David Shorr

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Kansas showing up the Show-Me State

It’s my birthday. I’m in my car. I’m driving to Topeka. (That’s in Kansas, for…

Sometimes the media should just shut up

The tragedy at Virginia Tech is a wake-up call. It reminds all of us how…

Endangered sturgeon policy muddies the water

This piece is about the Missouri River. I have written before about the public policy…

Be careful what you ask for

A bill has been introduced in the Missouri General Assembly under the guise of helping…

Tuition caps can’t disguise decreased funding problem

I have two kids going to college right now. Both are at the University of…

Midkiff’s preconceived notions muddle his view of the City Council

In a recent editorial, local environmental pundit Ken Midkiff, conservation chairman of the Ozark chapter…

maginations run as wild as public policies in the land of WeKnowBetter

This is a story about an imaginary town near the geographic center of the United…

American culture should be respected in midst of cultural awareness

I have grown very weary of people telling me that I must understand the cultures…