This blog features observations from Randy Turner, formerly an award-winning reporter/editor for various Missouri newspapers. Send news items or comments to rturner229@hotmail.com
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Tilley to PoliticMO: Right to work legislation is a waste of time
Don't expect any right-to-work legislation to pass in Missouri this year.
Speaker of the House Steve Tilley told PoliticMo's Eli Yokley that the legislation is a "
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- I teach eighth grade communication arts (English) at East Middle School in Joplin. Before entering the teaching field, I spent 22 years as a reporter and editor for various Southwest Missouri newspapers. I have published two novels, Small Town News and Devil's Messenger, and one non-fiction book, The Turner Report.
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