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BY S. JEWELL & S. McGHEE with NIKKI LEEPER & RAY STANFORD DOWNTOWN MAPLEWOOD

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instead of killing the vice president.

That’s it. I’ve had it. I’m walking away.

A divided country remained for most of Johnson’s tenure as President. In 1868 Republicans impeached Johnson and his case went before the U.S. Senate for trial. Sound suspiciously familiar? Luckily for the union, Johnson was acquitted and stayed in office for the rest of his term.

I’m dead serious, but not in the way that you think. I am not walking away from the Democratic Party. I’m not walking away from the Republican Party.

I’m ditching both.

It might just be me, but having been on the outside looking in and being free of major party loyalty for all these years, I see the pattern. When a major Honestly, this is old party candidate loses (let’s use Hillary Ken Petty news to those who as the most recent example), third party know me. I ditched the Republican voters are attacked as having wasted Party back in 1986. I never have been our vote since the loser candidate could a Democrat although I have friends in have benefitted from our vote had it not both of the major parties. I’m just tired been cast for the third party guys. of watching the pendulum of politics swing from one side to the other while Sorry, but I own my vote. Hillary did nothing actually gets accomplished and not own my vote (she certainly did not everything gets worse. It’s madness earn it, same for Trump). I voted for to think that changing from one party someone that I believed in. to the other and back again will ever amount to anything but the same old “You know that you voted for somecrap. Einstein said it best, ‘doing the one who could not win!” I am told by same thing over and over while expect- others who parrot the drone line from ing a different result is the definition of the Mainstream Media. insanity. Yeah, I probably took a little liberty in that paraphrase but the truth “How do you know?” I would reply. holds.

“If everyone would just vote their The last time a third party was elected conscience instead of voting as if they it was Abraham Lincoln in 1864. A lot were placing a bet on a horse race, perof folks think that the Republican party haps we could change our country. If of 1860 was the last third party to win we stopped listening to the Mainstream the presidency. But it was Lincoln in Media who drills into our psyche that 1864 who ran as a National Union can- there are really only two choices, didate. He chose a Southern Democrat, maybe, just maybe, we could really efAndrew Johnson, as his running mate fect change in our world. on the National Union ticket. The Lincoln/Johnson pairing won the election Think about it and then do something and was ready for the soon post-civil about it. war reconstruction.

However fate struck Lincoln, and Secretary of State Seward by loyalists to the War Democrats. Johnson was also targeted but his assassin got drunk

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OWN YOUR GREATNESS

“Life Coaching?” So, what is life coaching?

This is the question I get asked the most often. What do we actually do? How can we help, and what is the process?

First, let me introduce myself. My name is Debbie Warren, I am the founder of “Own Your Greatness” Life Coaching. I hold my certification of completion in Life Coaching, as well as Anxiety Therapy. Furthermore, I have additional training in nutrition, interpersonal communication, counseling and psychology.

I believe in order to be at our best, it is imperative that we feed and nourish the three parts of us that make us a whole person.

Our physical self, our emotional self and our spiritual self. When one of these is off, it does indeed affect the others. For it is a fact, if you have a weakened link, then the chain itself becomes susceptible to breaking.

Life coaching is about taking our past experiences, both good and bad, and using them to better ourselves. We do this in order to make ourselves more compassionate human beings.

It can then leave us open to understanding and change. Remember, our past does not have to define us, rather we have the power to use it to make us better, stronger individuals for ourselves and others.

It is about teaching you to be solely responsible for actions and reactions. It is also about setting goals and reaching them. In doing so, we must learn how to break down roadblocks, both emotional and physical that prevent us from reaching our goals. We need to feed our bodies, our minds, as well our spirituality in such a way that we as a whole are connected and at our healthiest.

Statistics show an alarming number of people suffer from anxiety and depression. It is normal to have emotional setbacks as situations occur in everyday life. Unfortunately, there are many that suffer alone and in silence.

This is not necessary, as there are healthy alternatives and solutions. It is important for each of us to have a support mechanism in place as we go through these experiences or setbacks. This is especially true as we may be too overwhelmed to see it ourselves.

I would like to utilize this publication as an informational support exchange and open public forum, for the readers.

I would like to close with a quick lesson in ‘Relationship Coaching.’

1. You cannot fight someone else’s demons for them. Strength comes to us when we conquer those fears ourselves. It is then that we can then empower ourselves.

2. We are responsible for the things we say and do to others. Not only as an action, but as a reaction as well.

Finally, do not blame others for the choices you make, they are yours to make. Think, examine and really look at what you are about to say. How will it affect those that will hear it, or even see it.

I challenge everyone to be gentle, kind and understanding of each other. We were created to love and support each other.

Please visit my Facebook page @ownyourgr8tness. I would love to get feedback and help in any way I can.

Isn’t it time to “Own Your Greatness”?

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#HASHTAGS ON SOCIAL MEDIA WHAT ARE THEY FOR AND WHAT DO THEY DO? We’ve all heard of #hashtags and see them in most forms of media these days, but what exactly is a hashtag, and how do you use them? Let’s take a look at what hashtags are, how they came about in social media and the best ways to utilize them.

