The SMS Lady Bears continue to roll. Their winning streak reached 15 games with a 73-47 win over Indiana State on Thursday. Kari Koch scored 17 points to lead SMS, while Jenni Lingor contributed 11 points. The Lady Bears’ 15-game win streak puts them six wins short of the school’s all-time record, set during the 1991-92 season. The Lady Bears are now 17-1 on the season, 8-0 in Missouri Valley play. SMS goes for its 16th straight win Saturday night against Illinois State.
Candidates Spending Few Campaign Dollars As Democratic Presidential Primary Nears
January 30, 2004 By
In the time leading up to the Iowa Caucuses and New Hampshire primaries, voters in those two states saw a ton of political ads for the various presidential hopefuls.But with just a few days to go to the Missouri primary, there seem to be few radio and television ads for any of the remaining Deomcratic candidates. Don Hicks, Presidentand CEO of the Missouri Broadcasters Association says the other contests were different animals than Missouri’s primary. But Hicks believes with Missouri’s delegate richprimary, 88 delegates up for grabs, and native son St. Louis Congressman Richard Gephardt out of the race, the other candidates might be missing the boat. He adds since there are several other state primaries going on the same day as Missouri’s, he would have thought the candidates would use the mass media a lot more to reach out to voters.
Maxwell Back On The Stump – For Somebody Else
January 30, 2004 By
Lieutenant Governor Joe Maxwell, who pulled out of a re-election race because of his wife’s health, says she’s healthy enough for him to hit the campaign trail – but not for himself. Maxwell pulled out of a re-election bid last year, announcing his wife was suffering from a painful, undagnosed illness and it was more important to be with her than run for another term. But now, after a week at the Mayo Clinic, doctors know what she has – a viral infection that infects some nerves – and she’s under treatment. That’s why he has decided to spend a few days campaigning for Presidential Candidate John Edwards. Maxwell thinks next Tuesday’s primaries will force some contenders to make some choices about narrowing the field. He says some might decide it’s not useful to go on and others might decide that it’s not good to have continued divisiveness within the party. But he says there’s no guarantee anybody will bow out. He says a person can keep runnig as long as he wants.
Missouri Health Department Wins Praise For Use Of Internet
January 30, 2004 By
The Missouri Health Department wins praise from a national magazine for use of the Internet. A report put out by “Governing” magazine, a Washington-based policy and management publication, shows this state’s health department is wisely using the Internet to inform Missourians about local public health issues. MicheleMariani, co-author of the report, says the Missouri Health Department is the best of all state health departments in using the Internet to inform. Mariani says that while the websites of most state health departments offer information, Missouri’s is easy to access.
"Geoffrey Loophole" Bill Passes House, Heads To Senate
January 29, 2004 By
A plan to keep corporations from making money in Missouri and shipping it to other states to avoid paying taxes here – the so-called Geoffrey Loopphole – passes the House, though there remains a dispute about whether it will really accomplish anything. House Speaker Catherine Hanaway sticks to her insistence that the bill, approved along party-lines, will resolve the issue raised by Governor Bob Holden, who says a loophole in the Missouri corporate tax structure allows businesses to avoid state taxes by paying huge franchise fees to headquarters in other states. Republican legislative leaders have hesitated to predict their fix would bring in any additional revenue to the state – a stance Hanaway maintains after the vote was taken. The Holden Administration opposes the plan. State Budget Director Linda Luebbering says the Governor hopes to amend the proposal when it reaches the Senate. She says, as is, the bill would cost the state, claiming it would broaden the loophole, making more companies eligible.
