore, but it snowed in Phoenix, Arizona this past week. In fact, this month has been the coldest January in Phoenix since 1979.Global warming, we hardly knew ye.Considering the "urban heat island" effect that has resulted from Phoenix's explosive population growth during that twenty-eight-year period,

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The Republican Central Committee recently met for the purpose of nominating a replacement for Doug Funderburk on the County Council. Funderburk, as you probably know, vacated his seat after being elected state representative for his district.Although former state Represenatative Cindy Ostmann was the early favorite going into the meeting, political newcomer Paul Wynn grabbed the nomination in a

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Count Sean Penn and Michael J. Fox in as two more self-described experts in foreign policy, as Hollywood met Washington this weekend.Now, everybody knows that Penn is nothing more than a liberal thug anyway, but any credibility that Fox managed to garner from his pro-stem cell ads across the country is out the window, now. From this point forward, he will forever be teamed with Hanoi Jane and

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I've stated before that for some odd reason, I've found myself on the email list from the Democrat Senate Campaign Committee in Washington, headed up by that real peach of a guy, Senator Chuck Schumer.I didn't wish to be removed from the list, for many of the same reasons why I choose to read the St. Louis Post Dispatch and the First Capitol News -- it's always good to know what the enemy is up

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Students were assigned to read 2 books, "Titanic" & "My Life" by Bill Clinton. One smart-ass student turned in the following book report, with the proposition that they were nearly identical stories! His professor gave him an A+ for this report: Titanic... $29.99Clinton... $29.99Titanic... Over 3 hours to readClinton... Over 3 hours to readTitanic.... The story of Jack and Rose, their forbidden

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This was recently sent to me, and it was too good to pass up. I realize we're all getting geared up for the Super Bowl right now, but let's keep in mind -- pitchers and catchers have to report in just a few weeks!Twenty major events that have occurred since the Chicago Cubs last laidclaim to a World Series Championship: 1. Radio was invented; Cubs fans got to hear their team lose.2. TV was

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Actually, I would suggest that referring to this guy as a redneck is an insult to all self-respecting rednecks in the world.I think he's absolutely disgusting -- I'm betting you will, too.

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I've printed a couple of essays from the Center for Individual Freedom before ... here is a new one on the so-called "net neutrality" bill.Be careful of wolves in sheep's clothing!_____________________________________________________Senate's Proposed "Net Neutrality" Bill Begins Government Meddling with Internet Do you trust government to regulate the Internet, which has flourished precisely

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This article pretty well spells it out.We have a generation of young people who believe it is okay to express themselves in Playboy magazine as members of the military, while wearing their military uniforms, because we have an ACLU that will defend them.I expect someone will try to challenge the Air Force on their decision to relieve Ms. Manhart from her duties, and it will cost the United States

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Okay, so Senate President Richard Codey has filed a bill removing certain words from voting regulations in New Jersey.Currently the language reads, "no idiot or insane person should enjoy the right of suffrage..." and he is proposing it be changed to, "a person who has been adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction to lack the capacity to understand the act of voting."Now, this brings up a

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I loved this bit of information from the Drudge Report.It's not a site I normally (ever) view, but when I learned of this earlier today, this site was given as the source.DEM VOW ALREADY BROKEN: HOUSE SETS 4-DAY WORK WEEKSun Jan 07 2007 15:03:38 ETDemocrats ran to expand the work week in the House to 5 days.But guess how long that lasted?Not even one week!"Culture Shock on Capitol Hill: House to

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Coming back from his rousing 49% (note, this is less than 50%) victory in November, Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich has determined that his stellar vote count was a demand for an "activist government," as he calls it.Blagojevich has decided that he has, "made our state government smaller, more efficient and fairer," during his first term, so now it is time to blow that all to hell and institute

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So, the democrats were launched back into power by promising a new direction for America.I'm curious about this, since the economy has been booming, and all economic indicators show that we're on the right path.Read this below:The Democrats promise; "A New Direction For America"The stock market is at an all-time high and America's 401K's are back. Anew direction from there means, what?

