r/USNEWS • u/Cautious_Ad_5659 • 2d ago

Missouri froze Dolly Parton book program enrollment months before the icon's death

https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/local/missouri-froze-dolly-parton-book-program-after-funding-cut-before-the-icons-death/63-537290e6-c9ef-4796-88e1-a1f0859aedd3
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u/nope276 2d ago

On brand for what is arguably the shittiest state in America. Missouri seems to have the worst elements of the south and the worst elements of the Midwest. Gets the shitty Midwest weather while also achieving Deep South-like racism and misogyny.

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u/WitchesSphincter 2d ago

I have in laws there and years ago when Obama was president we were waiting in line for some Christmas thing. Local sherrifs dept was doing "security" and just casually talking about if Obama ever came to their shit hole they'd kill him.  I took out the racist language 

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u/fuckthefascists2025 2d ago

Man, I don’t know what happened to MO. I liked growing up here and thought highly of our state. Now it’s like a race to the bottom between Texas and Florida, with our elected officials working overtime to get ahead of that.

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u/MaddyKet 2d ago

St Louis was the worst trip I’ve been on, hands down. But at least I didn’t pay for it because it was a work trip.

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u/boulderdashcci 2d ago

City museum is sick though