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Legendary Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully dies

3 years 4 months ago
Vin Scully, who for more than 60 years was the voice of Los Angeles Dodgers baseball, died Tuesday. The Dodgers announced Scully's death on social media, calling the incomparable legend of the broadcast booth, "the heartbeat of the Dodgers." "He was the voice of the Dodgers, and so much more. He was their conscience, their [...]
Travis Schlepp

Most Boomers had higher housing costs than Millennials

3 years 4 months ago
Politico reports that young people are pissed off: While these voters are frustrated by Washington’s slow action on climate change and student debt, there’s another, often overlooked reason for their growing pessimism: The surging cost of housing has hit them harder than anyone else. The combination of record-high home prices and escalating mortgage costs — ...continue reading "Most Boomers had higher housing costs than Millennials"
Kevin Drum

Scott Fitzpatrick rolls to victory in GOP primary for Missouri auditor

3 years 4 months ago

State Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick easily won the Republican nomination for Missouri auditor Tuesday, defeating state Rep. David Gregory. With nearly all precincts reporting, Fitzpatrick held a nearly 30 percentage point lead over Gregory. This fall he will face Democratic state Rep. Allen Green of Florissant, who was unopposed in his party’s primary, and Libertarian John […]

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Jason Hancock

Trish Gunby defeats Ray Reed in Missouri’s 2nd Congressional District Democratic primary

3 years 4 months ago

Trish Gunby won the Democratic nomination on Tuesday to take on incumbent U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner in Missouri’s 2nd Congressional District.  Gunby, a state lawmaker from Manchester, bested Reed, who conceded the race shortly after 10 p.m. The Democratic nominee faces an uphill battle against Wagner, a five-term Republican incumbent who saw her district reworked […]

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Jason Hancock