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THE BIG MUDDY BLUES FESTIVAL

Every Labor Day weekend, St. Louis’ historic Laclede’s Landing hosts over 30,000 people from around the country for the Big Muddy Blues Festival. This very popular outdoor music festival attracts an eclectic audience celebrating the rich St Louis history of “the Blues”

door clubs, and two events at the National Blues Museum featuring tributes to Albert King and Tommy Bankhead.

Big Muddy Blues Festival is one of the longest-running events of its kind and is produced annually by Laclede’s Landing Merchants Association.

Formed in 1979, LLMA is the nonprofit group of Laclede’s Landing restaurants, bars and shops that focuses on preserving

and revitalizing St. Louis’ oldest community and introducing people to the historic area through its various businesses, events and sights. With the help of corporate sponsorships, government grants and the dedication of the local vendors and merchants, LLMA is committed to providing a fun and safe blues-filled weekend to St. Louisans and visitors alike.

Big Muddy Blues Festival The Big Muddy Blues Festival provides a platform for our world-class musicians representing a wide range of blues music including, Delta, Country, R & B, Soul, Rock, and more. Big Muddy is the region’s largest Blues music event featuring a 100% local line up of over 50 bands and musicians. The festival takes place along the cobblestone streets of Laclede’s Landing, while boasting the Big Muddy (Mississippi River) itself along with the Gateway Arch as the backdrops for the weekend. Music will be showcased on three stages, three in-

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The Muny Announces Total Attendance for Historic 100th Season 100th Season Included Two World Regional Premieres ST. LOUIS - On behalf of the entire Muny family, we would like to express our sincerest gratitude for your support and coverage of our historic 100th Season. We truly appreciate that you have made enriching lives through exceptional musical theatre not only attainable, but possible. Again, we thank you for celebrating a spectacular season under the stars with us at America’s oldest and largest outdoor musical theatre.

Gypsy: 43,712

“This season – from that magnificent Gala all the way through the fireworks finale of Meet Me In St. Louis – was truly a community-wide celebration,” said Muny President and CEO Denny Reagan. “We are so proud to have had this opportunity to share this summer with the hundreds of thousands of 100th Season attendance by show: audience members who have made The Muny’s storied past and inspiring future Jerome Robbins’ Broadway: 42,911 possible.”

This monumental world regional premiere was a celebratory start to our “Muny 100 was a season we will all centennial season! Scenes from some remember the rest of our lives,” said of Robbins’ biggest hits, including West Muny Artistic Director and Executive Side Story, On the Town, Peter Pan, Producer Mike Isaacson. “The passion and joy we received from the audience The King and I and Fiddler on the Roof showcased the talent of Tony Awardwas palpable, and everyone on and backstage gave their extraordinary best. winning director and choreographer, Jerome Robbins. In its first ever staging The only response I can have is prosince its original Broadway production found awe and gratitude.” and national tour, it enchanted audiences.

Total attendance for the seven-show summer season: 393,398. This repreThe Wiz: 49,486 sents a 6% growth in total attendance from our 2017 season, which includes an 11% growth in season tickets. Nearly In its first Muny production in 36 years, this feel-good favorite had audiences 100,000 guests experienced a Muny clicking their heels in the aisles all night production at no cost through The Muny’s free seat and community access long. Sparkling with heart-pounding soul, unforgettable gospel and infecprograms. tious rock rhythms, this reimagined familiar favorite had audiences ready to In addition, 6,804 guests attended The “Ease on Down the Road” to meet The Muny’s Centennial Gala, An Evening Wiz! with the Stars. When combined, total attendance for the seven-show summer Singin’ in the Rain: 56,385 season and An Evening with the Stars: 400,202.

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Fans were awestruck by the countless showstoppers and striking backstory of famous burlesque dancer Gypsy Rose Lee. The hidden hardships and highlights of show business came center stage with a heart-stirring performance

by Beth Leavel as Momma Rose in this cherished classic. We loved letting them entertain us all night long!

Meet Me In St. Louis: 76,500 Zing, zing, zing went our heartstrings!

Meet Me In St. Louis was the perfect finale to our majestic centennial season.

Known for its splashy production num- Showcasing a boy-next-door romance bers and snappy dialogue, this timeless and a close-knit, Midwestern family, Muny favorite was a downpour of pure this production was the perfect ribbon delight. The forecast predicted sunny on a monumental season…right here in smiles and dazzling dancing, and stars St. Louis.

Corbin Bleu, Berklea Going and Jeffrey Schecter splashed right into audiences’ The Muny’s 101st Season announcehearts. ment will take place at Muny Magic at The Sheldon on October 17 and 18 Jersey Boys: 54,766 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available now, online at muny.org, by phone 314-534The story of the magic behind the mu- 1111 or at The Muny Box Office. sic of international sensation Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons arrived at The Muny’s mission is to enrich lives by The Muny in style in its world regional producing exceptional musical theatre, premiere. The star-studded cast even accessible to all, while continuing its recaptured the heart of real-life Four Sea- markable tradition in Forest Park. As the sons member Bob Gaudio, who stopped nation’s largest outdoor musical theatre, by to give our production his heartfelt we produce seven world-class musicals blessing. each year and welcome over 390,000 theatregoers over our nine-week season.

