Thank you, and good evening.

It's an honor to speak to you tonight, and with the many Missourians watching this broadcast at home.

These are tough times, and I know you're here tonight and watching at home because you want honest answers about the future of our state.

12 months ago, Governor Nixon announced that hundreds of millions of dollars of so-called "stimulus" funds were heading to Missouri. And, despite our warnings, he irresponsibly chose to balance his budget with that money.

by Lieutenant Governor Peter Kinder
As we prepare our homes and more importantly our hearts for this Christmas season, it is custom to reflect on holiday seasons from years gone by. We think back on the magic of Christmastime as a child, and we fix our thoughts on the sights and sounds of the holiday season. One of the most moving parts of the Advent season is the singing of Christmas carols.

By Jeffrey Lord on 12.22.09 @ 6:08AM

The story begins just as you would imagine.

There's the minister. The bell ringers. And that iconic piece of Americana called The Mall.

McCaskill owes people explanation for support of health boondoggle.

An open letter to Sen. Claire McCaskill:Weeks ago, the Senate voted to proceed with the unprecedented government-controlled health care plan being proposed by President Obama and crafted by Harry Reid. While Sen. Kit Bond chose to vote against moving forward with this so called "health care reform," you, senator, voted to move this bill forward.

By Ben Stein on 12.14.09 @ 6:09AM

Thursday

A dreary, cold day in Southern California. My pal Lisa Agustsson and I drove down the 405 Freeway to the 5, immense ten lane highways most of the way, to Camp Pendleton, the major Marine Corps base on the West Coast. I had been invited to appear and meet and greet Marines attached to a rocket artillery battalion about to deploy to Afghanistan.

Hope you can join me!

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It's been 90 years since Nov. 11 was proclaimed by President Woodrow Wilson as the first commemoration of Armistice Day to mark the end of World War I - the Great War known as "the war to end all wars."
Because it wasn't, because there were more wars to be fought and endured, Congress would eventually move to rename it Veterans Day and to honor all the men and women who have served in the military.

Examiner Columnist

October 21, 2009

For a feminist party, Democrats have a problem with women, or rather, with
one certain type: Young and/or youngish, cute and/or stunning, with
good hair, many children, and outspoken center-right views.

The Tour of Missouri has transcended its status as the second
biggest bike race in the United States and continues to be a political
pawn, a week after the race ended in Kansas City. Today, some of the
top-ranking Democrats in the Missouri Legislature sent a letter to Gov.
Jay Nixon, a fellow Democrat, in support of the race.

BY KATHLEEN NELSON

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH

Tuesday, Sep. 15 2009