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Up here in the "Mile-Hi City", we just recovered from a Historic event -some even say a "Weather Event" of "Biblical Proportions." It arrived in theform of a blizzard containing up to 44" inches of snow, winds to 90 MPH andgreater... broke trees in half, knocked down utility poles, strandedhundreds of motorists in lethal snow banks, closed ALL roads, isolatedscores of communities, and cut power

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Well, it seems that the real reason the union thugs were supporting the increase in minimum wage this year WASN'T because it was a mere increase in the minimum wage. Nooooooooo ... in fact, there was much more to it than that. They just didn't want anyone to know it!Many were aware that there was an indexing factor built into the proposal, which has upset business organizations such as

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Made official today, one of the worst-kept secrets in St. Charles County political history, state Senator Chuck Gross was introduced by newly sworn-in County Executive Steve Ehlmann as the county's new Director of Administration -- effective AFTER the upcoming legislative session adjourns.Gross, senate appropriations chairman, can no doubt to more for St. Charles County from that position in the

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Before he is even sworn into office as an Associate Circuit Judge, judge-elect Matt Thornhill has stirred quite a bit of controversy.There are old republicans in the county that didn't quite care for Thornhill from the beginning -- partially because his comments at a Pachyderm Club meeting went way beyond where they should have gone -- and then because he tried to backpedal on them at his next

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A new contract for Santa has finally been negotiated ...Please read the following ...I regret to inform you that, effective immediately, I will no longer be able to serve Southern United States on Christmas Eve. Due to the overwhelming current population of the earth, my contract was renegotiated by the North American Fairies and Elves Local 209. I now serve only certain areas of Oregon, Nevada,

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Whenever we refer to those as rednecks when they do stupid stuff that can ONLY be described by Jeff Foxworthy as a "glorious absence of sophistication."But this woman takes it all ... and I hope they throw the book at the bitch!

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Well, I know it's been a few weeks, but sometimes life happens.Not to mention that I haven't had much info lately on redneck activity, so this one caught my eye.Pitbulls and ferrets running loose around babies? What's next, dogs and cats living together?

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You'd think that with the scrutiny following someone like Tom Green and his drinking habits, he'd scale it back a little bit.In a previous post, I highlighted how Green had spent roughly $2,500 on bar tabs in two months at Rookies, a sports bar near New Town off 370 @ Elm St.The last payment that was recorded was $176 on October 26, just days before the general election in which Green, who has

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That's the talk -- if Senator Chuck Gross resigns his seat (as expected) to become the Director of Administration for St. Charles County, Governor Matt Blunt will likely call for a special election in April.As discussed here previously, the likely heir would be either state Rep. Carl Bearden or state Rep. Tom Dempsey.But last night I heard an interesting scenario. Eck, who just left her position

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This was sent by a good republican friend -- again, I'm not typically one to allow for guest postings, but this was too good to pass up!The Young Conservatives of Texas - University of Texas Chapter announced todaythat they will be displaying an "ACLU Nativity Scene" on the West Mall of theUniversity of Texas campus on Monday and Tuesday, December 4th and 5th. Thegroup's intent is to raise

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A friend alerted me to an advertisement that offers $5,000 for egg donors. First of all, I thought that if it was a donation, it would be free. Secondly, I thought that Amendment 2 "strictly prohibits" the collection/sale of human eggs for experimentation.I'll look into it, but when the phone number is (877) Egg-Donor (344-3666), it seems quite obvious what they want.A quick Google search

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As predicted by many, Mayor Patti York filed for re-election, and she will be opposed by Councilman John Gieseke and former Mayor Grace Nichols.In all reality, this election should come down to York vs. Nichols. Gieseke is still a punk with an attitude, and while he talks about bringing an end to the division within our fine city, he fails to realize that he is largely responsible for the

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In a new, updated and easier to read format, our old friend Skippy has decided once again that he knows all about everything.To listen to or read the ramblings of someone that never was "inside the circle" in the first place is amusing. But when they begin pontificating on what is happening inside, it's even more amusing.I was impressed by Skippy's determination, though, when he declared that, "

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This story may very well point out a little bit of doom and gloom for the former St. Peters Mayor in his attempt to return to the throne.