Annie: 69,638 Celebrating 100 seasons in St. Louis, The Everyone’s favorite plucky, freckle-faced Muny remains one of the premier instiorphan did not disappoint! Audiences tutions in musical theatre. took a stroll down “Easy Street” to follow the story of Annie’s journey from a “Hard Knock Life” to her forever home.

With songs and kick-lines that entertained the entire family, this production was a multigenerational hit!

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MEET JAPHETH CAMPBELL

THE MAN WHO COULD BE MISSOURI’S NEXT U. S. SENATOR

by Luke W. Henderson

ticipating in the free market are a much better regulator than laws.

off the most successful LiberC oming tarian senatorial primaries on re-

“Right now people don’t want to ride the Branson ducks until they fix something,” he stated further explaining “you don’t have to jump in every time a tragedy happens to fix things.”

cord, I got a chance to sit down with Japheth Campbell, a Springfield based entrepreneur and internet marketing professional, who is the Missouri Libertarian Party’s candidate for United States Senate, facing incumbent Democrat Claire McCaskill and Republican Attorney General Josh Hawley.

Campbell received nearly 5,400 votes in his primary, which beat all previous Libertarian races, even contested ones, since 1994. This success also came on the coattails of him asking his supporters to vote for the GOP U. S. Senatorial candidate Austin Petersen so that there would be two liberty candidates on the November ballot “Since [the primary], we’ve had people coming and checking us out. Liking our page, following us on Twitter. We’ve seen comments all over the place saying, ‘hey I support this guy’,” exclaimed the candidate. “We’re really trying to communicate with those people and get volunteers.”

The campaign is using this momentum to start getting representatives for areas around Missouri to do phone banking and speaking to people. Using his experience in internet marketing, Campbell plans to utilize his social media presence to create content that will engage voters and spread his platform before going door-to-door and doing more public engagements in October.

What is a Libertarian? Campbell believes that “a Libertarian is shrinking the government, keeping the government out of people’s lives, people being independent to live their lives the way they want to live

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it; to have their own choice.” This emphasis on choice is evident throughout his campaign which highlights full support for the 2nd amendment of the United States Constitution and free markets. This platform makes Campbell stand in stark contrast to the major party candidates.

Noting Hawley’s hypocrisy of supporting barring mentally ill people from purchasing firearms and strengthening the background check system, as reported by the Springfield News-Leader in February, and Claire McCaskill’s support for even larger gun regulation, the Libertar“Republicans are supposed to be for small ian feels that he is the only candidate in government, for free enterprise and indi- the race currently who supports citizens’ vidual liberty, but they haven’t been that right to own a firearm unencumbered. way for several years. They’re growing the On the Democratic side, Campbell government and they’re still continuing on the path of growing the government,” believes that he stands out because of continuing to point the NSA and CIA as his opposition to licensing and regulaexamples of interfering in private citizens tion. Referencing the tragic event of the Branson duck boat capsizing and killlives. ing 17 people last month, he noted how Senator McCaskill almost immediately “Donald Trump says ‘America First’ but wrote legislation intending to add more we’re still involved in other countries.” regulations to the designs of the boats.

He also condemns Republican support of Campbell cited that the citizens partariffs for helping out large corporations but not small business stating “I believe in complete free enterprise. I want the small guys to be able to play with the big guys without the government giving favors to the big guys.”

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August’s primary displayed that there are a troves of citizens unsatisfied with the “establishment” picks due to the number of candidates vying for the major party’s spots and voter turnout being the highest it’s been since the last four senate primaries.. Rumor has it that even GOP candidate Tony Monetti is considering not endorsing Josh Hawley.

“Most of the time [the other Republican candidates] endorse the [winning] candidate, so that’s very interesting. To me that shows that people still don’t want Josh Hawley, when even the candidates say they aren’t going to endorse him,” Campbell responded.

The candidate hopes to reach out to these voters who don’t like either pick explaining “They’re against Josh Hawley, but they’re scared that if they don’t vote for [him], they’ll get Claire McCaskill and so that’s where we’ve got to help people understand that if everyone who’s against him and against Claire rally around someone else, that person might win.”

Voters can find more information on Japheth Campbell at www.Campbell4Liberty.com.

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Kirkwood Public Library accepts portfolios by physical or electronic application. Physical submissions may be delivered or mailed to the Kirkwood Public Library. Artists are also invited to submit their portfolios for consideration by email to edelooze@kirkwoodpubliclibrary.org. For more details and instructions for the submission process, please go to kirkwoodpubliclibrary.org.

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Kirkwood Public Library Art Gallery New Featured Artist September - October 2018 Kirkwood Public Library is proud to announce the featured artist for September and October 2018, Shelley Dieterichs. Shelley Dieterichs’ art will be on display in the gallery at the Library from September 1 through November 1st during library hours. Ms. Dieterichs is an artist and children’s illustrator.

Shelley Dieterichs has been a freelance designer and illustrator for 36 years.

