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Post author By Tim Probst
Post date March 26, 2023
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At Waco rally, Trump defends Jan. 6 insurrectionists and blasts the prosecutors investigating him

The words and images from the former president’s rally yesterday are deeply concerning. He and his antigovernment co-speakers and followers are attempting to normalize and glorify political violence.

Let us all be warned. This moment is drastically different than the 2016 campaign or anything done or said since then. The only outcome of a campaign like this is intense violence and hatred between citizens that have more in common than not.

And to the senators that twice had an opportunity to prevent something like this from ever happening again but chose party over country, I hope you are able to find your pocket Constitution and refresh your memory of who you serve and why you hold your position.

We are in real trouble here.

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Post author By Tim Probst
Post date March 21, 2023
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Supporters make case for Mehlville Proposition E

I feel that it is our duty as citizens to support our public schools to help make them exceptional. Unfortunately, this has not historically been the way citizens of Oakville and Mehlville have felt about their public schools.

Granted, none of our children have attended our public high school. To be blunt, it is simply not good enough. It pales in comparison to the public high schools my wife and I attended in the Chicago area in the 90’s, public schools in other parts of the St. Louis area today, and the vast number of private schools in the area.

Even while paying an arm and a leg for private school, I still support providing more funding to our public school district. Public education is important. It is fundamental. It changes lives.

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Post author By Tim Probst
Post date March 21, 2023
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Missouri Senate gives first-round approval to transgender youth health care and sports ban

What the Republican-dominated Missouri legislature is doing to transgender minors is unforgivable.

These human-phobic officials do not represent the majority of Missouri citizens in St. Louis and Kansas City and have disqualified themselves from leading anyone.

Missouri, we do not need to live like this. There are better leaders, better humans to represent us.

We must do better!

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Time to Vote!

Hello friends! It’s a great day to be alive because it’s Election Day! If you live in Missouri, Missouri’s Voter Outreach Center gives you information about the ballot in your area.

If you happen to live in Oakville, one of our neighbors has been kind enough to fill their yard full of signs for the candidates to NOT vote for. I like to refer to this place as Hate Bend. It’s on Telegraph Road, and you can’t miss it. This family has sacrificed their otherwise beautiful yard to keep us all informed, and we thank them for their service to the greater good.

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Where the Minority Rules

Let’s face it. Americans don’t vote.

Why don’t they vote? I really have no idea. It defies logic. Why in the world would you put yourself in a position to let someone else speak for you in deciding our common journey?

I sit here in Missouri where we are on the verge of having two arguably psychotic US senators, and I cannot figure out why. Why would we let this happen? The St. Louis, Kansas City, and Columbia metro areas easily outnumber the rest of the state. There really is no excuse. We have the power to prevent this.

All registered voters must use any means necessary to get out to vote. Take advantage of your employer’s policies to take time off to vote, vote by mail, vote early on a non-working day, call a family member or friend for a ride – just make your voice heard.

It’s important.

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It Matters

Hi everybody! It’s your old pal, Tim, here. So, I was thinking about the 2000 and 2004 elections and how it felt to lose those elections to such a beatable candidate. In hindsight, it turns out that very beatable candidate made some really poor decisions in the eight years we elected him to be President. With that in mind, I just wanted to send out this reminder to vote on Tuesday if you haven’t already (I have!). Let’s not repeat our past mistakes of not voting at all or not voting for President because your primary candidate did not make the general election or whatever reason you may be feel like you want to use. History tells us that voting matters. It matters a lot.

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Mehlville board to consider approval of $107 million budget

Post author By Tim Probst
Post date May 12, 2015
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After six years of declining real-estate assessments, property values appear to be up this year in the Mehlville School District, but that will make little

Source: Mehlville board to consider approval of $107 million budget

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Donnell Probst’s First State Press Opinion Column

Post author By Tim Probst
Post date August 26, 2014
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I am very happy to share Donnell’s first opinion column for The State Press. It was an exciting day at the Probst house!

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Why in the world would the police be pointing their weapons at protestors as if they were suspects of an active violent crime? What happens when an officer accidentally discharges his weapon? Absolute chaos. Then what?

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I really don’t understand why there needed to be separate rallies in Ferguson today. Peace and justice do not pick sides, and justice must be served to have peace.

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