The Royals dropped into third place last night with a 4-3 loss to the Twins. Kansas city had a 3-0 lead thanks to Joe Randa, Brent Mayne and Ken Harvey who drove in runs in the first, third and fourth innings. But the lead evaporated in the sixth, when Paul Abbott served up a three-run homer to Shannon Stewart to make it 3-3. In the seventh, Stewart burned the Royals again with an RBI single to put the Twins ahead. It proved to be the game-winning hit. Levine was charged with the loss. The loss dropped Kansas City from a first-place tie with the White Sox to third place. The Sox have a one-half game lead over the Twins and the Royals trail by a game.
Edmonds Heroics Lifts Cards
August 22, 2003 By
Jim Edmonds hit two home runs on Thursday as the Cardinals beat the Pirates 4-3 at Busch Stadium. Edmonds first blast came in the fifth inning to give the Cards a 2-0 lead. But his most important contribution came in the bottom of the ninth when he broke a 3-3 tie with a three-run homer. But the game-winning RBI almost didn’t happen when Jose Hernandez dropped a pop foul two pitches earlier. Woody Williams is still winless since July 26th and stuck on 14 wins. Al Levine worked out of a first and third, two-out jam in the ninth to improve to 7-4. St. Louis still trails the Astros by a game in the National League Central.
State, Kansas City Officials Lobby American Airlines On Future Of KCI Overhaul Base
August 22, 2003 By
Missouri State and Kansas City officials have paid a visit to American Airlines headquarters in Dallas to discuss the future of the airline’s overhaul base at Kansas City International Airport. Economic Development Director Joe Driskill was one of the state officials travelling to Dallas for the meeting. He says he came away optimistic that American is interested in working with Missouri and Kansas City officials over the future of the facility, but he realizes money will have to be pumped into the base to modernize it. Kansas City Mayor Kay Barnes has put together a $200-Million bond proposal for American. Driskill won’t discuss how much money the state is willing to contribute. A decision on the future of the KCI facility and its 2,300 jobs is expected this Fall.
St. Louis Schools Offering Incentives To Get Parents Involved In Education
August 22, 2003 By
St. Louis school officials really want parents to take an active role in the children’s education – so much so that they are offering incentives to get parents to school buildings on the first day, September 8th. Every St. Louis Public Schools parent will get a free Metro pass on that Monday in hopes they will visit their child’s school on the first day. City employees with schoolchildren will get the morning off to take their children to school. Volunteers plan to canvass neighborhoods the Saturday before school starts to encourage first-day attendance and local clergy say they will encourage it as well from their pulpits on the Sunday before. The St. Louis School District has traditionally had trouble getting all its students to show up the first day. Last year, one out of four schoolchildren failed to come to class on the first day.
Arthritis Cases Among Missouri’s Elderly On The Rise
August 22, 2003 By
State health officials report a significant jump in the number of Missourians whose activities are limited by arthritis are dismayed at the number of Missourians who don’t know help is available. A survey conducted by the State Health Department discloses 13-percent more Missourians report arthritis limits their activities than did in 1999. Department Director Richard Dunn calls the statistics troubling. Equally troubling to Dunn is the lack of awareness of the state’s seven regional arthritis centers located in Kansas City, St. Louis, Springfield, St. Joseph, Columbia, Kirksville and Cape Girardeau. More than one-and-a-half-million Missourians suffer from arthritis, with nearly 600,000 who report their activities have been limited by the disease.