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Okay, so is this a case of an overzealous judge, or a case of overzealous police?Either way, to throw this confession out, thus requiring a full, complete investigation and trial, should not set well with the people in Kittanning, Pennsylvania.

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... does Darth McCaskill's victory mean that the proudly unemployed blogger Ol' Roy Temple will become employed again?

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The party that eliminates the political exemption from the state's No-Call List takes it all!

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We did our job! We gave Senator Jim Talent a 12,000 vote margin, and it was lost in St. Louis county and city. I mean honestly -- 19% in the city of St. Louis?We all know that St. Charles County has been a republican stronghold for years, and we managed to hold on to that image -- for now.Not only did voters in St. Charles County continue to support their republicans, but republicans actually

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"A stinging and discerning referendum on the ways of Washington," writes AP reporter Calvin Woodward.Republicans in Washington and Jefferson City have forgotten how to communicate. There is just no other excuse for it. The litany of scandals plaguing Washington from the republican side of the aisle that continue to go seemingly unchecked, the governing style of, "we are in power, we know what's

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Word has it that, from his vacation home in Las Vegas, former St. Peters Mayor Tom Brown is making phone calls to line up his bid to get his old job back.I wonder how that will make Jerry Hollingsworth feel, as he makes simliar calls.

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Just in case some of you aren't aware of this! Its easy to check out if you don't believe it. Be sure and show it to your kids. They need a little history lesson on what's what regarding our Social Security._____________________________________________Franklin Roosevelt, a Democrat, introduced the SocialSecurity (FICA) Program He promised:1.) That participation in the Program would becompletely

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So, you have two highly qualified individuals, both working in the Collector's office, running for the job of St. Charles County Collector. Democrat Sharon Boerding, the office's second in command, and republican Michelle McBride, the office's fiscal manager.Both seem qualified on the surface to run this office, so unfortunately, the voters only can look at the records of these women as

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Okay, it's boring, I know ... but if you spend a little bit of time checking out the Missouri Ethics Commission website, you can see where the money is coming from and where it's being spent.You can see the usual suspects ... all the democrat candidates have labor unions from all over the place footing their bills for them, all the republicans have business interests -- nothing strange, there.But

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We travel north to Lincoln County for the newest redneck in the news. Here's the story!

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You know -- just when I think I've got a sure thing ... it gets more interesting!I REALLY wish to give a "Redneck of the Week" award, but it appears that there must be two of them -- and right here from our own little county!I'll have to do it in chronological order, though ... here we go!St. Charles resident and "Citizen Advocate" (cough, cough) JOE BUEHRLE!This poor excuse for a man has decided

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You know, every once in a while, there comes a story that just boggles the mind and makes you think, "what kind of idiots are there out there?"Well, this guy wins the newly, soon to be coveted "Redneck of the Week" award.Now, with no disrespect to Jeff Foxworthy and the gang, the Redneck of the Week award will not be for someone with the biggest redneck porch or backyard. Instead, this award will

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It is rumored that former St. Charles Mayor Grace Nichols may throw her hat back in the ring and run for mayor again.This news certainly adds fuel to the fire that there may be a complete sweep of current city officials in April.More and more, regardless of what side they're on, people are saying they want to get rid of everyone on the current council, as well as current mayor, Patti York.Ms.

