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Richard Callow
4 years
Good job, St Louis.
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Richard Callow
3 years
Cardinals Nation is out in force watching baseball tonight.
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Richard Callow
2 years
Arch doing its Arch thing.
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Richard Callow
7 years
Some changes are good. This one is questionable.
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7 years
Nutella changes recipe, sending its fans to the edge
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Richard Callow
2 years
If @piper4missouri isn’t the next chair of MO Dems, the state committee should move to Kansas.
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Richard Callow
3 years
You know what? @CoriBush is from Missouri. That is how I want us to be known now. #HawleyWho
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Richard Callow
3 years
Should have been the Governor.
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Richard Callow
7 years
I'll support the restaurants that retain the city's current minimum wage. I'll skip the ones that roll it back. Post signs, please.
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Richard Callow
6 years
I live in THIS city.
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Richard Callow
3 years
I live in Missouri. I am a Democrat.
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Jen Greenfield @jcgreenfield.bsky.social
3 years
I live in Colorado and I don’t like to ski or & snowboard.
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Richard Callow
7 months
@caitleg I would hate to run in to the chief of staff today.
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Richard Callow
2 years
The new ⁦ @CoriBush ⁩ mailer is 10+++.
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Richard Callow
3 years
You miss the point. @CoriBush isn’t going to DC to revive the fortunes of the local Democratic Party. She is going there to make people’s lives better. The Party is welcome to tag along.
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Richard Callow
3 years
I hope Pennsylvania sues Missouri to force us to expand Medicaid.
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Richard Callow
4 years
Great front page. Excellent reminder that the newspaper endorsed the opponents of the three women in the story.
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Richard Callow
4 years
No nurse in America should have student loan debt when this is over. (Nor should they ever have to buy their own drink in a bar, but that’s up to us without Act of Congress.)
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Richard Callow
3 years
Welcome.
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Richard Callow
2 years
Of course the Feds must help Texas. No state should suffer because its Governor and Legislators are anti-science chowderheads. PS I live in Missouri, so I have a vested interest in the principle.
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Richard Callow
3 years
You know who might make a good US Senator from Missouri? That Dr Steve Edwards, CEO of CoxHealth in Springfield.
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Richard Callow
2 years
Record crowd of 48,582 at Busch tonight, two days after Greater St. Louis said people are afraid to go downtown.
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Richard Callow
2 years
When the facts get in the way of the politics.
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Richard Callow
4 years
A more strategic Joe Edwards would have built a trolley line between the Loop and the dispensary in Collinsville.
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Richard Callow
6 years
Myth of “more officers” will have disappointing — and dangerous — consequences.
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deray
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Baltimore police recruits set to hit the streets with poor understanding of law, academy’s legal instructor says
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Richard Callow
3 years
“And so did his horse” improves an already awesome tweet.
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Richard Callow
4 years
I hope you notice the civic institution that has quietly stepped up to address some of the most vexing problems of resources and equity during the pandemic is your local public library.
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Richard Callow
5 years
The Loop Trolley could completely change public opinion about its utility by deploying tomorrow as a Snow Plow.
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Richard Callow
3 years
Both McCloskeys pleaded guilty to crimes today-- and lost their guns in one of the laxest gun ownership states in the country. "I'd do it again" is bluster.
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Richard Callow
3 years
@BCDreyer Vaxed = 1 dose Vaxxed = 2 doses Vaxxxed = 2 doses, plus booster
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Richard Callow
2 years
Don’t forget that we could have had @BigElad as Attorney General.
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Richard Callow
1 year
Twitter doesn’t have to be toxic. Friday doesn’t have to be Black. Instead, you could visit your local indie bookstore and buy copies of Becoming Duchess Goldblatt for your friends.
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Richard Callow
3 years
The City vaccination event at Union Station this morning was fast, fully staffed, and very organized.
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Richard Callow
3 years
Did the virus write this?
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Governor Mike Parson
3 years
Dictating mask mandates when we have the vaccine is ignoring the real solution and eroding public trust. (1/3)
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Richard Callow
3 years
A BJC doctor with a seemingly limitless amount of patience is being interrogated on medical matters by a pair of county council members I would not trust to change a bandaid.
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Richard Callow
3 years
I liked EVERYTHING about @JasonKander until he used the phrase “four ounces of apple pie” in a tweet.
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Richard Callow
5 years
St Louis has way more jobs than applicants. Improve the transit system, school system, justice system. Pay a living wage. Watch things change.
