The Chairman of the Joint Committee on Terrorism, Bioterrorism, and Homeland Security says he was looking for specifics from Public Safety officials in how they would handle a large-scale disaster, either natural or manmade. But Representative Jack Jackson says what he got was more of what he’s heard from them for too long … talk, not much action. Jackson says it’s not too late for the Legislature to give Public Safety the resources it might need this year. But he says the officials had better hurry up and tell him their needs before the legislative session runs out.
Blues Lose Captain For Season
March 31, 2006 By
If there is any good news for the St. Louis Blues, it’s this: there are only 11 more games to go. In the worst season in franchise history, the team learned that captain Dallas Drake is gone for the rest of the season after breaking two ribs and tearing cartilage in Wednesday’s 3-2 overtime loss to the Blackhawks in Chicago. That loss was their eighth straight.
There are now eight players on the Blues’ injured reserve list. That list includes goaltender Curtis Sanford and defensemen Barret Jackman and Eric Brewer.
The Blues will fill Drake’s spot with 25-year old right winger Jon DiSalvatore, from their affiliate in Peoria. He played in five games with the Blues earlier this season, scoring a goal.
St. Louis has a record of 20-38-13 and will miss the playoffs after qualifying in 25 consecutive seasons.
Royals Trade McEwing, Break Camp
March 31, 2006 By
The Royals made one move before breaking camp in Surprise, Arizona on Thursday. They traded infielder Joe McEwing to the Astros for a player to be named later. McEwing’s chances of making the roster were doused when the Royals acquired second baseman Tony Graffanino off waivers from the Red Sox earlier this week.
McEwing hit .239 with one homer and six RBI’s in 83 games with the Royals in 2005. He came to Kansas City after five seasons with the Mets. He began his career with the Cardinals.
The Royals wrapped up spring training with a 16-9-2 record in Cactus League play by beating the Rangers 6-4 on Thursday. They overcame a 3-0 deficit with two runs in three different innings—the fourth, sixth and seventh. Emil Brown was three-for-three with a two-run homer in the sixth inning.
Steve Andrade, one of four relievers trying to earn one of the two vacancies in the bullpen, got the win by throwing two hitless innings. He allowed a walk. Steve Stemle is also vying for one of the bullpen slots. He allowed a hit and struck out two in two scoreless innings of relief.
The Royals will play the Astros in Houston for their final two spring training games, then come home to face the Tigers on Monday in their season opener.
The Room On The Sixth Floor
March 31, 2006 By
Personal memories of the fears generated among German and Japanese-American citizens during World War II have faded with the years. But the fears were very real, not only on the part of those citizens, but on the part of people who felt they had reason to fear Americans of recent German or Japanese heritage. The stories of the impounding of Japanese-American citizens on the West Coast are familiar to us. But right here in Missouri, a sizeable counterspy operation was under way for most of the war, and for good reason. It it was natural for the federal government to be concerned about what might happen with all the Americans on the west coast who have Oriental heritage, it was also natural for people at high levels to worry about what could happen in Missouri, an area where Germans settled in large numbers.
Nixon Jumps into Mark Twain Forest Fray
March 30, 2006 By
Attorney General Jay Nixon has filed a formal objection to a Bush Administration proposal to sell 21,000 acres of the Mark Twain National Forest in the state. The money raised would go to help rural schools, but mostly outside of Missouri. Nixon says it doesn’t make sense to sell off acres of pristine forest for such a low return to Missouri schools. The plan, nationwide is to sell off 300,000 acres and use the proceeds for rural schools throughout the country. Nixon vows to use all legal means to block the sale.
