MO VA experts react to to record high military suicide rates (AUDIO)

by Ryan Famuliner on July 30, 2010

in Health & Medicine, Military

They’re the people on the front lines, to help those returning from the front lines.

On the heels of a military report detailing a record amount of suicides in the armed forces, representatives from Missouri VA Hospitals talk about strategies to combat the problem. It was just one part of the suicide prevention conference in Jefferson City, which was scheduled well before the Army issued a report that 160 active duty military members committed suicide in 2009.  [click to continue…]

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No Tea Party endorsement for Blunt, no endorsement for anyone (AUDIO)

by Brent Martin 07/30/10 5:12 AM

Members of the Missouri Tea Party movement are making it plain they haven’t endorsed Congressman Roy Blunt in the August Republican primary. A member tells the Missourinet they don’t endorse any candidates, period.
Confusion grew after the announcement that Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann, a strong supporter of the Tea Party movement who founded the Tea Party [...]

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Meet the Missouri’s commander (AUDIO)

by Bob Priddy 07/30/10 5:00 AM

He has spent a good part of the last twenty years under water…and he’s looking forward to more months beneath the waves. Commander Timothy Rexrode is a career submariner whose first boat was built in the 60s. Now he’s in charge of the Navy’s newest attack submarine. He says it’s an exciting career because it [...]

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Missouri assessment scores show 53 percent proficiency in math, English

by Jessica Machetta 07/30/10 12:31 AM

 
The Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) test scores show that while Missouri students are improving in Math and English, they’re still not meeting projected goals. 
Elementary and Secondary Education Commissioner Chris NiCastro says she’s pleased with the trend that Missouri students are doing better each year. The MAP scores show that 53 percent of Missouri students are [...]

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McCaskill notes criminal investigation started in Arlington scandal (AUDIO)

by Bob Priddy 07/29/10 11:01 PM

The Arlington Cemetery Scandal is going beyond an investigation by Senator McCaskill’s Senate subcommittee on government contracting. McCaskill has heard from a top army procurement officer, Edward Herringon, that questions raised about the awarding of contracts for computer record-keeping at Arlington has become a criminal matter.

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