She has illustrated numerous children’s books and educational materials. Recent work includes a Fairies Coloring Book for Dover Publishing, a

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tival will be held on Saturday September 22nd, 2018 from 3pm to 10pm at Liberty Field in Pacific MO. Headlining this year’s event will be country music star and American Idol finalist - Josh Gracin The PRWT fundraising event will kick off at 3pm with St. Louis favorites The Jeremiah Johnson Band followed by Piano Dan & The Soul City Shakers.

Opening for Josh Gracin will be Missouri native and Nashville recording artist/songwriter Matt Wynn.

This year’s event will deaf interpreted

by Fusion Interpreting Services. Food Arbormeisters Homebrew + Craft trucks, a microbrewer, and local Pacific Beer Festival restaurants will offer food and drinks Creve Couer Park for purchase.

September 8, 2018 Tickets are available online at www. pacificmusicfestival.org. Tickets can Forest ReLeaf of Missouri is excited to also be purchased at B&H Market, once again to present the Arbormeisters Bankstar Bank, and Little Ireland CofHomebrew + Craft Beer Festival! fee Shop in Pacific, and, Mountain Bike Each homebrew includes at least one Shed in Eureka MO. Advance tickets ingredient sourced from a tree! Savor are $20 and day of show tickets are $30.

Shelley Dieterichs these unique brews, along with some Tickets are also available at the gate. of Missouri’s favorite craft beers, while Princess Bible for Tyndale Publishing, enjoying the natural setting of Forest and Noodle & Nugget: A Tale of Two ReLeaf ’s Communitree Gardens NursHELP WANTED Kitties, self- published by the author in ery in Creve Coeur Park. All proceeds California. Shelley has created numer- benefit Forest ReLeaf ’s mission of AUTOMOTIVE TECH Must have inspection license, ASE Certified, own ous illustrated alphabets that she uses “planting trees, enriching communitools. Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., No weekto personalize products for children, ends, no overtime. ties.” Attendees will rate the various B&B Auto Service pets, teachers and her Garden Alphabet brews and vote for their favorites; may 1089 Gravois Road was licensed by Tacony for embroidery the best homebrewer win!

Fenton, MO 63026 (next to QuickTrip gas station) 636-343-5737 Apply In Person designs.

You will enjoy live music from Cole ___________________ Shelley Dieterichs’ art will be on display Blue Steel, CommuniTree Gardens KITCHEN COOK/PREP HELP WANTED Chef in Soulard is now hiring kitchen staff, must in the Kirkwood Public Library’s Galnursery tours, raffle prizes, food trucks Le have 3 years experience and is able to work weeklery, located on the main floor of the ends, nights and holidays. with food for sale and additional food Email lachef2920@att.net Library, from September 1st until Noand beverages. Trees and wildflowers ___________________ vember 1st. Call the Library for exhibit will also be available for purchase.

SERVERS & KITCHEN HELP WANTED I-55 Diner looking for help in service and cooking. hours.

Contact Javier at javier@hotmail.com _______________________ Tickets are $30 in advance, $50 for ACCOUNT SALES HELP WANTED Kirkwood Public Library VIP and $35 at the gate and includes Public News is looking for energetic and enthusiastic Art Gallery individuals to promote, sell and service accounts for a tasting glass, light snacks, water, and Public News advertisers.

Artist Exhibit Applications for 2019 unlimited sampling! Don’t wait to This is probably going to be the best career move Calander Year Sought you’ve ever made. Meet and negotiate with some of purchase as this event is capped at 200 the best of the best, movers and shakers in the metro attendees!

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Kirkwood Public Library will be accept- VIP Admission includes early entry Send resumes to ing applications from local artists from (12:30pm), ArborMeisters gift bag and ken.petty@stlouispublicnews.com ___________________ Wednesday, August 1 through Monday, preferred parking.

PIZZA PRO WANTED Donally’s Pizza on Rayford Road near Kroger is hiring.

October 1, 2018, 5 pm. to exhibit their We strongly encourage that you bring Call Don at (832) 585-0500. art during January 2019 through De___________________ a designated driver. Please don’t drink cember 2019 in the Library’s art gallery. and drive. Tickets are transferrable but We’ve got a job opening! Become a part of the TUTS team as an Assistant Director of Development focusThe Kirkwood Public Library hosts ex- not refundable. ing on Annual and Major Gifts. This full-time position is accountable for the development and implementahibits in their art gallery throughout the tion of annual strategic plans, securing support from year to expose the community to new individual donors and overseeing giving clubs, direct mail appeals, internet fundraising and stewardship art forms and ideas, to foster creativity 5th Annual Pacific Music Festival programs. and inspire curiosity, and to provide Send cover letter, resume and references September 22, 2018 3 p.m. - 10 p.m. Interested? to Gina Sullivan, Director of Development, at gina@ exhibition opportunities for the artistic Liberty Field tuts.com. community. Exhibits are chosen by a ____________________ Pacific Missouri RESTAURANT HELP WANTED staff committee according to the needs Top class restaurant in The Grove hiring for all posiand interests of the community, the va- The Pacific River Walk Trail, a project tions. Competitive pay, great working environment, local ownership. riety of shows, the artistic quality of the of the Magi Foundation, announces Contact Matt or Marty at rumblefish@att.com works, and the suitability of the format that the 5th Annual Pacific Music Fes-

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Mobile Lighting Source was originally incubated at an manufacturing plant in the Rio Grande Valley, McAllen Texas. Founder Eric Tryon was working along side two of his uncles when they decided to leave Texas and return home to St. Louis.