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Take a good look, folks. This is the man that Wisconsin taxpayers are paying to indoctrinate college students into thinking that the United States government is wholly responsible for the terror attacks of 9/11, and that it is indicative of how Hitler rose to power in Germany.Somehow, Kevin Barrett, a Ph.D., is still employed, even after his essay entitled, "Interpreting the Unspeakable: The

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The Association for Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN), with its close ties to the AFL-CIO and the Democrat Party has been registering voters all year, hoping to make certain their democrat friends get elected in November.Problem is, just in the City of St. Louis alone, ACORN's voter registration drive delivered over 1,200 fraudulent signatures.And these dems seem to think that

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While everyone is focused on the upcoming election in a few short weeks, in a small room with a locked door in the basement of the DNC, there has been a subcommittee putting together the agenda for the 2008 National Convention.They have completed their work and, while they haven't posted it yet, choosing instead to wait until after the November elections, we have obtained an advanced copy of the

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I have already suggested that, in my own humble opinion, the Page program should be ended in Washington, D.C., but more issues continue to be brought to light, which apparently led to this particular essay that I received as an email.I don't know the author of this, but I thought it was rather telling.One of the things that comes to my mind, of course, is that we have democrats screaming that we

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Why the hell are high school students working as pages in Washington, D.C., anyway? I mean, I can understand the honor and privilege that goes along with working as a page in the nation's capitol, but it seems to me like recent activities are sufficient enough to scrap the program and at LEAST have a level of expectation that those working in these capacities are in their third year of college,

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More tongue-in-cheek humor for those of you who seem to think that there's a conspiracy around every corner from www.cfif.org:If lowering taxes to stimulate the economy were not enough, just look at what President Bush has done for us now. In one of the widest ranging conspiracies in history, requiring a worldwide labyrinth of coordination with everyone who has anything whatsoever to do with the

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All right, so I can admit that I ... umm ... "borrowed" this from another site -- I just thought it was good for pointing out some of the ridiculous things that we hear right here on planet Earth.Look for another from the same site, which is the site for the Center for Individual Freedom, or www.cfif.org.Enjoy!Mars and Pluto are undergoing their own periods of global warming, according to

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In the wake of the scandal involving the recently-resigned Congressman Mark Foley, democrats were quick (and predictible) in trying to pin the offensive behavior of Foley on the entire Republican Party.Here in Missouri, the Missouri Democrat Party has even gone so far as to sift through Governor Matt Blunt's disclosure reports to try to find any ties to his campaign and the campaign account of

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This is an interesting read:

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The fossilized remains of a liberal were unearthed the other day -- proof positive that their existence began prior to Franklin Delano Roosevelt:

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Once again, I rarely do this without checking Snopes, first, but nothing came up on Snopes regarding this issue, so I've posted it here. Even if it ISN'T valid, I feel as though it has some information within it that should make people think.Insider’s Book Should Blow Lid Off WMD Debate By Doug Patton February 13, 2006On Sunday morning, February 12, 2006, in a church in Bellevue, Nebraska, I

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This website offers a pretty sound answer as to why "progressives" are looked down upon by people like myself and others.Imagine this one -- "progressives" suggesting that everyone buy their gas at Citgo, a wholly owned subsidiary of government corporation of the nation of Venezuela, in order to protest the energy policies of the Bush administration!Let's all remember how this works -- Venezuelan

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Really! Just ask Doug Broste, the third in a family of Brostes that are wanting to be elected to something.Doug is running for state representative in the 14th District, currently held by Rep. Joe Smith, and he has quite the website posted for his campaign.While a professional looking site is always informative and helpful for a political campaign, there are those that do more damage than

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Okay, say what you want about the new voter identification law in Missouri, but this is ridiculous!According to the Missouri Republican Party, the democrats are trying to stop the voter ID law from going into effect through lawsuit. Now, while that's an anticipated move by the party of Brand X, this part beats all:Through their lawsuit, the democrats are trying to get the courts to disallow the

