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Renewable Energy Conference Begins in St. Louis

October 9, 2006 By

A symposium known as the Advancing Renewable Energy Conference gets underway on Tuesday in St. Louis. It’s a gathering aimed at helping to build the partnerships and strategies needed to put government and industry on the same track in advancing renewable energy sources. U.S. Under Secretary of Energy David Garman says one of the most visible indications of America’s energy situation is at the gas pumps, where consumers see the price has dropped quite a bit in recent months. But, Garman says lower pump prices are only a small part of the overall picture. Part of the home grown solution is ethanol, which comes from corn; and biodiesel, which comes from soy beans. The conference, which runs through Thursday, is hosted by the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Related web sites:
Advancing Renewable Energy Conference

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Wheeler: Looking Ahead at 80

October 9, 2006 By

The oldest member of the legislature is preparing to leave the state senate in a few weeks….but he’s not ready to leave public life. It’s been more than 40 years since Doctor Charles Wheeler of Kansas City entered public life. Jackson County coroner, a member of the county administrative court, eight years as mayor of Kansas City…then, after 20 years out of office, he was elected to the state senate four years ago at the age of 76. He lost a primary election for county executive in August…instead of running for a second senate term. He returns to private life in January, but maybe not for long. He says he might run for Kansas City council. He says he wants to show people that those of advanced age are sometimes better able to contribute than younger people can. He says he’d follow the example of John Adams,who went back to the House of Representatives after serving as President and enjoyed 17 years there. And he won’t dismiss running for a second senate term sometime. Wheeler says he’s an unusual person with experience at the county, city and state level, and he wants to share that knowledge. Wheeler says any young person should think of going into politics….because they’ll be able to rise as far as their talents will take them.

Filed Under: Politics & Government

Governor Promotes Emergency Preparedness Plan for Schools

October 9, 2006 By

The shooting at a Joplin middle school has prompted Governor Matt Blunt to put Public Safety officials and educators together to come up with some ideas for improving emergency preparedness plans at Missouri schools. Spence Jackson, the Governor’s spokesman, says Memorial Middle School in Joplin had a plan in place and it worked very well. He says it’s important that all schools be prepared for possible threats. So, there will be an Internet-based telecast to schools and first responders on October 19th to share ideas. The Department of Public Safety and educators with the Missouri School Boards Association will meet in the coming days to discuss emergency preparedness strategies.

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Cardinals Reach NLCS

October 9, 2006 By

The Cardinals might have backed their way into the National League playoffs, but by no means did they sneak into the NL Championship Series. St. Louis imposed their will upon the undermanned Padres winning the best-of-five series in four games.

Chris Carpenter was shaky early on allowing two runs in the first inning, but regained his composure and held the Padres scoreless through seven innings. Tyler Johnson and Josh Kinney combined to retire San Diego in the eighth. Adam Wainright struck out two batters stranding two runners in the ninth to put the game away.

Ronnie Belliard got the Birds on the board in the first inning with a two-run single that scored Preston Wilson and Jim Edmonds.

St. Louis busted the game open in the sixth inning with a Juan Encarnacion triple that scored Albert Pujols, who led off the inning with a walk. Scott Spiezio’s RBI single gave the Cardinals a 4-2 lead. Yadier Molina followed Spiezio with a single that loaded the bases with one out. Carpenter and David Eckstein both drove in runs to make it a 6-2 game that would stand the rest of the way.

St. Louis is in the NLCS for the third consecutive year. They were swept by Boston in the 2004 World Series and lost to Houston in the NLCS last year. The Redbirds will meet the Mets – the NL’s best regular season team – in this year’s championship series. New York won the season series against the Cardinals 4-2.

Related web sites:
Cardinals Official Website

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Chiefs Head Welcoming Committee

October 9, 2006 By

The Chiefs are enjoying the role of bully having beaten up on two young quarterbacks in as many weeks. Second-year quarterback Alex Smith and his 49ers team did not fare well in a 41-0 loss a week ago. Kansas City traveled to Arizona Sunday to welcome Matt Leinart, who was making the first start of his career, to the NFL.

Leinart started off well, completing his first six passes, leading the Cardinals to a 17-10 advantage at halftime. Two of those completions went for touchdowns.

The Cardinals extended their lead to 20-10 to begin the fourth quarter, but then the Chiefs got hot. Damon Huard connected with Samie Parker for a 15 yard touchdown pass that cut the lead to 20-17. Leinart, who managed the game pretty well, made his biggest mistake throwing a late out-route to Anquan Boldin. Chiefs cornerback Ty Law, who led the NFL with 10 interceptions last season, stepped in front Boldin and picked off the pass. Law’s interception turned into a Lawrence Tynes 40-yard field goal that tied the game at 20-20. Another Tynes field goal with 1:36 in the fourth put the Chiefs up 23-20 for good.

Larry Johnson trolled through a tough outing that only seemed to get worse. Arizona’s defense held Johnson to just 36 yards on 16 carries, but he left the game in the fourth quarter after Antrel Rolle grabbed Johnson’s facemask and twisted his head around. Johnson laid still for a moment before getting up and walking off on his own power.

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