It was here that they began Federal Fire, a service company that inspects fire equipment for companies both large and small.

In 1993 Mobile Lighting Source (MLS) spun off from Federal Fire as Tryon saw a need to focus on lighting. Federal Fire continued as originally planned: focusing on making sure fire extinguishers were functioning and ready at a moments notice.

Over the next decade with a lot of trial and error, Tryon pushed MLS forward, moving from just lighting exchanges to also sign designs.

“We started with simple lighting like you see in a office and you could reach them

from the ground, then there was a need for us to be in the air for parking lot lights and then that sequed into signs. We discovered a huge industry in lighting and we have been there through all the transition,” Tryon explained.

“LED has been around since the 1940’s.

And since 2015, LED’s product promise and price lined up. Everyone is now aware that you should not have old traditional conventional lighting and that LED is the way to go.”

Tryon admits that his company is competing with a lot of factors.

“We started LED conversions in 2003. So we were the one of the first, if not the first, to convert a channel letter sign. That particular customer had a thirty to forty channel letter sign that we converted from neon to LED.” His customer’s neon sign had about ten transformers just sucking energy.

“Old technology is like the old horse and buggy as compared to a car, sucking energy and was always burning up. So we had discovered LED modules and convinced the store owner to change his sign from neon to LED.” “We had a learning curve, but ten years after we installed that neon to LED conversion, the owner was moving and changing the name of his business. We found that over the hundreds of modules we originally installed, about 98% of those were still working great ten years later.”

With the LED lighting market leading the field in luminosity, in energy savings as well as price. There is no real need to go cheap.

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COVER STORY giants and tech companies, are “normal.”

This form of denial, “normalizing” the abnormal, exalting the idiot, mistaking clownishness for hidden genius, very hidden genius, is in itself a disease, a weakness, a failing and a threat to the survival of the human species.

It is no secret that the world itself and certainly the United States is ruled by economic elites whose positions are entirely inherited, elites with a stranglehold on political and economic life. Their origins, the banking families of Europe’s Middle Ages or the “Robber Barons” of the 19th century, perhaps the shipping families that carried opium and slaves, those and more, have left America with an elite ruling class that has long demonstrated moral depravity.

Through social manipulation this group, that controlled the eugenics movement during the 20s and 30s, has learned that they don’t need to use selective breeding to create slaves, but that it can be done through the education system which they control through foundations and think tanks.

AMERICA: TYRANNY OF THE STUPID People around the world are convinced that the United States is a nation run by criminal psychopaths and morons. A greater fear is that world leaders mistakenly assume that their American counterparts who do and say insane things continually are, in actuality, normal people operating inside some “master plan.”

If you ask an average American what their IQ is, they are quick to answer.

Invariably they will say, “140” or more.

Yet, when you look at American society, at America’s culture, the idea of a nation of Mensa types is unrealistic. Americans aren’t much more stupid than other people, just much more dangerous.

Truth is, the average American has an IQ of around 96. It used to be 100, the number established as a “mean.” About 40% of Americans run between 60 and 85, enough to function at basic levels but with intelligence low enough to impair higher functions such as judgment and critical reasoning.

In Britain, of course, “idiots,” and the quotes are out of kindness because “idiot” is a real term with a real definition and applies quite nicely, go to Eaton, then Oxford or Cambridge.

Where it comes to play in America is the manner those of limited capability are channeled into military command, into government, into teaching positions even in universities and into the White House itself.

To an extent, it is demonstrable that the Nazi reign of terror was financed and engineered by America’s elites, the Bush, Harriman, Rockefeller, Farish and Walker families partnered with Hitler and IG Farben. Auschwitz was one of their efforts and what began as eugenics became mass murder under Hitler only to reappear as “Google” and “Facebook” decades later. In between, foundations rewrote history, recreated a “dumbed down” education system and society.

In American government, congress walled itself in with rules that stifled change and debate, gave all control of the few, committee heads from remote and backward districts who ruled America on behalf of ruling elites for generations.

Key to keeping it all working has been the reengineering of every institution to favor the “morally flexible” of limited Thus, real talent, “brilliance” as it were, intelligence, a nation of semi-literate legislators, doctors, judges, law enis replaced by “cleverness” and even various forms of moral deficiency on the forcement officials, college professors, admirals and generals and even captains spectrum of social psychopathy. of industry.