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Recently, there was a lot of talk on Capitol Hill regarding those "renegade" republicans that were holding out against President George Bush on a bill that deals with issues involving torture tactics used against captured terrorists.Some of these renegades, most notably Senator John McCain, have been quite public about their belief that the United States should not treat prisoners inhumanely. I

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Okay, Miller's never been one of my favorites, but he makes some really good points about what the "Palestinians" have been up to and what they truly want:"A brief overview of the situation is always valuable, so as a serviceto all Americans who still don't get it, I now offer you the story of theMiddle East in just a few paragraphs, which is all you Really need.Here we go:The Palestinians want

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If I were an employee of the city of St. Charles, I'd be pitching a fit right about now!First of all, if I were a part-time employee, I would be ineligible for any health insurance benefits, whatsoever. This even means I wouldn't be able to pay for them out of my own paycheck. This plum is only available to full-time permanent employees. (and let's face it -- who really wants to be permanent in

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Arguably the most polarizing figure in town, who left quite a mark on the St. Charles community as well as the higher education community, Dennis Spellman died quietly in his home this morning.With respect to those in the media, who will spend hours putting together an appropriate story about Spellman's amazing career, I will defer to those writing the articles.Please keep the Lindenwood

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News from last night's reorganizational meeting of the 2nd Congressional District Committee meeting in St. Charles has our friend, Skippy, introducing himself to the newly elected chairman, Glendale Mayor Rich Magee, as a journalist.Now, riteon.org might be a blog, just like this one, but I hardly consider myself a journalist, just because I'm publishing online my thoughts. It just means I'm

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This letter was reportedly penned by a retired Air Force General, although, according to Snopes, that is not the case, so I won't attribute it to him here.I felt it was worthy reading, though, and thought that maybe ... just maybe, there would be a democrat out there actually reading this stuff and they might forward it on to some of their democrat friends, and maybe we can actually use this

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Steve Powell, the embattled former Director of the St. Charles Convention and Visitor's Bureau is back in town, having left his position in Peoria. He and Venetia McIntyre have purchased a couple of small shops on South Main Street, but don't think that it ends there.Powell is very close to being the next director of the Missouri Division of Tourism.Good for him! I think it's well deserved,

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Once the dust settles and the stories have been deciphered, I'll relate to you the attempt to hijack legislative district committees and even the 2nd Senatorial District Committee by Skippy, Brandy Pederson and crew.Hold on for more ... probably tomorrow.

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Okay, who didn't see THIS coming??

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Here's the headline ... "Karr's Family Offers Book, Movie Rights"Feel free to read the article here.And to think I was actually wondering why this guy was saying what he was saying. I'm still not sure I buy this story. And I certainly won't read the book or see the movie.

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Now that the Willie Nelson/John Fogerty have made their way through town, and reports of Claire McCaskill joining Willie on his tour bus are being broadcast throughout the blogosphere, it's time to sit back and wonder who else Willie might endorse in this years' political races.While I'll grant you that Willie is an incredible song-writer, and sometimes even a good singer (hey, I'll take him over

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Some of you may wonder why it is that you never (before today) noticed that any of the posts here had comments attached to them. Well, the REAL answer is, I didn't know how to post them until today! Sorry!Meanwhile, there are just a few posts that didn't exactly make the cut -- including those that wanted to refer to me by someone's name that isn't mine (I'm not a Herb), and the other,

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Is anyone really surprised by this?On the surface, it just seems amusing, although I can feel badly that these champion dogs were kept in this manner.

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Now, I can forgive those that took a puff or two in high school. Maybe even in college. But being investigated by the FBI while you're the prosecuting attorney for the second largest county in the state of Missouri?Click here to view.

