The Pulitzer Publishing Company has sold the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and 13 other daily newspapers to a bigger newspaper cpompany, Lee Enterprises. Pulitzer also publishes 65 weekly papers, shoppers, and other publications. The company is based in St. Louis, where Joseph Pulitzer founded it in 1878. Lee Enterprises is based in Iowa and has 44 dailies and 200 weeklies and special publications. It’s a billion-and-a-half dollar deal that creates the nation’s fourth largest publisher.
Legislature Focuses On Changes To Funding Formula
January 31, 2005 By
Fixing the school funding formula is a major issue this legislative session, one singled out for special mention by Governor Matt Blunt in his State of the State speech in which Blunt called on the legislature to address the problem of inequity among Missouri school districts. A change advocated by the Governor is to allow rich school districts to opt out of the formula. Senate Majority Floor Leader Charlie Shields of St. Joseph favors the proposal, saying there aren’t that many districts that would qualify. Shields also views favorably the other proposals offered by Blunt: distribute gambling revenue to school districts on a per-pupil basis and allow school districts to use sales or income taxes to fund operations, rather than the property tax.
Missouri Educators Visit Policy-Makers In Nation’s Capital
January 31, 2005 By
A group of Missouri educators is spending a few days in Washington, D.C. to meet with colleagues from throughout the country and to talk to members of Missouri’s Congressional delegation. The trip to the Nation’s Capital is an annual event put together by the Missouri School Boards Association. MSBA General Counsel & Associate Executive Director Melissa Randol says the group will meet, today, with fellow educators to learn more about implementation of No Child Left Behind, IDEA – the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, and more. Tomorrow, the Missourians will be on their own, meeting with Senators Bond and Talent and several members of the House from Missouri.
Lady Bears Sizzle Nets In Wichita
January 31, 2005 By
The SMS Lady Bears kept rolling along in the Missouri Valley Conference last night with a 96-55 road win over Wichita State. SMS was deadly from outside, hitting 15-of-19 three pointers. The Lady Bears are the second-best three point-shooting team in the nation, hitting just a fraction under 45 percent from behind the arc. Jenni Lingor led SMS with 26 points, Kari Koch had 24 and K.C. Cowgill added 17. The three players were a combined 12-of-12 on three-point attempts. The victory moves SMS up to 13-5 on the season and 8-1 in the Missouri Valley Conference—they’re tied for the conference lead with Creighton, which is also 8-1. Their only loss was to SMS.
Irwin Wins In Hawaii, Sets Record In Process
January 31, 2005 By
St. Louis native Hale Irwin became the first player to ever win a men’s professional tour event five straight times yesterday, by taking the Turtle Bay Championship in Hawaii. Irwin shot a five-under 67 Sunday and finished at 16-under for the tournament. He beat second place finisher Dana Quigley by five strokes. It’s his 41st victory on the Champions tour, which was formerly called the Senior Tour. Kansas City native Tom Watson finished in third place, shooting 10-under for the tourney.
