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A Tale of Two Parties – The Second “Town Hall” 

July 18, 2026

The second town hall I attended this week was the morning of July 14 at the Robinson Event Center near TG USA.  It was sponsored by the Perryville Chamber of Commerce.  The audience was a lot smaller than that at Chin’s, maybe a little better dressed and with fancier cars and trucks.  We were spread out, perhaps to make the crowd seem larger. 

The audience included Mike Sauer (Perry County’s presiding commissioner), Scott Sattler (Bryant Wolfin’s opponent in the Republican primary), Bryant Wolfin, and yours truly.   read more

Politics Makes Strange Bedfellows

July 16, 2026

I went to two very different “town halls” in Perryville.  The first was Tuesday evening at Chin’s, a good Chinese restaurant that was jam-packed.  Most of the audience were strong Bryant Wolfin supporters.  Scott Sattler was a no-show.  I thought I’d disagree with the presenters on everything.  I was wrong.

The first speaker was Jennifer Barker. She’s the director/founder of Informed Health Choice Missouri.  She’s an anti-vaxxer.  She’s against abortion in practically all circumstances.  She falsely suggested abortions are legal on demand  in Missouri up to nine months.  She railed against cowardly Republicans who won’t support “personhood” for fetuses.

And yet she is solidly against the proposed Amendment 3 we’ll be voting on in November.  read more

On Logrolling, Ballot Bait, Reasonableness, Mifepristone, and Other Things

        Part 3 – Ballot Bait

July 9, 2026

        In addition to banning almost all abortions in Missouri, the proposed Amendment 3 bans parents from getting gender transition procedures for their children.  My so-called libertarian, small government opponents think the government, not parents, not children, should decide on gender transition treatments.   read more