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Does anyone really believe this whacko's claims that he was present when JonBenet Ramsey died? Or was this just a brilliant scheme to catch a flight back to the United States from the red-light district of Bangkok, Thailand?His ex-wife (good Lord, this guy was actually MARRIED once???) claims that there is no way that he spent a single Christmas day away from her during the time they were married

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This November's elections bring all sorts of opportunities for candidates of which most voters are unaware.This being the final term in the senate for Appopriations Chairman Chuck Gross, look for him to be appointed by newly-elected County Executive Steve Ehlmann next year, creating an opportunity for Gross to be heir-apparent to the county throne when Ehlmann leaves office. This creates a

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With Mayor Shawn Brown in deep legal trouble, what is to happen to the progress that has been the staple in the City?Probably no big change, frankly. The city is run by Bill Charnisky, City Administrator, anyway. In St. Peters, a fourth class city, this is the style of government that the citizens have chosen, and perhaps now, we know the reason why.You see, in most cases, city administrators

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Although it doesn't have bearing for November elections, we have learned that Shawn Brown, mayor of St. Peters, was arrested this morning by the FBI for allegedly demanding kickbacks from the company that is wishing to put the infamous "red-light cameras" in areas throughout the city.There aren't too many details out yet, but it is alleged that Brown threatened to veto the legislation if he

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This press release was issued today:St. Charles – During the reorganization meeting of the St. Charles County Republican Central Committee, Jon Bennett was elected to serve as the new chairman, and Penny Henke was elected to serve as vice-chairman.Bennett, who was elected this month to the committee, served in the Missouri House of Representatives from 1995-2001, and on the Francis Howell School

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A recent news article by the Associated Press reports that there is one alligator in Florida for every nine residents (approximately 18,000,000 people).So, with two million alligators running loose in Florida, it can tend to make tourists a bit uneasy.But not a bad place to be if you make boots, belts or luggage!

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Rumor has it that Dan Nieland, former St. Charles City Councilman, will throw his hat into the ring to take on mayor Patti York next year.Nieland, who served on the council as an ally of Mayor York, is an admissions counselor for Lindenwood University.We'll keep our eyes on this one.

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Well, the primary elections are over, and the stage is set for November.Very few surprises out of it all, but we will continue to watch the races for some of our new-comers.Darryl Lackey easily won election to the central committee, but lost his primary battle for the county council to Joe Cronin, one of Skippy's choices. Now, Cronin will face liberal Cheryl Hibbeler in November.The interesting

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So Skippy has gone all out with his new association -- even to the point of placing an ADVERTISEMENT in the Journal newspapers for a Republican Central Committee member!Not surprisingly, it's the very committee member whose strings he's been pulling (or is she pulling HIS strings?), Brandy Pederson.As if it wasn't bad enough that the association footed the bill for an advertisement for this tart,

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For months, our good friend Skippy spent his time badgering former county councilman Jeff Morrison, suggesting he was unfit for office because he had admitted he was an alcoholic, albeit a recovering one.One of the points behind Skippy's rants was that someone that drinks like that shouldn't be placed in a position of public trust, and Skippy absolutely went nuts when Morrison was appointed (for

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Between lots and lots of work and near-record heat and killer storms, I'm still in one piece and realize it's been a while since I've posted.Don't worry, though. I'm still paying keen attention to the happenings around here and have plenty to add once I find the time to present my musings.Between O'Fallon city politics, the battle cries of "Halliburton, Halliburton, Halliburton" from the

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Now the City of St. Charles has chosen to save us from ourselves, yet again, by passing an ordinance making bicycle helmets mandatory for all children 15 and younger.What happens if they're not wearing a helmet in the city limits? As much as a $50 fine for parents!Now, I realize that wearing a helmet while riding a bike is a good idea, especially if you're riding for any kind of distance. But

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So, the beloved Cindy Sheehan is now going on an "open ended" hunger strike on July 4, in an attempt to convince President Bush to bring troops home from Iraq.Sheehan, the annoying war protester who is trying to cash in on the unfortunate death of her soldier-son, is now a candidate for Congress.If I were to give awards, I would give her the "Saddam Hussein award for getting publicity with a

