If you are ever tempted to take the stairs at the convention Marriott, don’t. The doors don’t open from the stairwell. Ask me how I know.
This is a superior piece of commentary. missouriindependent.com/2026/09/29/e...
Commentary: Eric Schmitt’s Hawks-Hawkeyes blunder and the politician he’s become • Missouri Independent
Missouri Sen. Eric Schmitt accused Jack Smith of perjury over a Hawks-Hawkeyes mix-up, highlighting how his political style has changed.
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Possible jobs for ex-FBI #2 Andrew Bailey. Not a stretch: St Louis City police board; partner at HB Strategies; stand-by sub for C Hanaway should she go to DC; dean of Mizzou law school; Aspirational: Secretary of the Army
Don’t feel sorry for Judge Clark and Secretary Hoskins. They just completed rigorous job auditions to become a Supreme Court Justice and the Secretary of the Army.
I think Plan B was to make Elliott wear a silly hat.
Apparently needed a #MeaslesWatcho. Glad the vector wasn’t in my section.
Oh, we get it. You can’t spell TRiUMPhal arch without…
Hot air balloons are the third silliest way to travel.
The History Museum can name itself whatever it wants, but I will still call it Riverport.
The Post-Dispatch op-ed by Sec State Denny Hoskins was written in his Huck Finn voice.
Need a short list of candidates for next Mar/Apr aldermanic elections in Ward 2. It will be an open seat.
To everyone critical of the jalapeño-less nachos shared on my #NachoWatcho, I STRONGLY recommend the monthly special nacho burger at StackedSTL in the Patch. They do not stint on the jalapeños.
Has anyone who called himself “a man of few words” ever been one?
A circus is a poor metaphor for the state’s pickle over redistricting. A real circus is well-organized and entertaining. Ask Jessica Henthoff, whose birthday today is.
Map coverage. Killing it: Missouri Independent; KSDK's Mark Maxwell; Punching above their weight: St Louis Public Radio; Slow and steady: Post-Dispatch, KC Star; What map?: the local TVs that don't employ Maxwell.
We need a crowd-funding plan to send snacks to Chuck Hatfield. What do you suppose he eats besides stupid lawyers?
The city has had plenty of good City Counselors, including the present one. None, however, has had the influence and respect Jim Wilson had. He took the "counsel" part of his title seriously. RIP.
Cap-tip to all the lawyers working late tonight. The level-headed among us want this to be settled by courts.
AG Catherine Hanaway has now asked NCAA and College Football Playoff administrators to recognize the 7-1 map as the winner.