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Richard Callow
4 years
And, just like that, the tax story disappeared.
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Richard Callow
2 years
If the STL soccer team wants a name everyone will use, they should call it either Riverport or Highway 40.
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Richard Callow
4 years
Retail clerks. Janitors. Stockers. Truckers. Taxi and bus drivers. Garbage workers. Letter carriers. Deliverers. Farmers. And others. Bless them all.
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Richard Callow
4 years
Today is @JasonKander ’s birthday. It’s the last year of his thirties. Give him fancy socks, enough space, your attention, winning seasons for the Royals and Chiefs, a book to read with True, and a “Gerrymanders Ain’t Mammals” t-shirt.
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Richard Callow
2 years
Well, @CoriBush was right.
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Richard Callow
3 years
Today is @JasonKander ’s birthday, a milestone one. He’d like you to listen to his podcasts, remove barriers to voting, buy his book, make time to play catch with a kid, keep track of your workouts, support progressive candidates, overlook his meal choices, cheer for KC sports.
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Richard Callow
2 years
My Short List For the US Supreme Court: Anita Hill
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Richard Callow
2 years
I remember when the Sears catalog was Amazon. And Google was 30 bound volumes of an encyclopedia.
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Richard Callow
3 years
Pray for @CityMuseumPR . The wedding she is managing has a runaway bride. Guests are two hours into the open bar.
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Richard Callow
3 years
Few cities announce as many great initiatives as St Louis does. Other cities should hire us to announce their programs. We should hire them to execute some of ours.
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Richard Callow
8 years
I'd take @deray 's blue vest over @kenbone18 's red sweater any day. #styleguide
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Richard Callow
3 years
Truest thing I said today: if you wrote a story about St Louis politics in the last three years and didn’t mention @iKaylaReed , your story was wrong.
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Richard Callow
3 years
Notice the number of payday loan businesses in the city? By state law, the maximum payday loan is $500, with a 75 percent interest and fee cap. Now try tell me that a $500 direct payment won’t help some people.
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Richard Callow
4 years
The best time to invade St Louis would be New Year’s Day when any civilian resistance would likely be COMPLETELY OUT OF AMMO.
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Richard Callow
3 years
Elected officials who are bread-slicing the COVID data to put off new mandates, enforcement, and stricter regulations are cowards.
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Richard Callow
3 years
This is the best statement (on any subject) I have seen from a US Senate candidate from Missouri.
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Richard Callow
3 years
Happy birthday.
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Richard Callow
2 years
Oh, look: another Post-Dispatch story about ‘rampaging youths’ downtown that quotes the same three cranky white men every other such story has quoted for 10 years.
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Richard Callow
3 years
@CoriBush Got a feeling you are going to make a LOT of history.
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Richard Callow
3 years
Cap-tip to the unknown Walmart comms team member who tweeted the truth about our junior senator.
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Richard Callow
4 years
Pedestrian at Tucker and Washington is looking for the Escape Room at Washington and Tucker. It does not bode well for her team.
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Richard Callow
5 years
Rainy evening in flyover country. I’m listening to @sarahkendzior reading her essays. Razor-sharp eyeballs.
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Richard Callow
3 years
Today is Dr Fauci’s birthday. He is 80. I suspect the first 78 years were also full of accomplishments, but his 79th year was epic. He was our real president. Wish him a happy day.
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Richard Callow
4 years
Good morning. Yesterday, I watched a non-violent protest and a riot. I had no difficulty telling the difference. Neither should you.
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Richard Callow
5 years
RIP, Kim Tucci. You made us better.
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Richard Callow
2 years
That guy in background listening to @tishaura reminding a crowd to vote for @CoriBush in the Aug Dem primary. 😂
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Richard Callow
5 years
Agreed. Close the Workhouse, intentionally. Fire racist cops, unflinchingly. Act.
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Lyda Krewson
5 years
Today is a sobering day as we remember #MichaelBrown . He forced us to confront the intentional & systemic racial inequities that have persisted for generations. Reversing these inequities can only be achieved by intentional & unflinching action. We have a lot of work to do.
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Richard Callow
4 years
I am glad that one of the most articulate and thoughtful members of Congress most recently worked front of house in a small restaurant. Let's listen to @AOC on which industries to support.
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Richard Callow
2 years
You guys remember which editorial page has been wrong about Lewis Reed and Jeffrey Boyd every single time in the past few years?