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... much like ya gotta love a good root canal or anal probing!For those of you who don't know him, Roy Temple is the former Chief of Staff for the late Governor Mel Carnahan, who continued his own personal legacy by following Jean Carnahan to Washington, D.C. after Mel's non-win in the United States Senate race in 2000.Now, I suggest that it was a non-win, because once Carnahan died in the plane

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All right, enough time has gone by that I've finished laughing and have started to grow an actual concern for what is going on in a couple of races here in Missouri.One of them is fairly obvious -- it involves a guy in Springfield who believes he should be the next congressman from Southwest Missouri, and is asking voters to bump Roy Blunt out in his favor in the republican primary set for

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I got an email about my plane tickets from Denise Richards today ... you know the name -- she was the babe in the movie "Wild Things," and was a Bond babe in "The World is Not Enough," among other movies.Turns out it was just spam.Darn!

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I've mentioned before that I have somehow been included on the Democrat Senatorial Campaign Committee's (DSCC) email list for some God-forsaken reason. I can assure you that it's provided many opportunities for amusement, as I continue to hear locally how important Claire McCaskill is to the DSCC, yet I fail to see her name mentioned in any of the races they're targeting.The most recent email

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As if the city of O'Fallon hasn't had enough controversy, now comes news that Robert Lowery, Jr., City Administrator, has fired the Directors of Public Works and Community Development. Two engineers in the Public Works Department walked out the door behind them.Charley Mobley and Todd Criswell, respectively, were let go by the city without comment. Of course the city, as the employer, can not

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Interestingly, a few days ago, the "leadership" team of the Francis Howell Education Association (FHEA) (teacher's union) sent out an email to its membership, apparently not very fond of the comments that have been set out before the public on this blog relating to their new-found love affair with board president Mark Lafata and his gang of merry men.An email was circulated through the school

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Last night, at the Francis Howell School Board meeting, board president Mark Lafata announced that he was in fact NOT going to seek the republican nomination for the County Council, and threw his support behind candidate Nancy Matheny, former St. Charles city councilwoman.There are a few interesting scenarios that come to mind -- one of them being the fact that Matheny has far more experience

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Once the spinning settles down, quiet (or not so quiet) reflection must be given to the outcome of various elections in St. Charles County yesterday.Between the Dottie Greer recall attempt, the two special elections for the state senate and county council, municipal elections, school boards, tax levy increases -- one thing remains fairly clear.The concept of "political science" and "election

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Given the facts that have been presented lately regarding the Francis Howell School District, I have to agree with the letter to the editor in last weekend's Journal from Kevin Palmer, Chief Information Officer of the FHSD.Mike Sommer and Rhonda Brown are current members of the board of education and deserve an opportunity to move the district forward. Now, I wouldn't normally be saying such

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Since as long back as I can remember, I've disliked the idea of collective bargaining for public employees. The reasons are very simple, and can best be demonstrated by the fire district in Cottleville. The union-controlled board had allowed rampant spending at the detriment of the future of the district. These firefighters, through their union, have manipulated to the point that collective

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This week, it was announced that four St. Charles City Councilmembers, John Gieseke, Mark Brown, Joe Koester and Dottie Greer, would file suit in St. Charles County Circuit Court (again) to try to force an issue through the city of St. Charles.These are the same jokers that spent a lot of time on other lawsuits, such as trying to get the City Administrator fired when they didn't have the votes to

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Regular readers already know that there is a recall effort underway against St. Charles City Councilwoman Dottie Greer. I've opined on occasion as to why some might feel the need to recall Greer from the city council, and good old Dottie ... never one to disappoint ... gives plenty of ammunition!Not only did Greer do as much as she could to prevent the recall from going on the ballot in the first

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In a not-so-surprising reversal of everything he has told everyone lately, Mark Lafata has now filed for the County Council seat being vacated by Bob Schnur, who is running for County Collector.Lafata, not so well liked by this blogger and many others that have actually paid attention to his antics in the Francis Howell School District, filed on the final day of filing, after having told many

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