At every level, humanity errs in assum- This is where the real problem is, of that When the world watches America, “on The result has been 50 years of declining ing that those in command are there 40%, a significant number graduate from the bus to ‘Crazy-Town,’” it is always wages, lowered life expectancy despite because of talent and worth or that, universities and of those who come from assumed that the worst, even if that scientific advances, a society at war with because America is so wealthy and pow- higher socio-economic backgrounds, “worst” is true, must be denied, ratioitself, radicalized, superstitious and easerful, that its people are such because of like those with inherited money, they nalized away. Even in America itself, ily controlled. moral and intellectual superiority. get not just Ivy League degrees, but those of talent, out of a need to simply often make it through “diploma mill” turn away from an unpleasant truth, too Blind acceptance of exceptionalism is, in fake graduate programs at the Wharton often look for any sign that psychopathic Fostering all of it is the general human weakness of denialism, the need to itself, a dangerous disease.

School of Business, Yale and Harvard. morons in government and the military ignore seemingly unsurmountable chalor, worse still, controlling social media lenges when simply “going along with 10 AUGUST 29 - SEPT. 11, 2018 PUBLIC NEWS www.stlouispublicnews.com Then, when time and time again, no such plan materializes, and it is demonstrated that America has blundered into a diplomatic, economic or military morass, for some unknown reason, a “reset” occurs, and the wrong assumptions are again made.

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the program” allows for survival and where “being part of the problem” can offer great rewards.

Behind it all is the fake narrative, an endless droning of jingoism and phony patriotism, of exceptionalism and behind that is always fear.

To an extent, technology itself is the enemy. A century ago, when America was a burgeoning industrial giant, teeming millions worked in factories. The hierarchy there wasn’t so much factory owners or thuggish supervisors, Ford Motor Company actually hired violent felons to oversee workers.

It took real talent, even brilliance, to design tools, create innovations, improve processes, all of which was done by real elites among the working classes.

Whoever may have thought they were “in charge,” without tool and die makers nothing happened.

With all of that gone, CAD systems, robotics, a world of devices and “apps,” an America with fake universities giving out fake degrees, a military that passes out fake medals to fake heroes by the score who fight equally fake wars, whatever remained of a natural elite, an “offset” as it were, has disappeared.

THE BLUES STONES

THE BLUE STONES ARE TURNING UP THE HEAT ON THEIR LATEST OFFERING

The Blue Stones will release Black Holes on October 26, 2018. Fans who pre-order the LP on iTunes will get the first three tracks, “Be My Fire,” “Black Holes (Solid Ground)” and “Rolling With The PunchBy the mid-1970s, under the guise of es” as iTunes instant grat tracks. All three creating opportunities for minorities, the tracks are also available on all streaming bar was lowered, allowing the least talplatforms today. ented to rise and the potentially threatenFans may recognize the two instant grat ing few of capability to be contained and tracks. “Rolling With The Punches” has stifled. This wasn’t by accident and had received several placements in the USA absolutely nothing to do with opportuNetwork’s hit show Suits, Showtime’s nity or equality. comedy series Shameless and ESPN’s Monday Night Football. “Black Holes It had everything to do with compliance (Solid Ground)” which is the official lead and with building a society where moral single has amassed over 8 Million Worldquestions would go unanswered, unwide Streams, an impressive feat by an asked and would eventually disappear. unsigned band.

The Blue Stones have been hard at work The reality, a congress where an IQ of this year playing live at some of the coun70 is not unheard of, military academies try’s top concert destinations. The band where psychopathic behavior is promoted and those who exhibit the most deviant tendencies are “fast tracked” to command.

was front and center at this year’s Carolina Rebellion festival with MUSE and Queens of the Stone Age. The Blue Stones then went onto giving highlighted performances at Northern Invasion, Winnetka Music Festival, and the highly coveted Bonnaroo Festival.

Listening to the larger-than-life, but tight and precise blues-rock of The Blue Stones on their eOne debut, Black Holes, it is astonishing to discover all that sound and fury is created by just two people.

Guitarist/vocalist/lyricist Tarek Jafar and percussionist/backing vocalist Justin Tessier have known each other since meeting as kids. But it wasn’t until attending university together that they decided to combine their talents into a musical project.

“The album’s about being a young adult and entering the real world from a sheltered environment, like college,” explains

Jafar. “Feeling torn between taking the secure path or doing something that might be riskier, but you’re passionate about… following what you love as opposed to sticking to the straight and narrow.”

“We play blues-rock, though it’s not loose and dirty,” explains Tessier. “It’s lean, raw, tight, without a wasted note.”

With the release of Black Holes, The Blue Stones are ready to raise the stakes and turn up the heat.

Remember, When Times Get Tough...

Journalism and its partner industry, “entertainment” is so much worse.

None of it was done by accident.

