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Harry S. Truman

  • Blogs

    March 6, 2012

    UPDATE: Sculptor Hard at Work on Bust of Rush Limbaugh for Missouri State Capitol

    Update, March 6: More information at the end of the post, including Senator Claire McCaskill's protest and an answer to commenter Mike N's question about whether this wad of bronze is funded by taxpayer money. ------- The eagle-eyed bloggers at Fired Up! Missouri posted the news earlier this after ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 6, 2011

    Sarah Palin's Paul Revere And Three Mostly Accurate History Songs

    by Bob Weinstein; Wikipedia. ​Note to self, as a future historical-figure-ghost: If Sarah Palin and Paul Revere are any indication, the best way to trend on Twitter 200 years after your death is to have someone controversial give a particularly strange recounting of your life's work, as inform ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 15, 2010

    Quiz: How Many Deer Were Killed in Missouri This Weekend?

    Former Missouri politician Harry Truman would've been so proud.​Missouri Governor Jay Nixon was one of thousands of Show-Me-State hunters to get themselves a deer during the start of the season this weekend. According to the governor's office, Nixon bagged an eight-point buck near Kahoka (in the f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2010

    For Sale: The True Truman House

    image viaYou want a Truman House? This is a Truman house!​One of the biggest attractions in Independence, Missouri, is the Harry Truman House. The elegant Victorian mansion at 219 North Delaware Street is, indeed, a house fit for a President, and the National Park Service has spruced it up for ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2010

    Harry Truman Endorses Ed Martin -- No Not That Ed Martin

    When Harry Met Ed ... on the Internetz.​Ed Martin, the Republican candidate who seeks to dethrone incumbent Russ Carnahan in Missouri's Third Congressional District recently posted an interesting letter of support on his campaign website. It's an endorsement (of sorts) from Harry Truman (posted on ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2010

    Will the Buck Stop Here For Truman Day?

    Happy birthday dear Harry! (Maybe for the very last time...) Happy birthday to you!​Though Missouri has produced only one President, we made sure he was a good one. Which is more than Pennsylvania, home of James Buchanan, can say. And unlike our neighbor, the Land of Lincoln, we don't have to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 11, 2010

    Obama Visits St. Louis, Wishes it Were 2008 All Over Again

    Claiming a burning need to get out of politics-obsessed Washington, President Obama visited St. Louis yesterday for a nice, relaxing chat about health care. After delivering his speech at St. Charles High School, the president dropped in at the Renaissance Grand Hotel downtown for a benefit for his ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 15, 2009

    Show Review Setlist: Billy Joel and Elton John at the Scottrade Center, Thursday, May 14

    For the third time in 15 years, Billy Joel and Elton John have teamed up with their dueling pianos co-headlining tour. It's a fool-proof idea, really, and therefore no surprise that it drew a near-capacity crowd to the Scottrade Center last night. Both men have racked up dozens of hit songs and sol ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2009

    Matt Blunt: He's No Harry Truman

    Harry Truman and his "The Buck Stops Here" placard. Have you heard this one already? Matt Blunt's attorneys are asking the court to replace their client with Governor Jay Nixon in a lawsuit accusing the former governor of defamation and wrongful termination in the firing of political aide Scott Ecke ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 13, 2009

    Behind the Wheel

    Harry Truman and his "The Buck Stops Here" placard. Have you heard this one already? Matt Blunt's attorneys are asking the court to replace their client with Governor Jay Nixon in a lawsuit accusing the former governor of defamation and wrongful termination in the firing of political aide Scott Ecke ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2009

    A Look Back -- 56 Years Ago -- to "Citizen" Harry Truman's Great American Road Trip

    It was the summer of 1953. Queen Elizabeth had just been cornonated. The Braves had left Boston for Milwaukee, and Elvis was making his first recording. Back in Independence, Missouri, meanwhile, there was Harry Truman, restless in his first months of presidential retirement and itchy ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2009

    On Your Knees

    flickr.com/photos/james_in_baltoToday is the National Day of Prayer. Or, in the words of the National Day of Prayer Task Force, a chance to "pray with conviction that God would continue to shed His grace on thee." This has been going on since 1952 when President (and Missourian) Harry Truman signed ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 6, 2009

    Behind the Wheel

    flickr.com/photos/james_in_baltoToday is the National Day of Prayer. Or, in the words of the National Day of Prayer Task Force, a chance to "pray with conviction that God would continue to shed His grace on thee." This has been going on since 1952 when President (and Missourian) Harry Truman signed ... More >>

  • Culture

    February 18, 2009

    St. Louis Stage Capsules

    Dennis Brown and Paul Friswold suss out the local theater scene in St. Louis

  • Calendar

    February 11, 2009

    The Truman Show

    When Harry met Dewey, and other true tales

  • News

    October 15, 2008

    ¡Ask a Mexican!: What's so brave about Niños Héroes?

    When Harry met Dewey, and other true tales

  • Culture

    September 10, 2008
  • Blogs

    May 8, 2008

    Happy Birthday to Tru!

    When Harry met Dewey, and other true tales

  • News

    June 27, 2007

    Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star

    What does an old Munchkin have to do to earn a place on the St. Louis Walk of Fame?

  • News

    March 16, 2005

    Something Fishy

    A bubbling demand for Missouri caviar spawns cutthroat competition.

  • News

    August 11, 2004

    All Aboard!

    We get political with Kerry and Dean, feel the bite of a "Mad Dog" and discover something amazing about Prius ownership. Plus, confidential to Unreal readers: Parking downtown is easy!

  • News

    September 25, 2002
  • Calendar

    July 31, 2002

    Track Meet

    The Museum of Transportation throws wide its gates for a get-together

  • News

    February 13, 2002

    A Mayor Runs Through It

    With the determination of a Missouri mule, Mayor Mike Swoboda drags a $40 million development into the heart of Kirkwood

  • News

    December 12, 2001

    Party Disloyalty

    The 20th Ward delivers for the Democrats, then gets dumped

  • Music

    November 29, 2000

    Union Made

    The music made inside Velasco's bar in Florissant is both defiant and relaxed

  • Film

    November 8, 2000

    Naval Gazing

    Men of Honor lays it on thick but not intolerably so

  • Dining

    August 23, 2000

    Alternate Route

    Despite a new name and location, the sights are largely the same at Route 66 Brewery and Restaurant

  • News

    February 2, 2000

    AND NOW, SOME SUPERFICIAL QUESTIONS

    Despite a new name and location, the sights are largely the same at Route 66 Brewery and Restaurant

  • News

    June 2, 1999

    Russian Unorthodox

    He has been an advisor to Mikhail Gorbachev and Boris Yeltsin. He's renowned internationally as a journalist and scholar. And he has been a highly popular visiting professor at Webster University. So why is Nikolai Zlobin looking for a job?

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