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News Nearby: Man Shoots at Neighbor After Being Uninvited to Wedding

After a handgun clicked, the man told his neighbor, "The next one is going in your head," St. Louis County Police reported.

A Valley Park man shot at his neighbor Saturday after the neighbor said he did not want the man at his wedding, St. Louis County Police said. Casey McBride, 23, of the 600 block of Leonard Drive in Valley Park, was charged Sunday with first-degree assault and armed criminal action. The neighbor told St. Louis County Police that McBride was a family friend who had been at his house all day. While there, McBride finished a bottle of R&R whiskey and continued drinking beer. Later that evening, the neighbor said McBride told him about some active warrants for his arrest. The neighbor responded that he did not want McBride at his wedding, and the two men began arguing heatedly. McBride left and came back with a handgun at about 5:25 p.m, …

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Tea Party Express Rally in Valley Park Wednesday

Local Tea Party members will be in west St. Louis County as part of a nationwide tour.

Tea Party Express is making three stops this week in Missouri; two on Wednesday in Kansas City, one in Valley Park Wednesday and one in Springfield, MO on Thursday. Tea Party Express-endorsed U.S. Senate candidate Sarah Steelman will be helping to kick off the Missouri leg of a national tour in Valley Park and in Springfield, MO. In Valley Park the rally will be at 6 p.m. at Victory Field House, 932A Meramec Station Rd. It will feature U.S. House candidates Ann Wagner and Martin Baker, Ed Martin, who is running for attorney general, and  local Tea Party organizer Scott Boston. Finally, the tour will rally in Springfield with local activists including Super Dave Day of the Springfield Tea Party. Tea Party Express has hosted more than 300 …

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Earl Higgins

10:18 am on Friday, August 31, 2012

Well put Sarah. If I may quote some words from Australian band Midnight Oil from 20 years ago (but so applicable to today's American political scene): "The candy store paupers lie to the shareholders They're crossing their fingers they pay the truth makers The balance sheet is breaking up the sky So I'm caught at the junction still waiting for medicine The sweat of my brow keeps on feeding the …   more ›