The road for Darius Outlaw has been a long one. Coming out of Powder Springs, Georgia, Outlaw was expected to pick up where Corby Jones left off for Mizzou. He was a long quarterback with a good arm and blazing speed. But he sat out the 1999 season as an academic partial-qualifier. Which meant if he graduated by a certain date he could get that year of eligibility back. But the bumps continued for the quarterback. He didn’t make grades in the spring of 2002 and his future on the football team was questionable, at best. But Outlaw got himself eligible over the next summer and returned with a new attitude and new position. Head coach Gary Pinkel asked Outlaw to switch to wide receiver and he did it, though not really sure if he could do it or not. He could. Outlaw caught 46 passes for 552 yards and was second on the team to Justin Gage. But there was another carrot dangling in front of Outlaw’s face. If he could graduate by August of this year, he would get his lost year back, which he did–in December. After all the ups and downs, Outlaw finds himself on the doorstep of being a leader on one of the most explosive offenses in the country—with a college degree already under his belt.
Talent Talks Jobs In Southwest Missouri
Senator Jim Talent spent Thursday in southwest Missouri, visiting four communities to talk about job creation. Talent made stops in Branson, Monett, Kimberling City, and Ozark to meet with business and civic leaders to discuss legislation aimed at creating jobs and stimulating the economy. Talent points out Missouri lost more than 77,000 jobs last year – more lost jobs than Missouri’s eight surrounding states combined.
St. Louis Dog Pound Offers Up Canine Too Tough To Die
Now available at the St.Louis city dog pound – Quentin, the dog too tough to die. Quentin is believed to be a basenji, a breed of dog that does not bark. He is the first dog to survive a trip through the pound’s gas chamber and walk out. Seven other dogs put in the chamber with him all died from the high-density carbon monoxide was pumped into the chamber. He’s a 30-pounder. His previous owners took him to the pound when they moved into a place that does not allow dogs.
Census Stats Show Close To Half A Million People Moved To Missouri In 1990s
The Census Bureau says more people moved to Missouri than moved out of the state in the 1990s. 473,000 people moved in while 427,000 moved out. Missouri is one of 20 states to gain more people than it lost that way. Neighboring Illinois lost 343,000 people, Kansas lost 7,800.
St. Louis School Board Votes To Eliminate Hundreds Of Non-Teaching Jobs
The St. Louis School Board has ignored a teacher’s union threat and has voted to get rid of hundreds of non-teaching jobs. The teachers’ union had threatened to keep schools from opening if the plans to layoff 14-hundred workers were approved. The Janitor’s union has struck a deal that could keep many custodians on the job. Ninety adminsitrators, 118 secretaries, 99 support workers, 102 mechanics and 164 teacher’s aides are losing jobs, though.
