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Hours before his well-deserved induction into the U.S. Chess Hall of Fame last week, Rex Sinquefield's thoughts were turning to another seemingly underachieving Hall of Famer, pro baseball catcher Bob Uecker. Uecker famously mocked his modest on-field skill set, but he got a ticket to Cooperstown for his long career as a broadcaster, comedian, pitchman and ambassador for the game.

O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler, a central Missouri Republican and a staunch supporter of former President Donald Trump, may be on the verge of joining the growing field of candidates for U.S. Senate in 2022, a seat crucial in the battle for Senate control. Hartzler, who has served in Congress since 2011, […]

Rep. Hartzler teases announcement next week, could join crowded US Senate race Hartzler, who has served in Congress since 2011, said Thursday shell make an announcement June 10 at a firearms store and shooting range in the Kansas City area Credit: AP FILE - In this March 25, 2014, file photo, Rep. Vicky Hartzler, R-Mo., left, speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke File) Author: Jim Salter (Associated Press) Published: 3...

May 14, 2021 - 5:31pm By Don Wiener and Alex Kotch After failing to stop a ballot initiative to expand Medicaid last year, the Missouri branch of billionaire Charles Kochs Americans for Prosperity (AFP) continued its assault on Medicaid expansion in the state. In recent months, the group has written op-eds attacking the constitutionally mandated expansion, mobilized its supporters to oppose it, and advertised online. AFP, which has affiliates in 38 states, is Kochs premier astroturf organizat...

€29.90 Undefeated Now that we know that Ian Nepomniachtchi will be Magnus Carlsen’s next challenger for the world title, much has been talked about who might pose the biggest threat to the Norwegian in a match for the world crown. Carlsen himself was asked that question and, as he has mentioned multiple times in the past, he admitted that Fabiano Caruana might be the biggest threat, although he also considers Nepo, Ding Liren, Anish Giri and an in-form Wesley So to be stron...

Published April 23, 2021 at 11:15 AM CDT Jesse Rubenfeld Illustrations Devin Thomas O’Shea’s chess-themed essay for Current Affairs details “how ‘the king’ of St. Louis was defeated — for now — and how you too can topple your local hometown billionaire.” This interview will be on “St. Louis on the Air” over the noon hour Monday. This story will be updated after the show. You can For well over a decade, ever since he returned to his hometown in 2009, Rex Sinquefiel...

Voters in Kansas City easily approve renewal of 1% earnings tax for five more years Kevin Hardy, The Kansas City Star Apr. 7—Kansas City voters easily approved the citys 1% earnings tax in Tuesdays municipal election. Unofficial election results show the 1% tax won overwhelming support in the three largest jurisdictions voting on the matter. In the Jackson County portion of Kansas City, about 84% of voters approved the ballot question, according to the Kansas City Election Boa...

Kansas City voters decide: Keep tax thats big source of city funds or get rid of it? Steve Vockrodt, The Kansas City Star Apr. 1—Kansas City voters get yet another opportunity to either renew or eliminate the earnings tax — a 1% tax on earnings for anyone who lives or works in Kansas City, as well as on profits of companies that operate in the city. The April 6 special election is the latest in a five-year cycle for the earnings tax, which has been in place since the 1960s. ...

British Chess Magazine interviews FIDE President The March issue of British Chess Magazine includes an interview with the FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich, by its Editor Milan Dinic. Courtesy of British Chess Magazine, we offer you an advance and some excerpts from this interview.  BCM: What do you think will be the long-lasting effect of coronavirus on chess, if any?  Arkady Dvorkovich: Hopefully, we’re not going to have any long-lasting effect of the coronavirus on chess. We are hopeful ...

In the 21st century, which country has won more international chess Olympiads than any other? Russia? USA? China? None of the above — it’s Armenia, which won gold three times (2006, 2008 and 2012). Despite a population of just 3 million, the country has a healthy number of top flight grandmasters, and Levon Aronian (the current world no. 5, and former world no. 2) has been its pre-eminent player for many years. So Aronian’s announcement that he will switch federations, representing the US...