Gordon Duff is a Marine combat veteran of the Vietnam War that has worked on veterans and POW issues for decades and consulted with governments challenged by security issues. He’s a senior editor and chairman of the board of Veterans Today, especially for the online magazine “New Eastern Outlook.” https://journal-neo.org/2018/08/26/ america-the-tyranny-of-the-stupid/

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1860 Saloon 1860 S 9th St, St. Louis, MO 63104 Phone: (314) 231-1860 Genre: Blues Neighborhood: Soulard www.1860saloon.com August Music Calendar: Weds. 29th - 6-8 Steve Reeb, 9-1 Blues Jam Session hosted by Fred Pierce & Co. Thurs. 30th - 9-1 Everett Dean & the Lonesome Hearts Fri. 31st - 6-8 Rick Green on acoustic guitar, 9-1 Patti & the Hitman September Music Calendar Sat. 1st - 2-6 Soul Reunion, 9-1 Torrey Casey & the Southside Hustle Atomic Cowboy 4140 Manchester Ave, St. Louis, MO 63110 Phone: (314) 775-0775 Genre: Americana, Alt Rock, Folk Rock Neighborhood: The Grove www.atomiccowboystl.com BB’s Jazz Blues & Soups 700 S Broadway, St. Louis, MO 63102 Phone: (314) 436-5222 Genre: Blues and Jazz Neighborhood: Downtown www.bbsjazzbluessoups.com Beale on Broadway 701 S Broadway, St. Louis, MO 63102 Phone: (314) 621-7880 Genre: Blues, Soul, R&B, Roots/Rockabilly Neighborhood: Downtown www.bealeonbroadway.com Blueberry Hill 6504 Delmar Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63130 Phone: (314) 727-4444 Genre: Rock, R&B, Rockabilly Neighborhood: The Loop www.blueberryhill.com Blues City Deli 2438 McNair Ave, St. Louis, MO 63104 Phone: (314) 773-8225 Genre: Blues, Jazz, Bluegrass Neighborhood: Benton Park www.bluescitydeli.com

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Off Broadway 3509 Lemp Ave, St. Louis, MO 63118 Genre: Original Rock, Alt Rock, Roots Neighborhood: Cherokee www.offbroadwaystl.com Fri. Aug. 31 - Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore Thurs. Sept. 6 - Across The Ocean Waves Sat. Sept. 8 - Flatland Cavalry Sun. Sept. 9 - Diesel Island in Broad Daylight Tues. Sept. 11 - Ryley Walker Weds. Sept. 12 - Joshua Hedley Thurs. Sept. 13 - Steve ‘n’ Seagulls Fri. Sept. 14 - JD McPherson & Band Thurs. Sept. 20 - Pat Todd and the Rankoutsiders w/Mayday Orchestra, Town Cars Sun. Sept. 23 - Never Shout Never Old Rock House 1200 S 7th St, St. Louis, MO 63104 Phone: (314) 588-0505 Genre: Rock, Folk, Roots, Celtic Rock, Alt Rock, Americana Neighborhood: Downtown www.oldrockhouse.com The Pageant 6161 Delmar Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63112 Phone: (314) 726-6161 Genre: National Touring Acts Neighborhood: The Loop www.thepageant.com Peabody Opera House 1400 Market St, St. Louis, MO 63103 Genre: National Touring Acts Neighborhood: Downtown www.peabodyoperahouse.com Pop’s Blue Moon 5249 Pattison Ave, St. Louis, MO 63110 Phone: (314) 776-4200 Genre: Rock, Alternative, Jam Bands, Hard Rock Neighborhood: The Hill www.popsbluemoon.com Powell Hall 718 N Grand Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63103 Genre: Classical and Beyond Neighborhood: Grand Center www.stlsymphony.org

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HOW THIS WEEK’S ASTROLOGY PAIRS YOU WITH A 70’S TELEVISION CHARACTER

by Chris Alvarez

Aries (Mar. 21 - April 20) - Aries, this week you will find yourself calm, cool and collected. Much like your tie-in character Vinnie Barbarino (played by John Travolta in Welcome Back Mr. Kotter), nothing is going to ruffle your feathers because of the ongoing fear of a backhand slap. Regardless, you are well liked no matter how hapless you may be perceived.

this week as you put on the persona of Danny Bonaduce’s Danny Partridge; you know the Partridge family scene stealer who thinks that a bass guitar should be strummed and not plucked.

Trust me; any ruse you put forward is going to get you into more trouble than you would want to bargain for.

Taurus (Apr. 21 - May 21) - Taurus, this week you are going to take things in stride with a lot of innocence and a tad bit more zaniness than you are probably use to. This is a good thing.

You needed to let your hair down for a long time. So don’t be surprised if you find yourself channeling Mork (Robin Williams character from Mork & Mindy) in your on-again off-again relationships.

Leo (July 23 - Aug 22) - Leo, somehow you thought that you were going to be blessed with some 70’s era cop or doctor from a medical show.

No such luck, peanut. This week is a far stretch for you in reality as you are going to tie-in with a 70’s Saturday morning cartoon character who thinks nothing of dropping the shoeshine gig, putting on a cape and flying through the air to beat up bad guys. Not a bad gig for someone who will be mimicking Underdog all week.

Gemini (May 22 - June 21) - Gemini, you are the captain of your own ship this week and romance is near. Your 70’s tie-in is Gavin MacLeod’s as Captain Merril Stubing of the Love Boat. Nothing this week will deter you from finding that special someone or helping someone find their special someone.

Virgo (Aug. 23 - Sept. 23) - Virgo, you knew this was coming. You still have the habit of reading other horoscopes in order to see how yours compares. Well Colombo, keep looking. The answer you are looking for will be found, you just need to maintain your focus and continue to press on until you discover the truth.