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Richard Callow
4 years
The thesis of the Hyperloop is that one would be able to get between KC and STL in the same time as the Loop Trolly took to travel between the Loop and MOHist -- without hitting any cars.
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Richard Callow
5 years
In which "misspoke" means "said out loud what he was thinking."
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Richard Callow
4 years
No, because I like having police and fire service, parks, and trash pick-up.
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FOX2now
4 years
Do you get frustrated having to pay personal property tax on your vehicle each year?​
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Richard Callow
7 years
@sarahkendzior What's the opposite of poetry?
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Richard Callow
2 years
@shannonrwatts A possible explanation for the scarcity of new red Moms Demand t-shirts is the number of them I have spotted on fans in Busch Stadium lately.
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Richard Callow
3 years
Royalty visits. This is exciting.
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Simone Biles
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hi St.Louis can’t believe this week I’ll be competing in my second Olympic Trials. What a dream ✨
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Richard Callow
2 years
Remembering her.
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Richard Callow
4 years
No. I'm with Warren.
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Jon Cooper
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Bernie or Biden. Period. That’s the Democratic choice now.
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Richard Callow
3 years
If you've used the federal mortgage interest deduction, please spare me your whining about forgiving student loan debt.
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Richard Callow
1 year
FACT CHECK: Green received 43,171 votes yesterday. Reed's totals were 15,192 (2019); 14,657 (2015); 28,677 (2011); 11,168 (2007) CONCLUSION: The writer lives1080 miles and 10 years from St Louis.
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Richard Callow
3 years
Will the governor pardon the Delta variant next?
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Richard Callow
4 years
The easy part is hiring the fly. The hard part is getting it to hit a deadline.
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Richard Callow
4 years
Who more deserved beer this week than the comms team at Lysol?
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Richard Callow
7 years
Sunday morning Twitter is how all Twitter used to be.
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Richard Callow
3 years
FACT. When @CrownCandy closes early, they dip the extra bacon in the extra chocolate and Andy delivers it around town on skis. Tag him if you want some.
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Richard Callow
4 years
THESIS: 99% of the maskless in the store are also not handwashers.
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Richard Callow
4 years
Yo, @stltoday . Please advise the marketing department that "shop 'til you drop" is probably an ill-timed tagline for the sale email.
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Richard Callow
7 years
This is a good letter. I only wish it had argued for all protesters treated similarly. First Amendment is First Amendment.
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Here's @stltoday 's statement on the improper arrest of reporter @Mike_Faulk :
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Richard Callow
3 years
The Geospatial Conference has drawn thousands of people downtown, none of them lost.
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Richard Callow
2 years
I am sure there have been other moments when the top aides to the STL mayor and STL county exec were alums of the same university, but I bet this is the first time the school was Morehouse.
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Richard Callow
6 years
Good news, though, is that the Loop Trolley will be adding a stop in Reykjavik.
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Richard Callow
2 years
I know @AGEricSchmitt has an excellent pollster. Since he is throwing Hail Marys in January, the numbers must be disheartening.
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Richard Callow
4 years
I have now spoken to every Dem running for statewide office. Missouri would be a much better place if we elected them all.
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Richard Callow
4 years
Is there still a political editor at the daily newspaper?
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Richard Callow
1 year
Watched a driver on Tucker sideswipe another car while making a right hand turn onto Washington from a left lane and keep driving... at least until the sideswiped car TURNED ON ITS POLICE LIGHTS.
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Richard Callow
3 years
The sound you hear is the Board flipping.
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Richard Callow
4 years
I have spent a lot of time in Culpeppers. It was a part of the old CWE that was comfortable, affordable... and diverse. Losing it and the rest of that corner without notice and discussion is hard.
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Richard Callow
4 years
Devi is not messing around and Everest is delicious.
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Richard Callow
2 years
Is it?
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Richard Callow
2 years
Both leading candidates for the Dem nomination for the US Senate have mentioned the "114" counties of Missouri. Sifton has "visited all 114" Kunce has "grassroots support from all 114." Neither leading candidate has mentioned the 115th county. I am sure it is an oversight.
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Richard Callow
1 year
Not a day passes that I don’t think of this.
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Richard Callow
7 years
Guy looking for his pal Marco shouts his name in the @citymuseum lobby. A hundred kids shout "Polo" back at him. He looks stunned.
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