Cancer (June 22 - July 22) - Cancer, A little mischief will find its way to you

tie-in, we just don’t know which one of the seven Not Ready For Prime Time Players you are. You could be a Jane Curtin, a Chevy Chase or even a Garrett Morris. Obviously you are going to pick one of those five still with us as you are going to need to be alive to deal with all the crap coming down your way. Keep the humor going. It’ll help you get out of some hairy situations this week.

Scorpio (Oct. 24 - Nov. 22) - Scorpio, you are caught between two extremes like a middle child. Let’s pick one, say, Jan Brady. Cry “Marcia, Marcia, Marcia” all you want, it’ll never change the fact that you are not the older experienced child nor are you the young impressionable one. You are just there.

Like a space between two words. No worries though, this is just a phase and it’ll be all over come next week.

Sagittarius (Nov. 23 -Dec. 21) Sagittarius, you’re a drama queen but not just any drama queen (or drama king if you’re a dude) You are Mary Hartman, the soap opera parody character. No one really takes you seriously even though you are about as dramatic as those other folks on Dallas, Falcon Crest or Dynasty. Sometimes, the act follows you, sometimes, you Libra (Sept. 24 - Oct. 23) - Libra, a late follow the act. Either way, no one’s night peacock network show is your buying into it and will probably wait it

out to see if you gain clarity of mind.

Capricorn (Dec 22.- Jan. 20) Capricorn, whether you are the life of the party or putting on the Life of Brian, one of the members of the British Comedy troupe Monty Python will be your spirit guide this week. So, put away your lupins, stop arguing, and don’t perform any strange Broadway in a court room, unless you want to be hauled away as if you were a loony!

Aquarius (Jan. 21 - Feb. 19) - Aquarius, you and Pisces are sharing a pair of characters from the same 70’s television show, The Odd Couple. Either character could be considered good or bad. You ended up with Felix Unger (played

by Tony Randall) the neat freak. I’ll repeat, you are the neat freak this week.

You are going to get your life in order, clean house, wash the car and get on everyone nerves all at the same time.

Neat trick, if you survive the week.

Pisces (Feb. 20 - Mar. 20) - Pisces, on the flip side (see Aquarius), you are Oscar Madison (the “other” odd couple character played by Jack Klugman), your “heaven may care” attitude is endearing to some with the exception of those closest to you who secretly wish that you’d get a life.

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Kin PG-13 102 min Action | Sci-Fi Chased by a vengeful criminal and a gang of otherworldly soldiers, a recently released ex-con and his adopted teenage brother are forced to go on the run with a weapon of mysterious origin, who belongs to the strange soldiers, as their only protection.

Directors: Jonathan Baker | Josh Baker Stars: Carrie Coon, James Franco, Zoë Kravitz, Dennis Quaid

Operation Finale PG-13 Biography | Drama | History Mossad agent Peter Malkin embarks on a covert mission to Argentina in 1960 to track down Adolf Eichmann, the Nazi officer who masterminded the transportation logistics that brought millions of innocent Jews to their deaths in concentration camps.

Director: Chris Weitz Stars: Oscar Isaac, Ben Kingsley, Mélanie Laurent, Lior Raz

The Little Stranger R 111 min Drama | Horror | Mystery Dr. Faraday is a country doctor. During the summer of 1947, he tends to a patient at Hundreds Hall, where his mother once worked as a housemaid. The Hall, which has fallen into decline, is home to Mrs Ayres and her two children, Caroline and Roddy.

After taking on the new patient, Dr. Faraday

finds the Ayres family’s story will soon become entwined with his own.

Director: Lenny Abrahamson Stars: Ruth Wilson, Domhnall Gleeson, Josh Dylan, Will Poulter

Ya Veremos PG-13 85 min Drama Santi is a child who has had to deal with the separation of his parents, Rodrigo and Alejandra. They are required to see each other from time to time, as they share their child’s time. One day they receive the news that Santi must undergo surgery so as not to lose his sight, so Santi makes a wish list to fulfill them together with his two parents, before the operation.

Director: Pitipol Ybarra Stars: Mauricio Ochmann, Fernanda Castillo, Emiliano Aramayo, Erik Hayser

Blood Fest PUBLIC NEWS PICK Not Rated 92 min Comedy | Horror Fans flock to a festival celebrating the most iconic horror movies, only to discover that the charismatic showman behind the event has a diabolical agenda. As festival attendees start dying off, three teenagers - more schooled in horror-film cliches than practical knowledge about neutralizing psycho killers - must band together and battle through various madmen and monstrosities to survive.

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PG Drama The Nun God Bless the Broken Road tells the story R 96 min Horror | Mystery | Thriller of a young mother who loses her husband When a young nun at a cloistered abbey in in Afghanistan and struggles to raise their Romania takes her own life, a priest with a young daughter in his absence. The film haunted past and a novitiate on the thresh- combines elements of faith, country music, old of her final vows are sent by the Vatican and stock car racing while paying tribute to investigate. Together, they uncover the to those who serve in the United States order’s unholy secret. Risking not only their Military. lives but their faith and their very souls, Director: Harold Cronk they confront a malevolent force in the form Stars: Lindsay Pulsipher, Jordin Sparks, of a demonic nun..

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